Phone it in Friday LXXXVI: YouTube Roundup XXXVI: “The Mob Rules”

Another short Phone it in Friday: YouTube Roundup for you, dear readers.  I’ve largely recovered from my bout of food poisoning, but I’m still struggling with the fatigue that comes with retching violently for hours on end.

Instead, here’s some vocal retching for your aural enjoyment—my brief cover of a classic from Dio-era Black Sabbath:

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Joy to the World

The musical mood continues here at The Portly Politico—as does the joy (check out my “Joy of” posts here, here, and here).  The Christmas season always lifts my spirits, and the boost from my piece on Milo and Romantic music has further buoyed them (if you’d like to elevate my mood to transcendent heights, consider purchasing some of my music).

With yesterday’s post on Christmas carols, I thought it might be interesting to look deeper into the most joyous of them all:  Isaac Watts‘s “Joy to the World.”

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