During the week of the State of the Union, we asked our listeners for the song they thought best summed up the state of the nation. Our phones, email boxes and website comments all lit up, as our listeners have keen ears for appropriate music for any situation. Here's a list what they sent, from indie-rockers to Motown classics to gospel to pop, in roughly the order they came in:
Star Trek: Past, Present and Future
The IRS Scandal: Who Gets Tax-Exempt Status?, Depression's Lessons, 'Star Trek: Into Darkness'
The IRS Scandal: The Criminal Investigation, Afghanistan and the Struggle to Walk Away, Does Medicare Part D Care About Safety?
From 'Spinal Tap' to 'Family Tree,' the Wild Worlds of Christopher Guest
50 Years Later, the Birmingham Class of 1963 Finally Gets a Prom
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