"War Is Over...If You Want It"

The last contingent of American troops left Iraqi soil earlier this morning.

This Christmas, tens of thousands of families will be able to spend the holidays with their loved ones, instead of having them fighting a war overseas.  Mothers will be home to tuck their children into bed on Christmas Eve, and fathers will be there to open presents the following morning.

A myriad of gifts will be opened a week from today, but to many kids in this country, the greatest gift of all will be to have mommy or daddy home.

I thought this song was especially fitting given the situation.

**The following is the official video of the song.  It includes some disturbing images of war, which may be unsettling to some people.  While I could have found an alternate video for the tune, I think that this does a great job at representing the fact that, with human nature, while one armed conflict may be ending, it's only a matter of time before the world finds itself involved in another.**



Welcome home, servicemen and women.

Phenomenal A Cappella Version Of 'Thriller'

I just saw a video of a six piece a cappella group out of New York City called Duwende.  This spring, they're coming out with a Michael Jackson tribute album called 'Remember'.  So far, they have given a sneak peak of five songs that will be on the album.  One of those songs is 'Thriller'.  It's amazing.  Just watch:



Suck on that, Glee kids.

They also do a great rendition of 'Human Nature', which I've always felt was the quintessential Michael Jackson song.  There was something magical about it.