Posted by Jonathan Adler:
Sunday Song Lyric:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_08_19-2007_08_25.shtml#1187533738
This morning Hurricane Dean is [1]bearing down on Jamaica. The impact
could be devastating. The Cayman Islands could get their turn on
Monday, followed by . . . ? Whether the U.S. or Mexico takes the next
hit is still an open question. Will Dean be [2]another Ivan or a
Gilbert?
Chris Mooney's blog, [3]The Intersection, is a great place to follow
hurricanes and related development. Mooney, author of [4]Storm World:
Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle over Global Warming, provides
regular updates and commentary hurricanes and related issues. Mooney
and I often [5]disagree, but his site is worth regular visits. I've
also just started Storm World, and I expect I'll have better things to
say about it than [6]his last book.
For a recent book event, Mooney posted a [7]hurricane party playlist
of songs with "hurricane" in the lyrics. It includes lots of obvious
tracks, and a few surprises. There are also has some omissions. One
hurricane song Mooney forgot (but [8]a commenter remembered) is
[9]"Eye of the Hurricane" by [10]The Alarm. "[11]Rain in the
Summertime," off the [12]same album, might be more appropriate today,
as I listen to the pattering on my patio, but this is a hurricane
post. So, here's a lyrical selection from "Eye of the Hurricane":
The view from the hill looks bleak from where I stand
The waters are come in unto my soul
I can't cry no more my eyes are bone dry sore
There's a river of tears flowing down to the sea
I'm a desolate soul on a desolate shore
Destined to walk alone
Into the crucifix night
The storm of a cross
I live to love again and again
All my life
Oh eye of the hurricane
I walk away in the wind and the rain
Into the eye of the hurricane
Face to face
The full lyrics are available [13]here.
Incidentally, I've just started Mooney's latest book, Storm World:
Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle over Global Warming.. It's a good
read so far, an I expect I'll have more positive things to say about
it than Mooney's last one.
References
1.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/19/AR2007081900302.html?hpid=moreheadlines
2.
http://www.thedailygreen.com/2007/08/18/category-5-hurricane-dean-and-gilbert-of-1988/5414/
3. http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/
4. http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0151012873
5. http://www.volokh.com/posts/1171036789.shtml
6. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=958826
7.
http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2007/07/rock_you_like_a_hurricane_a_pa.php
8.
http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2007/07/rock_you_like_a_hurricane_a_pa.php#comment-517862
9. http://www.thealarm.com/lyricdisp.asp?id=146&img=
10. http://www.thealarm.com/default2007.asp
11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov8AyAOB82c
12.
http://www.amazon.com/Eye-Hurricane-Alarm/dp/B000002PGO/ref=sr_1_9/105-8362958-9158838?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1187533340&sr=8-9
13. http://www.thealarm.com/lyricdisp.asp?id=146&img=
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