Booker T, "Hey Ya"

Neil Young, "Transformer Man"

Keep on rockin in the free world

We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man
We got a kinder, gentler,
Machine gun hand

Nothing could be finer than if the states of Carolina had gone for Kerry this morning, but alas, we're stuck with what we've got. For the leftists who genuinely think that the sky is falling, I can think of no better anesthetic than a scathing live recording of Neil Young's anthem "Rockin' In the Free World". He leaves the vocal work to Eddie Vedder as he shreds his guitar with Pearl Jam on this one.

And for those who're wont to wallow, at least do it with some good music. Here's Giacinto Scelsi's Elegia per Ty (for viola and cello, 1958). Like Young, Scelsi knew the power of simplicity, and I'll take their cue by posting nothing more than pictures of today's heroes: