Posts Tagged With: protest songs

Day 5021: Fun

Posted on September 30, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Even when things are not working, I try to have fun.

When I perform my original protest song You Don’t Scare Me! next month on Which Side?, I hope to have fun.

Do I sound like I’m having fun on this recording of You Don’t Scare Me!?

I had fun asking this question on social media last night.

I’m having fun sharing these images for today.

Actually, it sounds like fun to be part of the problem (instead of trying to solve problems all day, every day).

Thanks to all who contribute to the fun here at this blog, including YOU!

Categories: original song, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: “You Don’t Scare Me”, Broadway musicals, cats, favorite musical roles, haddock dish with peppers, protest songs, September 30 2026, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter and Bluesky, Which Side? protest song teach out | 3 Comments

Day 4943: What are you waiting for?

Posted on July 15, 2026 by Ann Koplow

What are you waiting for?

I’m waiting for (among other things) a response to this email I just sent to Janis Ian.

Now I’m waiting for somebody to notice the typo in that email.

I’m waiting for another opportunity to tell somebody who needs to hear it that the waiting is the hardest part.

What are you waiting for? Permission? The stars to align? Approval? A guarantee? The right time?

Things to be different? Courage? Perfection? Somebody else to make a move? Security? A sign?

My images for today?

What are you waiting for? My gratitude? Here it is.

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: "Putting Yourself Out There", cats, Janis Ian, July 15 2026, protest songs, steelhead trout dish, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, the waiting is the hardest part, Tom Petty, Twitter and Bluesky | 4 Comments

Day 4882: Which Side Are You On?

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Which Side Are You On? is a 1931 protest song written by Florence Reece, a book about protest songs by James Sullivan, and a popular local monthly performance/“teach out” about protest songs organized by James Sullivan and others.

My friend Carol heard an NPR program about Which Side Are You On? and, because she is on my side, suggested I send my protest song — “You Don’t Scare Me!” — to James Sullivan.

Which side are you on when you look at my images for today?

Here is “Which Side Are You On,” written by a 12-year-old Florence Reece when her father was on strike with other coal miners and then updated by her in 1931 during the Harlan County strikes, which her father helped organize.

Which side are you on?

Thanks to all who helped me create this which-side-are-you-on? post, including YOU!

Categories: Music, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: A Protest Music Teach Out, cats, favorite songwriters, Florence Reece, Harlan County strikes, James Sullivan, May 15 2026, protest songs, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter and Bluesky | 10 Comments

Day 4778: What other people have to say

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Because I’m so interested in what other people have to say, I love being a group therapist.

I also love sharing what other people have to say in this blog.

Today’s blog post is all about what other people have to say.

On Hell is Freezing Over Day, here’s what I find when I search for “what other people have to say” on YouTube:

I also find this:

I find what other people have to say very inspiring, so please consider leaving a comment below.

Thanks to all who are here for what other people have to say, including YOU!!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Hell is Freezing Over Day, January 31 2026, protest songs, Sam Fischer and Demi Lovato, Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis, TED talk by Camilla Lundin, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter and Bluesky, what happens after we die?, what other people say, Why you shouldn’t be a “good girl” | 6 Comments

Day 4673: No Kings

Posted on October 18, 2025 by Ann Koplow

I’m going to a No Kings demonstration today in Boston. Here’s my sign…

… and my t-shirt.

Every time I go to a No Kings demonstration I see friends old and new. As usual, I’m ready to play my song “You Don’t Scare Me” and share other protests songs.

Here are my other images for this No Kings blog post.

I look forward to spending Hard Boiled Guy/Girl Day at the No Kings rally.

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “No Kings.”

Thanks to all who are here for this No Kings post, including YOU!

Categories: life in the USA, original song, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: “Secure Relating” by Sue Marriott and Ann Kelley, “You Don’t Scare Me”, cats, Hard Boiled Guy/Girl Day, MSNBC interview with co-founder of Indivisible, No Kings protests on October 18, October 18 2025, protest songs, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter | 10 Comments

Day 4627: Signs of the Times

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Ann Koplow

Yesterday, I attended the Labor Day protest march in Boston where I saw many signs of the times.

I went to the protest with my ukulele, my signs of the times, and a plan to sing my protest songs if I could. However, I got distracted by all the great signs, the competing music, and running into several people I know, including a classmate from college.

However, I played “You Don’t Scare Me” for some organizers of the weekly protest in Cambridge and they loved it, so a sign of the times is that I’ll be attending one of the Cambridge protests in the near future.

Do you see other signs of the times in this blog?

Here’s what I find when I search for “signs of the times” on YouTube.

Thanks to all who are here for these signs (and songs) of the times, including YOU!

Categories: life in the USA, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: “You Don’t Scare Me”, Boston, Labor Day protests, Nationwide Labor Day Protests Over President Donald Trump’s Policies, News Nation, protest signs, protest songs, Swordfish dish, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter | 12 Comments

Day 4560: Preparation

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Ann Koplow

Here is my first thought about preparation: no matter how much preparation I do, something unexpected happens. Therefore, I mix my preparation with openness to improvise and adjust along the way.

Yesterday, as I was starting my preparation to sing my protest song “You Don’t Scare Me” and my parody song “The Age of Nefarious” at a local demonstration on Sunday, I forgot the first chord of “You Don’t Scare Me” despite all my previous preparations and performances of that song. If that happens on Sunday, I’m prepared to just sing it a Capella.

After a few minutes of preparation, here are my images for this preparation post.