The K-ZAP VERY Short Tail – Ray Charles, the Youngbloods, Simon & Garfunkel & Leonard Cohen Will Get Us Through *(Go vote if you haven’t, then read this…)Let’s start with four button-busting songs on this auspicious day:Ray Charles: “America the Beautiful” https://youtu.be/TRUjr8EVgBgThe Youngbloods: Get Together” https://youtu.be/7xGxQXmu7OsSimon & Garfunkel: “America” https://youtu.be/J5OeBgmqt4w (live from Central Park)Leonard Cohen: “Democracy” https://youtu.be/DU-RuR-qO4YOn days of great meaning, days of unexpected tragedy, days of celebration—our hard-wired DNA burbles and twists up in our souls and make many of us tune into our local media for connection. I prefer radio because the perfectly chosen songs by smart radio folk cover me and take over responsibility, so that my constant hand-wringing and reaching for a glass are undeterred. I don’t have to type, dial or speak. I can listen and absorb. — Mindy Giles