Adam Ellsworth
@adamellsworth.bsky.social
Occasionally I write. Typically about music. Mostly for The Arts Fuse.
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Adam Ellsworth
@adamellsworth.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Music Commentary: A Mystery Solved on the 50th Anniversary of the Release of "Queen II" - The Arts Fuse
It is well established that the lyrics to the song on "Queen II" that's directly about the painting (called "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke") originate from a poem Richard Dadd wrote about his pictu...
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For the Queen Heads (or really just music fans), here's something I wrote for the 50th Anniversary of Queen II, which was published by @theartsfuse.bsky.social. It's a few months old at this point, but it's new to you! artsfuse.org/289802/music...
5th in the table. Stop the count!
September 19, 2026 at 4:11 PM
5th in the table. Stop the count!
Reposted by Adam Ellsworth
Bonus Hollander POTD Kermit Washington. PF from American drafted 5th in 73 by LAL. Spent 3 yrs on bench before earning starting role. Strong PF bookended Kareem before nearly killing Rudy T in a fight. Rebuilt his career after & was all-star in 80 but retired by 82 w/injuries.
September 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Bonus Hollander POTD Kermit Washington. PF from American drafted 5th in 73 by LAL. Spent 3 yrs on bench before earning starting role. Strong PF bookended Kareem before nearly killing Rudy T in a fight. Rebuilt his career after & was all-star in 80 but retired by 82 w/injuries.
The Canadian Prime Minister is a blue. The British Prime Minister is a blue. If I become President, and then the three of us combine our forces…we’d probably end up in whatever the geopolitical version of 13th is.
September 16, 2026 at 8:28 PM
The Canadian Prime Minister is a blue. The British Prime Minister is a blue. If I become President, and then the three of us combine our forces…we’d probably end up in whatever the geopolitical version of 13th is.
All my favorite Everton goals have been to steal a point. Someday I’m gonna see a winner.
September 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
All my favorite Everton goals have been to steal a point. Someday I’m gonna see a winner.
I’ve come all the way to Glasgow to collect him. Up the Toffees!
August 1, 2026 at 9:59 AM
I’ve come all the way to Glasgow to collect him. Up the Toffees!
IT’S COMING HOME! (“It” of course being third place)
July 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
IT’S COMING HOME! (“It” of course being third place)
The worst part (tactically speaking) is Tuchel made some bold choices in the starting XI, and they worked! Shot himself in the foot trying to hold onto the lead.
July 15, 2026 at 10:04 PM
The worst part (tactically speaking) is Tuchel made some bold choices in the starting XI, and they worked! Shot himself in the foot trying to hold onto the lead.
Jordan Pickford is dynamite.
July 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Jordan Pickford is dynamite.
No matter how cool you think you are, no matter how good you think you look, you will never be as cool, you will never look as good, as Murat Yakim.
July 12, 2026 at 1:03 AM
No matter how cool you think you are, no matter how good you think you look, you will never be as cool, you will never look as good, as Murat Yakim.
Shout out to that John Stones performance.
July 11, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Shout out to that John Stones performance.
That pass from KDB…
July 10, 2026 at 7:43 PM
That pass from KDB…
I love when the recorded version of a song is perfect, and then the live version is also perfect, but the two versions are ultimately different from each other. Best examples I can think of are Queen’s “Somebody to Love” and Van Morrison’s “Cyprus Avenue.”
July 9, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I love when the recorded version of a song is perfect, and then the live version is also perfect, but the two versions are ultimately different from each other. Best examples I can think of are Queen’s “Somebody to Love” and Van Morrison’s “Cyprus Avenue.”
Well, at least Lukaku scored. Big Rom will always be my guy.
July 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Well, at least Lukaku scored. Big Rom will always be my guy.
Jordan Pickford is dynamite.
July 6, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Jordan Pickford is dynamite.
Football, bloody hell.
July 4, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Football, bloody hell.
“He’s the greatest of all time.” My unoriginal take to Messi scoring again.
July 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM
“He’s the greatest of all time.” My unoriginal take to Messi scoring again.
Kept hoping the Celtics would do “something.” This isn’t what I had in mind…
July 1, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Kept hoping the Celtics would do “something.” This isn’t what I had in mind…
Don’t tell my wife, but totally pre-ordered the Joy Division live box set.
June 26, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Don’t tell my wife, but totally pre-ordered the Joy Division live box set.
I forgot how tall Peter Crouch is…
June 17, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I forgot how tall Peter Crouch is…
No Ndiaye, no goals.
June 16, 2026 at 8:39 PM
No Ndiaye, no goals.
West Ham’s own fault, really. Should have never let the Wonder Kid get away. #badtedlassojokes
May 24, 2026 at 5:53 PM
West Ham’s own fault, really. Should have never let the Wonder Kid get away. #badtedlassojokes
For as long as I've been an Evertonian, Seamus has been with the club. When I finally made it to Liverpool last year for a match at Goodison, I went to the team store, and (even though I have more than enough kits already) bought a Seamus #23. It would have been wrong to leave the city without one.
Seamus Coleman's EMOTIONAL message to Everton fans as he announces his departure from the Club 💙
YouTube video by Everton Football Club
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May 15, 2026 at 11:19 PM
For as long as I've been an Evertonian, Seamus has been with the club. When I finally made it to Liverpool last year for a match at Goodison, I went to the team store, and (even though I have more than enough kits already) bought a Seamus #23. It would have been wrong to leave the city without one.
That was very, very Everton. I don’t even know if I mean that as a criticism or a compliment, which is the most Everton thing about it.
May 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM
That was very, very Everton. I don’t even know if I mean that as a criticism or a compliment, which is the most Everton thing about it.
In honor of Queen II box release, here’s a shameless plug for something I wrote a few years ago. artsfuse.org/289802/music...
Music Commentary: A Mystery Solved on the 50th Anniversary of the Release of "Queen II" - The Arts Fuse
It is well established that the lyrics to the song on "Queen II" that's directly about the painting (called "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke") originate from a poem Richard Dadd wrote about his pictu...
artsfuse.org
March 28, 2026 at 2:18 PM
In honor of Queen II box release, here’s a shameless plug for something I wrote a few years ago. artsfuse.org/289802/music...