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687 EMPIRE STATE OF MIND Jay-Z (featuring Alicia Keys)
Released: 2009 album: The Blueprint 3 (2009)
A modern anthem for New York, and the United States as well - or it might as well be, based on the reaction to the song. It became a phenomenon both commercially and critically, and proved Jay's legend status once and for all.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 0:00:38 GMT -5
686 IT'S NOW OR NEVER Elvis Presley
Released: 1960 album: single (1960)
Schmaltzy Elvis = really damn romantic, let's face it. He was still at the top of his game in 1960 and could turn out a love song like it was nothing. This calypso-tinged pop classic is among the King's best.
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685 WUTHERING HEIGHTS Kate Bush
Released: 1978 album: The Kick Inside (1978)
Never has a debut single been so indicative of an artist's aura - darkly romantic, endearingly bizarre, and it takes you a minute or two to "get" it. But once you do, you don't let go.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 0:10:30 GMT -5
684 WASN'T BORN TO FOLLOW The Byrds
Released: 1968 album: The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)
A Gerry Goffin-Carole King song, from one of the Byrds' best albums, and prominently featured in the film Easy Rider. As if this didn't have enough going for it - it's essential for any real road trip playlist.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 0:18:15 GMT -5
683 SOUTHERN SUN Boy & Bear
Released: 2013 album: Harlequin Dream (2013)
And then you have modern acts like Boy & Bear who take their influences (the Byrds, Eagles, Gram Parsons) and just run with it - creating something that's deliciously vintage yet sounds like nothing else on radio.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 0:24:04 GMT -5
682 WHO LOVES YOU The Four Seasons
Released: 1975 album: Who Loves You (1975)
682 songs, and finally an appearance from Jersey's own Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. I really like them, and own everything they've done - but they're an act whose catalog kinda runs together. Then you get this song a bombastic, anthemic dance track that just feels like a big, warm, happy ending.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 0:30:21 GMT -5
681 NO PARTICULAR PLACE TO GO Chuck Berry
Released: 1964 album: St. Louis to Liverpool (1964)
Although the melody was taken from an earlier Berry hit, this song became one of his most fondly remembered tracks, as it centers around the always-relatable topic of cruising down the road with no particular place to go.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 0:35:00 GMT -5
680 PAPER PLANES M.I.A.
Released: 2007 album: Kala (2007)
A little song that could - a great hip-hop track that eventually became ubiquitous in the media and critic's lists - yet it's not overrated whatsoever, it deserved every bit of praise it got.
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679 MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECOLOGY) Marvin Gaye
Released: 1970 album: What's Going On (1970)
From the timeless social commentary-fueled What's Going On came one of music's greatest statements on environmental harm. It's a track that you need to listen to all the way through, as the song's genius stretches all the way to the track's final seconds.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 0:48:27 GMT -5
678 FRIDAY NIGHT BLUES John Conlee
Released: 1980 album: Friday Night Blues (1980)
As this project stretches its wings outward, we have the privilege of covering all of popular music's bases. Let's continue to cover some great country classics, including this 1980 track by disc jockey-turned-recording artist John Conlee, who helped to ensure that the sound of true country music stayed with the genre as it became commercialized in the 1980s.
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677 LIVE FOREVER Oasis
Released: 1994 album: Definitely Maybe (1994)
Delightfully optimistic brit-rock that helped to cement Oasis among the top tier of 1990s rock bands.
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676 TELL IT LIKE IT IS Aaron Neville
Released: 1966 album: single (1966)
Neville's trademark heartbreaking New Orleans soulfulness brought us one of R&B's great modern standards.
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675 FOX ON THE RUN Sweet
Released: 1974 album: Desolation Boulevard (1974)
World-class glam rock from one of the genre's most underrated giants - Sweet had several songs that still demand that you crank the radio up, but this one saw Sweet changing their game, and it represents one of the best rock albums of the 70s.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 21:50:22 GMT -5
674 SUGAR TOWN Nancy Sinatra
Released: 1966 album: Sugar (1966)
A bright, cheery, sunshine-and-rainbows 1960s pop song that's just allllll about LSD.
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673 ONE (BLAKE'S GOT A NEW FACE) Vampire Weekend
Released: 2008 album: Vampire Weekend (2008)
Any number of songs could have been chosen from this album, one of the best of the 2000s. So, I went with my favorite.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 21:57:47 GMT -5
672 RAMBLIN' ROSE Nat "King" Cole
Released: 1962 album: single (1962)
Desperately affectionate despite its subject matter about a roaming love - Cole is trying damn hard to persuade her to settle down. This is one of popular music's pioneers, still going strong well into the rock era.
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671 DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE Steely Dan
Released: 1976 album: The Royal Scam (1976)
The thinking man's rock band struck gold over and over again throughout the 1970s. "Don't Take Me Alive" begins with striking guitar chords and takes you into a song that can only be described as a smoke-filled room with not-so-subtle dangers lurking about. That's the magic of Steely Dan.
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670 BLUE IN GREEN Miles Davis
Released: 1959 album: Kind of Blue (1959)
Miles Davis, the essence of cool. Listen to "Blue In Green" if you need a starter point for modern jazz, and I'll give you some additional helpings later on in this project.
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669 STAY (I MISSED YOU) Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
Released: 1994 album: Tails (1995)
Somewhere along the line, this became heralded as one of pop music's crowning achievements. It's deliciously infectious, original, nostalgic, and so many things.
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668 JERSEY THURSDAY Donovan
Released: 1965 album: Fairytale (1965)
I like to think of Donovan as folk-rock's adorable king. He could do anything within the genre, from pop and rock to something like this - a mystical two-minute trip through whatever he is talking about. It's the embodiment of an era.
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667 LAUGH, LAUGH The Beau Brummels
Released: 1964 album: Introducing the Beau Brummels (1965)
The Beau Brummels, every bit as teen idol cute as their contemporaries, but seemingly lost in the shuffle of the British Invasion. Still, this song remains a pop staple based on its scolding lyrics and melancholy harmonica backing.
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666 BILLION DOLLAR BABIES Alice Cooper
Released: 1973 album: Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
I just. I just love Alice Cooper. The theatrics, the horror references, the OTT aspects of it all, while still having such a focus on MELODY. His music is hard rock for all audiences. So take this song, which just seems to incorporate everything Alice Cooper was about, throw Donovan in there for some gothic backing vocals, and you get pure rock and roll joy.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 22:33:43 GMT -5
665 LAND OF 1000 DANCES Wilson Pickett
Released: 1966 album: The Exciting Wilson Pickett (1966)
Raw vocals, raw energy, one of the greatest dance recordings ever.
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664 DON'T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY Petula Clark
Released: 1967 album: These Are My Songs (1967)
If this were the 1960s, my Pulse Diva would be Petula Clark, the voice of some truly warm and wonderful pop songs, including this song persuading a partner to stay rather than walk out during an argument. It's dramatic, lush, peppy, and just oh-so-wonderful.
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663 LOVE ON TOP Beyoncé
Released: 2011 album: 4 (2011)
I absolutely love 4 and don't be surprised to see another track from the album in a future installment. With "Love On Top," I just felt what she was bringing - old-school sunshine R&B that was made for the dance floor and the honeymoon stroll. A truly strong recording.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Aug 17, 2014 22:41:02 GMT -5
Oh! "Stay (I Missed You)" is here <3 I don't remember how I listen to it for the first time (I guess it was one of my local radio stations that played it), but it was amazing.
Anyway, great to see "Empire State of Mind", "Paper Planes" and "Love on Top" too so far.
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662 TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE The Rolling Stones
Released: 1974 album: It's Only Rock 'N Roll (1974)
Perhaps the Rolling Stones' greatest strength was in their ability to bring out their blues influences, while mixing in other musical ingredients. In this case, that was a spacey, almost psychedelic, drifting quality that made this such a fantastic song.
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661 CHERRY BOMB The Runaways
Released: 1976 album: The Runaways (1976)
A hard rock anthem from a trailblazing band that launched the career of Joan Jett.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 23:41:35 GMT -5
Oh! "Stay (I Missed You)" is here <3 I don't remember how I listen to it for the first time (I guess it was one of my local radio stations that played it), but it was amazing. Anyway, great to see "Empire State of Mind", "Paper Planes" and "Love on Top" too so far. Thanks juanito! All great songs!
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705 - Love them; excellent track and parent album. 704 - Fun song, holds up well; good for happy-type vibes. 703 - Some of her songs are overwrought to the point of excruciation, but this is one that manages to take heavy content and treat it well. 702 - In most circles, this band is underrated. 701 - So many great Bee Gees songs out there. Can't say I'd call this one of them, but I'm in the minority there. 700 - Hard to believe we're now in a Ramones-less world, but the legacy will always live. Excellent selection. 699 - Ah, back when she used to seem interesting. Nice pick. 698 - One of many perfect songs from the Ronettes catalogue. 697 - Will never tire of this track. Still as great as when it first dropped. 696 - Interesting to see you choose this. Unexpected; lovely. Can't go wrong with Simone attached to a track. 695 - A piece that defines its period and style well. Another fun track. 694 - Good track. Like many of their others better now, but this one still did the work of grabbing attention when it was released. Well placed. 693 - Excellent song and a rare demonstration of proper use of the subjunctive tense. 692 - Very nice track from a band that is sometimes overrated, sometimes wildly underrated, sometimes mystifying, and, as a result of these swirling contradictions, undeniably legendary. 691 - Lovely melancholy piece. 690 - As you say, a non-single that has rightfully stood the test of time. 689 - What's that word? For when your brain can't process something due to the elements seeming too disconnected? I can't remember it, but that's what's always prevented me from being able to enjoy it. Overthinking would be a way to simplify the idea, I guess. 688 - Awesome. Glad to see it. Way back when, I remember this also used to soundtrack local weather forecasts, haha. 687 - Yep, was a welcome success. 686 - It does have a certain charm to it, no? 685 - Sheer amazingness. Love this song and always will. 684 - Another perfect selection, this time from an amazing band and penned by brilliant songwriters. 683 - Yep, great song indeed. I'll hold on further commentary for another month or four. 682 - Certainly one of their better '70s selections as a group. Nice pick. 681 - One of my favorites of his, perhaps just lagging behind "You Never Can Tell". Glad to see it represented. 680 - Agreed on the surprisingly not overrated despite what it managed to achieve element of your commentary. 679 - Very nice song; smooth. Not necessarily something I could hear daily, but a track with undeniable artistry and soul, and one which is important. 678 - Don't remember this song, but first impression is positive. 677 - Will never, ever age. Love it so much. 676 - Classic. Glad it made the cut. 675 - Oh how I love this band. One of a handful of tracks of theirs that I could repeat all day errday. 674 - Never too much Nancy. Good song. 673 - It took me way too long to appreciate this album as a whole as opposed to select tracks, but I eventually came around. Nice pick. 672 - Nat "King" Cole is one of those names I think people can recognize, but can't necessarily associate with the music. Too bad if I'm right about the latter part. 671 - Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. 670 - I'm weak on jazz. I've listened to the album before because I'd feel inadequate for not being able to say that, but still have to listen to know which track is which. Good pick, rightful classic album. 669 - Another that doesn't burn on me. 668 - Left field selection, but hard to go wrong with the Donovan songbook. I was just thinking earlier tonight that I haven't had his stuff on my computer in many years. Should rectify that. 667 - Excellent band, excellent track. Another group whose music I really need to add back to my damn playlist. 666 - Heh, appropriate placing. But, yeah, great track here. Early Alice Cooper is indeed OTT in the best kind of way. 665 - A bit burnt on it from overplay, but there's a reason it's stayed so recognizable and well-used. 664 - One of her best hits. Great lyrics and the song is well-suited for Clark's vocal talents. 663 - This song is made of happy and I love it. 662 - It's Only Rock 'N' Roll was one of the first Stones albums I ever bought. Ah, the memories of my teenage years. Anyway, great track, great band. 661 - Anthem indeed. Well included.
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