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Sometimes you like a song at first, but the more you hear it, the less you can tolerate it. The great ones are different. They express the thoughts…preserve the moments…and capture the imagination. Winner: “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” Loser: “MacArthur Park.”


8 Best Song Intros Ever

Posted by on Jul 11, 2015 in Featured, Songs | 1 comment

These are the songs you wanted the disk jockey to shut up so you could hear from the start: 8. “Come Together”, The Beatles You...

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“Friends in Low Places”

Posted by on Aug 18, 2014 in Featured, Songs | 1 comment

A critic once said that “Friends in Low Places” is a depressing song that makes you feel better. Garth Brooks played it for all...

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“Jolene”

Posted by on May 7, 2014 in Featured, Songs | 1 comment

When you think about Dolly Parton, songwriting probably isn’t the first thing you think about. In fact, it isn’t the first two...

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Album: Songs in the Key of Life

Posted by on Jan 24, 2014 in Featured, Songs | 1 comment

The word “genius” probably gets thrown around too often, just as “superstar” does. But Stevie Wonder is unarguably...

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Dance with My Father, by Luther Vandross

Posted by on Mar 6, 2013 in Featured, Songs | Comments Off on Dance with My Father, by Luther Vandross

I have to admit, I didn’t appreciate Luther Vandross enough while he was alive. What a smooth, pure, R&B voice he had....

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The Way We Were, by Barbra Streisand

Posted by on Feb 28, 2013 in Featured, Songs | Comments Off on The Way We Were, by Barbra Streisand

  Barbra Streisand was at the height of her popularity when she paired with Robert Redford in The Way We Were. Movie: yawn. Song:...

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“Unchained Melody”

Posted by on Nov 8, 2012 in Featured, Songs | Comments Off on “Unchained Melody”

Remember the great 1955 prison film Unchained? Well of course you don’t. But Alex North and Hy Zaret wrote a memorable theme song for...

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“I (Who Have Nothing)”

Posted by on Jul 24, 2012 in Featured, Songs | Comments Off on “I (Who Have Nothing)”

I’ve always loved this song. It’s a little melodramatic, sure. But from the time I first heard the Ben E. King original in...

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“Purple Haze”

Posted by on May 22, 2012 in Featured, Songs | Comments Off on “Purple Haze”

This is one of those things that make you go, “Hmm.” “Purple Haze” was a groundbreaking single written by Jimi...

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“Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” The Shirelles

Posted by on Apr 11, 2012 in Featured, Songs | 1 comment

“Tonight you’re mine, completely. You give your love so sweetly. Tonight the light of love is in your eyes.” With these...

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