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• Song of the Day #1,771: ‘Back to Black’ – Beyoncé & Andre 3000

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  The most buzzed-about contribution to The Great Gatsby soundtrack is a cover of Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back to Black’ by Beyoncé and Outkast’s Andre 3000. I guess you can’t have Jay-Z produce your movie’s soundtrack and not hear from his lovely wife. The cover generated some controversy when Winehouse’s father (who [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,770: ‘Over the Love’ – Florence + The Machine

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  Bear with me on this one, but I think Florence + The Machine and Adele are having the same career. Consider: Both acts released debut albums that were decent but unremarkable, notable for one hit single that towered above everything else on the record. Then both dropped sophomore records that [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,769: ‘Kill and Run’ – Sia

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  I’m not familiar with Sia, but Wikipedia informs me that is the stage name of Sia Furler, an Australian pop/jazz singer. Today’s track is similar to the Lana Del Rey track that started off the week — more about mood than melody. I’m not a big fan of songs that [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,768: ‘Love is Blindness’ – Jack White

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  Well, we didn’t wind up seeing The Great Gatsby as planned, so this week of songs from the film’s soundtrack will have to survive without commentary about how each was used in the film (by me, anyway… several commenters have seen the film and can chime in on that front). [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,767: ‘Young and Beautiful’ – Lana Del Rey

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  My wife and I have plans to see Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby tonight. I’m not discouraged by the film’s 48% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes — that seems perfectly appropriate for a love-him-or-hate-him filmmaker like Luhrmann. I’m sure the film will be over the top, even ridiculous, at times, but [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,766: ‘Motel Matches (Live)’ – Elvis Costello

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  From one of the reissues of Elvis Costello’s Goodbye Cruel World comes this live rendition of a standout track from a much better album, Get Happy! In an uncharacteristically brief mention in the album’s liner notes, Costello explains that today’s track — along with a few others — was recorded [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,765: ‘Where the Streets Have No Name’ – U2

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  Best song opening ever. I want to run I want to hide I want to tear down the walls That hold me inside I want to reach out And touch the flame Where the streets have no name I want to feel, sunlight on my face See that dust cloud [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,764: ‘Hotel California’ – The Eagles

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  I’ve saved the most controversial of my bad songs for last. I suspect more people would put The Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’ on a “best” list than a “worst” one. No doubt, this song (and the album from which it comes) is considered a classic by most people. It’s not my [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,763: ‘Man in the Mirror’ – Michael Jackson

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  I’m not a fan of overtly political songs in general, but I’m somewhat willing to give them a pass if they have some nuance. But painfully earnest “make the world a better place” songs — yuck! Michael Jackson’s ‘Man in the Mirror’ is the epitome of the genre, so much [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,762: ‘Emotions’ – Mariah Carey

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  All of the hated songs I’m featuring this week are popular, as hated songs usually are. Nobody works up any vitriol over an obscure B-side. Mariah Carey’s ‘Emotions’ was her fifth number one hit in a row (making her the only artist to ever have her first five singles reach [...]
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