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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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• Song of the Day #1,761: ‘Cha Cha Slide’ – DJ Casper

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  Of the songs I’m featuring this week — all of which I hate — today’s selection is the one I’ve been forced to listed to the most. That’s because the ‘Cha Cha Slide’ is the sort of obnoxious call-and-answer track that appeals to both sports arenas and children’s activity planners. [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,760: ‘Ironic’ – Alanis Morissette

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  My family was eating at our favorite wings place the other day when Alanis Morissette’s ‘Ironic’ jumped out of the dining room speakers like a hyena pouncing on its prey. Except the hyena would have had a more soothing voice. I decided then and there that I would feature a [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,759: ‘Hotel Majestic’ – Fountains of Wayne

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  I don’t know if Fountains of Wayne have ever written a bad song. They’ve certainly written better ones than others, and they have a tendency to put too many songs on their albums, but pound for pound and note for note I’d put Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger’s songwriting chops [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,758: ‘My Problem Is You’ – Jackson Browne

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  Today’s Random Weekend track is a cut from Jackson Browne’s 1993 album I’m Alive. There isn’t a bad song on that album. Two things about this song have always struck me as funny. One is the background vocals, which include a man whose voice is so deep he sounds like [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,757: ‘We Found Love (Live at Radio 1 Live Lounge)’ – Jessie J

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  Yellow diamonds in the light And we’re standing side by side As your shadow crosses mine What it takes to come alive It’s the way I’m feeling I just can’t deny But I’ve gotta let it go We found love in a hopeless place We found love in a hopeless [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,752: ‘Mary Lynn’ – Michael Penn

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  I can’t post a Michael Penn song on this blog without bemoaning his prolonged absence from the music scene. Today’s track is a bit of Beatles-esque filler from his most recent album, Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947. That record came out in 2005 — yes, eight years ago! That’s not a [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,751: ‘I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother’s Heart’ – The White Stripes

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  I don’t love everything Jack White does — he sometimes gets a bit too loud for my taste — but I nevertheless consider myself a fan. He so clearly loves and respects musical tradition, from the blues rock that is his greatest influence to country, bluegrass and folk. He reminds [...]
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