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• Song of the Day #1,326: ‘Saint Simon’ – The Shins

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  The Shins’ ‘Saint Simon’ popped up on my random playlist the other day and stopped me in my tracks. I’ve heard the song plenty of times but I’d somehow never realized exactly how freaking great it is. Of the new albums being released early this year, I’m as excited about [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,325: ‘I Will Always Love You’ – Dolly Parton

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  At the risk of turning this into a Whitney Houston theme week, I thought I’d give some props to the woman who wrote and originally performed the song we’ve all heard ad nauseum since Houston died. Dolly Parton must be making a fortune these days from the royalties she earns [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,324: ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ – Whitney Houston

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  This is not my belated Whitney Houston eulogy. I was unmoved by her passing, as I tend to be by the passing of celebrities. I believe the last celebrity death that had a real impact on me was Kurt Vonnegut’s, and he was old enough and unhealthy enough that it [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,323: ‘Shenandoah’ – Bruce Springsteen

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  Today’s Random Weekend selection is making up for a past sin. When I spent a three weeks last year walking through Bruce Springsteen’s discography an album at a time, I skipped one in order to fit the series into the allotted time frame. That album was We Shall Overcome: The [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,322: ‘Extraordinary Machine’ – Fiona Apple

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  My first random selection this weekend is the title track from Fiona Apple’s third (and most recent) album, Extraordinary Machine. It’s been seven years since this album was released and Apple’s fans are still waiting on new material. This woman certainly can’t be accused of flooding the marketplace. According to [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,321: ‘Make You Feel My Love’ – Beyond1Music

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  I’ve come across several dozen covers of ‘Make You Feel My Love’ from Bob Dylan’s 1997 album Time Out of Mind, but just about every one of them is described as an Adele cover. No doubt many, if not most, of those singers believe Adele wrote the song. It’s not [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,320: ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ – shoombabies

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  The young woman singing in this clip appears to be the driving force behind the shoombabies YouTube channel. She sometimes performs solo, both with and without a guitar, but often is joined by a wide range of accompanying musicians. In this case, the girl playing guitar isn’t identified and isn’t [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,319: ‘Simple Twist of Fate’ – maybesotory

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  “My music taste is like most people’s dads,” is how maybesotory introduces herself on her YouTube page, and that hits on the key ingredient of her immense appeal. Tory is a porcelain-lovely English lass with bee-stung lips and a wide assortment of hairstyles (though she tends to favor the bangs [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,318: ‘It Ain’t Me, Babe’ – Sayaka Alessandra

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  Sayaka Alessandra is a beauty with a deep, rich voice and a name so pretty it should be the inspiration for a follow-up to Ben Folds’ ‘Saskia Hamilton.’ According to her personal website, “Since being discovered on YouTube Sayaka has gone on to sing in Café’s, Lounges and outdoor venues. [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,317: ‘Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright’ – Chloe Katerndahl

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  Theme weeks are a song-of-the-day blogger’s best friend. They allow you to come up with material in batches rather than piecing thoughts together one post at a time. I can knock out five theme posts in the time that it takes me to select and write a couple of standalones. [...]
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