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Month: July 2024
Vitamin C (featuring Lady Saw): Smile Smile on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRPLaobXG2k https://open.spotify.com/track/5Xkvi3GZeRGah9e5px61gG?si=88fbd34f2d4d4223 Continuing my focus on the music of 1999, my selection for best single of that year is "Smile" by Vitamin C with Lady Saw. The song was a Top 20 hit for Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick, aka Vitamin C, and was the first … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 9, 2024
Mos Def: Hip Hop Hip Hop on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq3syNck274&list=OLAK5uy_k3xUIIipee7XWqLNWKxV6BepRDR9djZx4&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/4gQdwwPXSXnDkUh4jYqLoC?si=b5d96a844fdd459d Continuing my focus on the music of 1999, my selection for best rap album of that year is Black on Both Sides by Mos Def. 1999 was a good year if you like ‘90s rap, but not a great year. I don’t have … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 8, 2024
John Zorn: Mayim Mayim on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsglOlHy9Vw&list=OLAK5uy_mYOhQT0leZBLMEGHlukeg4EAt-8zF71KI&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/5nmVYB73Y9liL1ULFZD0hg?si=8d3312794e81474a Sunday is jazz day. Continuing my focus on the music of 1999, one of the most adventurous albums of that year was Taboo and Exile by John Zorn. Anyone unfamiliar with the work of Zorn over the last 45 years could start with this album … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 7, 2024
Ben Folds Five: Army Army on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh30qfzi0fY&list=OLAK5uy_nebYsKcOgubBmnfWqFptpnxAmlhgJ3Uv4&index=6 https://open.spotify.com/track/3vxqxKLhQDG8BOu65tXi8g?si=69bc498660634cd3 Continuing my list of the Top 10 albums of 1999, coming in at #6 is The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner by Ben Folds Five. Ben Folds was born 20 years too late to be a pop star, but he would have had a … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 6, 2024
Prince: Everyday Is A Winding Road Everyday Is a Winding Road on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDHwSXBCtWE&list=OLAK5uy_merQ8EbFq6q-YppyVSSoPtKb1iHfHUYCU&index=8 https://open.spotify.com/track/2oRPcAufde86byH0FDmUrH?si=cb0b6d48ad604b91 It's funky Friday! Continuing with the music of 1999, today's selection is from Prince's album Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic. This is not one of Prince's best albums, but there are three or four great tunes on the … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 5, 2024
Bruce Springsteen: 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiGfB0QBTV4&list=OLAK5uy_kVpI9n-dmnHW7df2Iloxk8nXaya4yEzEw&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/4ssCwrG2WRHV7QxLH91Xk8?si=30f364d7165e4c72 It's the 4th of July. This is my favorite 4th of July song. Enjoy. To learn more about Bruce Springsteen, check out his Wikipedia page. To listen to all of the songs of the day, … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 4, 2024
Third Eye Blind: Never Let You Go Never Let You Go on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl-JGJp-_CM&list=OLAK5uy_kNQ-rBdNNkUofmWhV6xeeLyjQicYWF9V0&index=4 https://open.spotify.com/track/1sxUaLi0G2vB7dl4ogtCxH?si=6c4cf9ec1a3a4bd6 Continuing my list of the top 10 albums of 1999, coming in at number 7 is Blue by Third Eye Blind. The band exploded onto the scene in 1997 with their summertime smash hit "Semi-Charmed Life," and I … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 3, 2024
Lou Bega: Mambo No. 5 (a Little Bit of...) Mambo No. 5 (a Little Bit of...) on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK_LN3XEcnw&list=OLAK5uy_krnJ2f3NH8hvGbFULyED0Me5OEsDkcD4Y&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/6x4tKaOzfNJpEJHySoiJcs?si=677f1d56898c4911 Continuing my list of the best music of 1999, today's selection is the cult classic song of the year. No one had heard of Lou Bega before he released the single "Mambo No. … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 2, 2024
Fiona Apple: Fast As You Can Fast As You Can on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbxqtbqyoRk https://open.spotify.com/track/1UmmSKPdCtBuJsmbZG9G3u?si=8033ac244f824472 Continuing my list of the Top 10 albums of 1999, coming in at #8 is When the pawn... by Fiona Apple. Half of the albums on my list are records I listened to in 1999 and half are records … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 1, 2024
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