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Agreed! And I do like the new single that came out last week, Iโm hoping the rest of the album sounds like it.
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โYou should see โem live, theyโre much better liveโ. Not a second is wasted in this movie!
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36. Metric - โBlack Sheepโ, 2010, ๐จ๐ฆ
Recorded for the Scott Pilgrim film, Brie Larsonโs version (see next post) is probably more popular. But Iโve loved Metric since their debut. They will make at least one more appearance when we get to #THEN0UGHTIE5.
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For today's pop culture tie-in, here is Enrique Iglesias showcasing a woman dancing in a flamenco style in the video for his monster hit "Bailando". Almost 4 billion views on YouTube for this one!
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37. Rosalรญa - "Malamente - Cap 1: Augurio", 2018, Spain
Rosalรญa combines flamenco with pop/urban rhythms and makes music that is very "Spain" yet something very new.
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Laura Mvulaโs song is powerful, sharp, and fantastic. But if you told me you liked a song called โThatโs All Rightโ, my first thought would be the King:
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38. Laura Mvula, โThatโs Alrightโ, 2013, UK
โI will never be what you want and thatโs alrightโฆ
Tell me, who made you the center of the universe?โ
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Nice! Iโve been listening to recent additions & new favorites while I finish up paperwork in the late afternoons. Itโs made the last hour of the workday much more tolerable!
13.02.2026 18:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโve never heard of them but this is such a fun song!
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For a pop culture tie-in, here's Charlie Chaplin from 90 YEARS AGO also partaking in some... not-feeling-of-the-face.
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39. The Weeknd - โCanโt Feel My Faceโ, 2015, ๐จ๐ฆ
A pop beat so infectious, it was nominated for a Nickelodeon Kidsโ Choice Award, despite blatantly being about how much the singer loves cocaine.
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What I think next, every time I say โoh no!โ to myself:
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![MARINA - Oh No! (I Feel Like I'm The Worst So I Always Act like I'm The Best) [Official Music Video]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uop5yaxvu6qoq3gu7mq2tbdm/bafkreia7jrbw4sb3nrsbf3mzkyrqykek5s55xpmraux3dvdst7poh4mdb4@jpeg)
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40. Marina and the Diamonds - Oh No!, 2010, UK
In a post-Chappel Roan World this could have been a huge hit. Itโs dramatic but silly, deep but fun. And a straight-up bop.
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In honor of Bad Bunnyโs performance at the Super Bowl last night, letโs watch Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) killing it in Spanish:
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41. Childish Gambino - โThis is Americaโ, 2018, USA
A great song with a transcendent video. This song still finds ways to surprise me and make me think, years later.
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Todayโs pop culture tie-in was a tough one to get. But I realized that โdisparateโ kinda sounds like a Kiwi pronouncing โdesperateโ, so here is New Zealandโs fourth most-popular young comedy-folk duo sing about being poor and โฆ desperate.
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42. Santigold - Disparate Youth, 2012, USA
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And for my pop culture reference of the day, I give you Joe Pesci almost starting a fight. One of the tensest scenes in cinema:
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43. Parquet Courts - โAlmost Had to Start a Fight / In and Out of Patienceโ, 2018, USA
Full of energy and aggression, in the catchiest way possible. This song(s?) sounds like theyโre the opening act for Wire or Gang of Four in 1979.
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"Baby I know pain is as natural as the rain / I just thought it didn't rain in California."
Tell that to Bogie, who turns flirting into an art on a rainy day in L.A. "Hell-OH!"
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44. Vampire Weekend - This Life, 2019, USA
In the video the band and friends ride around in a convertible on a sunny day, wind in their hair, and end up at a seder. This song is a celebration of life, freedom, and happiness. Plus it's got a killer hook.
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...So when I hear "Uptown Funk," my brain goes here and now yours can too:
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45. Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk", 2014, UK & USA
Hearing this for the first time, my brother-in-law commented: "These guys sound like they're battling The Kid in 'Purple Rain'!".
Definitely the vibe they were going for and they nailed it.
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For some more Black Magic, here's Willow on her vengeance quest after Tara's murder on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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46. Little Mix - Black Magic, 2015, UK
Little Mix never really caught on in the US which is a shame, because this single is so charming.
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The "Chandelier" music video is iconic but regrettably doesn't feature anyone actually swinging from a chandelier. So here's one that does:
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47. Sia - Chandelier, Australia, 2014
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48. Beyoncรฉ - โFormationโ, 2016, USA
Having conquered the mainstream, Beyoncรฉ used her power and influence to celebrate Black pride and criticize the sociopolitical happenings in the U.S. It broke (some) peopleโs brains (see post below).
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As an added bonus, "Looking for Love (in the Hall of Mirrors)" led me to this Key and Peele sketch:
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