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Sometimes you like a song at first, but the more you hear it, the less you can tolerate it. The great ones are different. They express the thoughts…preserve the moments…and capture the imagination. Winner: “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” Loser: “MacArthur Park.”
8 Best Song Intros Ever
These are the songs you wanted the disk jockey to shut up so you could hear from the start: 8. “Come Together”, The Beatles You...
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“Friends in Low Places”
A critic once said that “Friends in Low Places” is a depressing song that makes you feel better. Garth Brooks played it for all...
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“Jolene”
When you think about Dolly Parton, songwriting probably isn’t the first thing you think about. In fact, it isn’t the first two...
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Album: Songs in the Key of Life
The word “genius” probably gets thrown around too often, just as “superstar” does. But Stevie Wonder is unarguably...
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Dance with My Father, by Luther Vandross
I have to admit, I didn’t appreciate Luther Vandross enough while he was alive. What a smooth, pure, R&B voice he had....
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The Way We Were, by Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand was at the height of her popularity when she paired with Robert Redford in The Way We Were. Movie: yawn. Song:...
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“Unchained Melody”
Remember the great 1955 prison film Unchained? Well of course you don’t. But Alex North and Hy Zaret wrote a memorable theme song for...
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“I (Who Have Nothing)”
I’ve always loved this song. It’s a little melodramatic, sure. But from the time I first heard the Ben E. King original in...
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“Purple Haze”
This is one of those things that make you go, “Hmm.” “Purple Haze” was a groundbreaking single written by Jimi...
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“Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” The Shirelles
“Tonight you’re mine, completely. You give your love so sweetly. Tonight the light of love is in your eyes.” With these...
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