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The Rolling Stones, Paint it, Black
For part 94 of my fast concluding countdown, I have the Rolling Stones, “Paint it, Black,” from their 1966 LP Aftermath. First things first, the odd placement of the comma in the song’s title was added by the Rolling Stones record label Decca. Why? I have no idea. Second, although Richards and Jagger wrote the…
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Joy Division, Love Will Tear Us Apart
The final countdown is underway with part 91! It’s the immortal Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” one of the greatest singles of all time. Joy Division were pioneers of the flashy dark kind of rock and roll known as post punk, a genre known for its angular introverted style. The band was fronted…
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The Kinks, Sunny Afternoon
Part 66 of my countdown is the Kinks again, this time with “Sunny Afternoon,” from Face to Face. This is a boozy depressed sunny pop song about the downside of being a rich famous rock star. The tax man took all his money, his girlfriend left and stole his car, and Ray’s got nothing left…
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The Rolling Stones, Like a Rolling Stone (Live)
Part 61 of my youtube countdown rocks on with the Rolling Stones performing Bob Dylan’s classic “Like a Rolling Stone,” from their 1998 Bridges to Babylon tour. The Rolling Stones have performed this song for decades, I guess a bit ironically, as an unofficial band anthem, though not really. I mean, did they just want…
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The Beatles, I Should Have Known Better
Part 60 now, and for this slice, I have the Fab Four back again with a clip of them performing “I Should Have Known Better,” from their movie and record of the same name, A Hard Day’s Night. This is simply one of my favorite songs of all time. And I mean that with total…