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1001 Songs Challenge #1001: Dancing (2018)
Not only does Kylie Minogue want to keep dancing, she wants to do so until the very end, until the final church bells have tolled.
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1001 Songs Challenge #1000: Street Livin’ (2018)
In Street Livin’ will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo share out the verses of the track and share tales of racial and social injustice in the US.
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1001 Songs Challenge #999: Lord (2017)
In Lord, Young Fathers seem to be a narrator who is lost and speaking to God. They are trapped in a moment of indecision in their lives.
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1001 Songs Challenge #998: Million Reasons (2016)
Million Reasons is a tragic love song with Lady Gaga’s narrator at the end of their tether with a relationship they are in.
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1001 Songs Challenge #997: Tilted (2016)
Letissier confirmed in an interview that Tilted is concerned with trying to acknowledge who we are as individuals.
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1001 Songs Challenge #996: Formation (2016)
Formation is a song of empowerment for black women with Beyoncé proudly tracing her roots in Alabama and Louisiana.
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1001 Songs Challenge #995: Ultralight Beam (2016)
Ultralight Beam is credited to Kanye West but the song is divided between him, Kelly Price and Chance the Rapper.
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1001 Songs Challenge #994: Man (2016)
In Man, Skepta analyses his life and career, the success he has had and how he feels a kind of alienation as a result of his fame.
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1001 Songs Challenge #993: You Want It Darker (2016)
Leonard Cohen's You Want It Darker appears to be a reverential reflection of life and imminent death.
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1001 Songs Challenge #992: Drone Bomb Me (2016)
Anohni's Drone Bomb Me was written in response to the modern world of drone warfare and the devastation it inflicts on people.
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1001 Songs Challenge #991: FourFiveSeconds (2015)
FourFiveSeconds has vocals primarily by Rihanna with Kanye West responding to her verses, while McCartney is on guitar and backing vocals.
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1001 Songs Challenge #990: Lazaretto (2014)
White’s album Lazaretto took some inspiration from short stories he wrote as a nineteen year old and were found stashed away in a box.
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1001 Songs Challenge #989: Eyes to the Wind (2014)
This third album followed a period of heavy touring for The War on Drugs with Adam Granduciel struggling to readjust to life off the road.
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1001 Songs Challenge #988: Digital Witness (2014)
The track Digital Witness is a commentary from St. Vincent on the Internet and in particular on social media.
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1001 Songs Challenge #987: Hunger of the Pine (2014)
The track Hunger of the Pine addresses some of the anxiety Alt-J faced when Sainsbury departed in early 2014.
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1001 Songs Challenge #986: Shake It Off (2014)
Taylor Swift co-wrote Shake It Off as a commentary on the media scrutiny she had endured as a rising star in the music industry.
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1001 Songs Challenge #985: Two Weeks (2014)
In Two Weeks, FKA Twigs is a narrator who seems to be addressing someone whose current relationship is fragile.
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1001 Songs Challenge #984: Happy (2013)
Arguably the most popular song of 2014 based on awards and sales, Happy was a huge hit for Williams and resonated with many listeners.
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1001 Songs Challenge #983: Death to My Hometown (2012)
In Death to My Hometown, Bruce Springsteen writes both a protest and a lament about the death of the town he once called home.
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1001 Songs Challenge #982: Video Games (2011)
Lana Del Rey's Video Games is both a pleasant and tragic song in equal measure. It’s a poignant, slow piece, led by the piano.