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1001 Songs Challenge #861: Come to Daddy (Pappy Mix) (1997)
Come to Daddy is rumoured to have been Aphex Twin’s way of showing Prodigy how to approach their hit song, Firestarter.
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1001 Songs Challenge #860: Paranoid Android (1997)
Paranoid Android was the lead single from Ok Computer. Despite not being radio friendly initially it was soon embraced.
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1001 Songs Challenge #859: Given to Fly (1997)
The lyrics to Pearl Jam's Given to Fly were written by Eddie Vedder and the song seems to be about a transition of sorts.
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1001 Songs Challenge #858: Spice Up Your Life (1997)
Spice Up Your Life received a mixed reception upon release but still topped many charts including no.1 in the UK
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1001 Songs Challenge #857: Şımarık (1997)
In Şımarık, Tarkan’s narrator is a guy who is bewitched by a very beautiful woman who is driving him crazy with desire.
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1001 Songs Challenge #856: 4, 3, 2, 1 (1997)
In 4, 3, 2, 1 LL Cool J teams up with an array of other hip hop talents including Method Man, Redman, Canibus and DMX.
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1001 Songs Challenge #855: Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) (1997)
Everybody (Backstreet's Back) has a catchy beat to it to be fair and the band members give it their all.
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1001 Songs Challenge #854: Between the Bars (1997)
Between the Bars is a sombre exploration of addiction, in this case alcohol which is very much the master of the narrator.
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1001 Songs Challenge #853: Chan Chan (1997)
Our focus today is on the Buena Vista Social Club, an ensemble of Cuban musicians who came together in 1996 to revive Cuban music.
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1001 Songs Challenge #852: Breakdown (1997)
Breakdown is considered one of Mariah Carey’s quieter masterpieces, one of those tracks that wasn’t a hit but is still a fan favourite.
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1001 Songs Challenge #851: Block Rockin’ Beats (1997)
Block Rockin' Beats' strength is in the music which samples a range of other artists. Even the vocals themselves are a sample.
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1001 Songs Challenge #850: Woke Up This Morning (1997)
Woke Up This Morning would gain major exposure in 1999 when it was used as the theme song to hit show, The Sopranos (1999 - 2007).
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1001 Songs Challenge #849: No Diggity (1996)
No Diggity features guest vocalists - Dr Dre and Queen Pen - who each take a verse with other members of the group also on singing duties.
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1001 Songs Challenge #848: Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check (1996)
Woo-Hah! Got You All in Check pays homage to Galt MacDermot’s 1968 instrumental track, Space, by sampling the music.
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1001 Songs Challenge #847: On & On (1996)
Erykah Badu began her career in 1994 and was influenced by R&B and soul and became a key name in the advancement of neo-soul.
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1001 Songs Challenge #846: Crash into Me (1996)
Crash into Me from Dave Matthews Band is guitar driven and both fascinating and creepy in equal measure.
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1001 Songs Challenge #845: Criminal (1996)
Fiona Apple has described Criminal as a woman’s lament, and even a regret, at the way she has treated a man.
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1001 Songs Challenge #844: The Beautiful People (1996)
The Beautiful People is taken from a concept album, a rock opera by Marilyn Manson that would extend into a trilogy of albums.
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1001 Songs Challenge #843: I’ll Be There for You (1996)
I’ll Be There For You is a collaboration between Method Man and Mary J. Blige, a touching testament to love and support between couples.
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1001 Songs Challenge #842: Devil’s Haircut (1996)
Devil's Haircut continues some bizarre, yet poetic imagery, as Beck regales us with uncomfortable scenes.
