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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  1990s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #881: Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? (1999)

    July 10, 2021 / No Comments

    Moby originally worked on Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad in 1992 but dismissed it. Revisiting the piece in 1999, he managed to rework it.

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  1990s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #880: Caught Out There (1999)

    July 9, 2021 / No Comments

    Caught Out There from Kelis is very much an anthem for women and a sizzling indictment of men who treat women badly.

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    1001 Songs Challenge #879: Ms. Fat Booty (1999)

    July 8, 2021 / No Comments

    Mos Def's Ms. Fat Booty is rich and detailed in drama and emotional anguish.

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  • 1990s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #878: Scar Tissue (1999)

    July 7, 2021 / No Comments

    Scar Tissue is said to be in reference to recovering drug addicts and how they immerse themselves again back in the world of sobriety.

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    1001 Songs Challenge #877: Surfacing (1999)

    July 6, 2021 / No Comments

    Slipknot's Surfacing is a no holds barred, energetic and dark heavy metal track full of power, aggression and a good deal of swearing.

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  1990s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #876: No One Will Ever Love You (1999)

    July 5, 2021 / No Comments

    The Magnetic Fields' No One Will Ever Love You was written as a tribute of sorts to Tusk by Fleetwood Mac.

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  1990s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #875: Save Me (1999)

    July 4, 2021 / No Comments

    When we join Aimee Mann in 1999 she is now a solo artist and has been charged with writing music for the Paul Thomas Anderson film, Magnolia.

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  1990s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #874: Bok Espok (1998)

    July 3, 2021 / No Comments

    I was not familiar with Kepa Junkera prior to this but did enjoy Bok Espok. The accordion, or trikitixa as it is called, stands out.

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  1990s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #873: Iris (1998)

    July 2, 2021 / No Comments

    Goo Goo Dolls' Iris was a critical and commercial success, faring well across multiple charts across the globe.

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  1990s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #872: Teardrop (1998)

    July 1, 2021 / No Comments

    The music in Massive Attack's Teardrop has a chilling feel to it but it blends perfectly with Elizabeth Fraser’s vocals.

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    1001 Songs Challenge #871: Erase/Rewind (1998)

    June 30, 2021 / No Comments

    I like the concept of The Cardigan's Erase/Rewind, this idea of going back in time and making changes to our lives.

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  1990s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #870: Music Sounds Better with You (1998)

    June 29, 2021 / No Comments

    In Music Sounds Better with You, Stardust focus mainly on the music rather than lyrical output, with the lyrics themselves being limited.

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  1990s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #869: You Get What You Give (1998)

    June 28, 2021 / No Comments

    The main message of You Get What You Give seems to follow the title in beseeching the individual to go out and make of life what they will.

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  1990s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #867: Doo Wop (That Thing) (1998)

    June 27, 2021 / No Comments

    Doo Wop (That Thing) is a powerful warning to people about the many trials that life offers and the thin ice on which they walk daily.

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  1990s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #868: Kelly Watch the Stars (1998)

    June 26, 2021 / No Comments

    Kelly Watch the Stars relies heavily on the music which sounds like it utilises synthesiser sounds and is pure electronica throughout.

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  1990s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #866: Into My Arms (1997)

    June 25, 2021 / No Comments

    #866 of the 1001 Songs Challenge is Into My Arms by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  1990s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #865: Broken Heart (1997)

    June 24, 2021 / No Comments

    Broken Heart's lyrics cut through to the bone and the track is also augmented by the stunning music with a gorgeous opening melody.

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  1990s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #864: Time of Your Life (Good Riddance) (1997)

    June 23, 2021 / No Comments

    One of the closing tracks on Nimrod, Time of Your Life (Good Riddance) is also one of Green Day’s best songs.

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  1990s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #863: Song 2 (1997)

    June 22, 2021 / No Comments

    Blur were surprised when Song 2 not only received positive feedback but was also considered to be hit material.

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  • 1001 Songs Challenge,  1990s,  Music

    1001 Songs Challenge #862: Never Ever (1997)

    June 21, 2021 / No Comments

    All Saint's Shaznay Lewis originally penned Never Ever with Robert Jazayeri and Sean Mather also contributing.

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