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This week In One-Off Collaborations 07/52

How well do you know the music of "California Love" stands as a West Coast anthem blending 2Pac’s urgency and Dr. Dre’s polished production, with Roger Troutman’s talk box adding...

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°314 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Tina Turner’s "Love Thing" from *Simply the Best* blends her vocal prowess with early-'90s pop flair but sits awkwardly among her classic...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°107 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Franz Ferdinand’s cheeky "Do You Want To" struts through indie rock with spiky guitars and sardonic lyrics, capturing mid-2000s swagger, while Rihanna’s...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°546 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Elastica’s "Line Up" captures mid-’90s Britpop energy with punk influences, shining despite its brief chart tenure, while "Aeroplane" by Red Hot Chili...

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‘We Are Live’ N°16 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of The page highlights diverse ‘80s tracks, like Dexys Midnight Runners’ brassy tribute "Geno," blending fan-to-idol narrative with fiery saxophones, and The Icicle...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°247 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Chingy’s "Holidae In," featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg, captured early 2000s party vibes with its infectious hotel escapades, peaking at No. 3...

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Singing (Ladies only) Ed Sheeran

How well do you know the music of Rita Ora's "Your Song," co-written with Ed Sheeran, blends her charismatic vocals with a breezy pop style and Caribbean flair, showcasing simplicity...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°334 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of UB40’s "Rat in Mi Kitchen" combines an upbeat reggae rhythm with political edge, using a metaphorical rat to critique Margaret Thatcher’s government....

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Polydor publish Eric Clapton’s seventh album : ‘Another Ticket’ (1981)

Eric Clapton's 'Another Ticket' is his seventh studio album released on February 17, 1981 by Polydor.Track Listing : 1.Something Special (Eric Clapton) - 02:36 . 2.Black Rose (Troy Seals, Eddie...

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John Lennon releases his sixth solo album : ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ featuring ‘Stand by Me’ (1975)

John Lennon's 'Rock 'n' Roll' is his sixth studio album produced (in part) by Phil Spector and released on February 17, 1975 by Apple.Track Listing : 1.Be-Bop-A-Lula (Tex Davis, Gene...

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Today we wish Billie Joe Armstrong, a Happy Birthday. The Perfect (green) Day for a ‘Green Day At their Bests’

As we wish, today, Billie Joe Armstrong a 'Happy 50th Birthday,' the time has come to playlist the 'BESTS' of his band : Green Day Video Tracklist : 1 ....

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EMI publish Kate Bush’s debut album : ‘The Kick Inside’ featuring ‘Wuthering Heights’ (1978)

Kate Bush's 'The Kick Inside' feat. 'Wuthering Heights' is her debut studio album released on February 17, 1978 by EMI.Track Listing : 1.Moving (Kate Bush) - 03:01 . 2.The Saxophone...

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Happy Birthday Ed Sheeran

February 17, 1991 - Edward Christopher Sheeran simply known as Ed Sheeran,English singer & songwriter, is 32. Happy Birthday SirTracklist : 1 . Shape of You 2 . Thinking Out...

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Elvis Presley records the album ‘On Stage’ at the International Hotel in Las Vegas (1970)

Elvis Presley's 'On Stage' is a live album recorded between February 17 and 19, 1970 at the International Hotel in Las Vegas and released in June by RCA Records.Track Listing...

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Nat King Cole begins the recording of ‘Cole Español,’ an album arranged by Nelson Riddle (1958)

Nat King Cole's 'Cole Español' is a studio album arranged by Nelson Riddle, recorded on February 17, 18, 20, June 11, 30, 1958 and released in August 1958 by Capitol.Track...

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We remember Ray Barretto. ‘The Other Road’

This day (February 17, 2006), in Hoboken, New Jersey, died Ray Barretto, a Puerto Rican conga player.Tracklist : 1 . Me Voy Pa´Mi Islita 2 . Live In Paris 3...

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We remember Thelonious Monk

This day ( February 17, 1982), in Englewood, New Jersey, died Thelonious Sphere Monk, an American jazz pianist and composer.Tracklist : 1 . Round Midnight (1963) 2 . Just A...

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Dizzy Gillespie records ‘The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie’ an album for Verve (1959)

Dizzy Gillespie's 'The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie' is an album recorded on February 17, 18 & 20, 1959 and released the same year by Verve.Track Listing : 1.Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac...

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Brad Mehldau records with Larry Grenadier and Jeff Ballard : ‘Ode’ for Nonesuch (2008)

Brad Mehldau's 'Ode' is an album recorded on February 17, 2008 & April 19, 2011 with Larry Grenadier and Jeff Ballard and released on March 20, 2012 by Nonesuch Records.Track...

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Happy Birthday Fred Frith. ‘Frith The Fred’

This day (February 17, 1949), in Heathfield, Sussex, England, is born Fred Frith, an English multi-instrumentalist.Tracklist : 1 . @ L'Asilo, Napoli, (2019) 2 . @ Makedonska filharmonija 3 ....

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