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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°666 – 2010s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of David Guetta’s "Play Hard" electrifies with Akon and Ne-Yo’s vocals over Alice Deejay’s "Better Off Alone" sample, while Passion Pit’s "The Reeling"...

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°304 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Oasis's "Let There Be Love" balances celestial hope with Gallagher tensions, while Amy Winehouse’s "Take the Box" delivers quiet heartbreak through jazz-infused...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°95 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of New Order’s quirky "Fine Time" captures late '80s acid house vibes with its hypnotic loops and playful sheep noises, while Cocteau Twins’...

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This week In Male Balladeers 04/52

How well do you know the music of D’Angelo’s "Devil's Pie," a gritty DJ Premier collaboration, critiques materialism through stripped-back funk, while José James’ “Trouble” channels Bill Withers and Sly...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°647 – 2010s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Majestic and Jungle 70’s "Creeping In The Dark" delivers a dark, bass-driven blend of UK garage and drum n bass, while Tchami's...

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This week In ’70s Throwback’ 04/52

How well do you know the music of Pink Floyd channels rebellion with "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)," merging hypnotic beats and a children's choir in a critique...

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Elton John releases his sixth album : ‘Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player’ featuring ‘Crocodile Rock’ and ‘Daniel’ (1973)

Elton John's 'Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player' feat. 'Crocodile Rock' & 'Daniel' is his sixth studio album produced by Gus Dudgeon and released on January 26, 1973...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°105 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Vanilla Ice’s "Ice Ice Baby" rides its Queen bassline into hip-hop-pop history, while Jamiroquai’s "Space Cowboy" mixes funk with introspection. Soul II...

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This week In Soul Artists 04/52

How well do you know the music of Anita Baker’s silky “Sweet Love” glides on elegant restraint, while Eddie Floyd’s “Knock on Wood” thunders with raw urgency. Curtis Mayfield’s tender...

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Ella Fitzgerald records the album ‘Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!’ with a quartet led by Lou Levy (1961)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!' is a studio album recorded on January 23, 1961 &June 22-23, 1961 with a jazz quartet led by Lou Levy and released the...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°709 – 2010s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Fall Out Boy’s bold "Uma Thurman" fuses *The Munsters* theme with rock-pop energy, nodding to Uma’s iconic film roles, while Willow Smith’s...

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‘We Are Live’ N°6 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of The page touches on standout tracks across decades: The Doobie Brothers' "What A Fool Believes" captures '70s soft rock with Michael McDonald’s...

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We remember Etta James. ‘Etta Lasts’

This day (January 20, 2012), in Riverside, California, died Jamesetta Hawkins a.k.a. Etta James,an American singer.Tracklist : 1 . Something’S Got A Hold On Me 2 . w/ Chuck Berry...

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We remember Wilson Pickett. ‘We Need The Wicked Pickett’

This day (January 19, 2006), in Reston, Virginia, died Wilson Pickett, an American R&B/Soul singer.Tracklist : 1 . Everybody Needs Somebody (1968) 2 . w/ James Brown – Together 3...

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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella in Japan: ‘S Wonderful’ a live album for Verve (1964)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Ella in Japan:'s Wonderful' is a live album recorded on January 19 and 22, 1964 at Hibiya Public Hall and Hotel Okura in Tokyo, Japan and released in...

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This week In Soul Artists 03/52

How well do you know the music of Etta James’ fiery vocals never touched Wilson Pickett's groove-laden "In the Midnight Hour," despite myths of a collaboration with B.B. King and...

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We remember Glenn Frey. ‘But You Can Never Leave!’

This day (January 18, 2016), in New York City, died Glenn Lewis Frey a.k.a. Glenn Frey, an American singer, songwriter and founder of the Eagles.Tracklist : 1 . Club Troubadour...

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Guitarras de Coimbra

Originating from the venerable halls of the University of Coimbra, this unique musical tradition features men draped in black robes and capes, singing of love, fleeting time, and student life....

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Happy Birthday Mick Taylor. ‘My Taylor Is Mick’

This day (January 17, 1949), in Welwyn Garden City, England, is born Mick Taylor, an English guitarist, ex-John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and ex-Rolling Stones Tracklist : 1 . w/ Ron Wood...

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‘Look Ma, No Mike!’ N°6 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Lindsey Buckingham’s "Trouble" blends introspective artistry with radio-ready charm, driven largely by his own production and instrumentation. The Jam’s politically charged "Going...

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