This week In ‘2000s Throwback’ 05/52

Bloc Party’s “Like Eating Glass” hits hard with jagged post-punk guitars and emotional turbulence, while Muse’s “Plug In Baby” fuses baroque-inspired riffs with early-2000s paranoia. The Strokes channel gritty youth with the jangly “Barely Legal,” and Justin Timberlake’s “Cry Me a River” delivers moody production laced with revenge. Shakira’s “Whenever, Wherever” blends panpipes with pop spectacle, and Avril Lavigne’s “I’m with You” captures raw loneliness in a sweeping ballad. R.E.M.’s “Aftermath” leans introspective, Norah Jones’s “Until the End” whispers quiet longing, and Foo Fighters’ grungy “Stacked Actors” snarls against Hollywood’s plastic sheen.

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This week In Singing Ladies 04/52

Bonnie Raitt’s blues-infused "Have A Heart" captures exasperated honesty, while Tori Amos’ "Cornflake Girl" critiques betrayal through haunting alt-rock grooves. Rihanna’s "Kiss It Better" blends sultry emotion with retro flair, and Lana Del Rey’s "Summertime Sadness" layers cinematic melancholy with hypnotic beats. Adele’s raw "Someone Like You" strips heartbreak bare, contrasting Céline Dion’s tender "Recovering," which balances grief and resilience. Kacey Musgraves’ dreamy "Butterflies" celebrates newfound love, and Joan Baez’s iconic "Diamonds and Rust" offers a lyrical postcard from bittersweet romance.

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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 same year By Verve.

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Barbra Streisand records her fifth live album in Las Vegas : ‘Timeless: Live in Concert’ (1999)

Barbra Streisand‘s ‘Timeless: Live in Concert’ is her fifth live album recorded on December 31, 1999 – January 1, 2000 in Las Vegas, Nevada and released on September 19, 2000 by Columbia.

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