2/15/2011
So what did our '00s pop stars do to while away the decade? While he was dating some of the hottest ladies on the planet, John Mayer was also hanging out with his guitar and "Waiting On the World to Ch …
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2/15/2011
For pop scholars, playlist completists, and plain ol' music lovers, we offer '80s Pop 2, our scintillating set of songs from the decade so nice, we Essential'd it twice! Bid adieu to the days of disco …
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2/15/2011
After all these years, power-ballad lover man Richard Marx is still "Right Here Waiting," but, hey, that's the point of '80s Pop 2, with all your favorite sounds of the day on permanent standby. So whi …
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2/15/2011
Talk about your study in contrasts: Topping our '87 playlist is the contender for Most Serious Band of All Time, U2, followed up by the clown princes of rap, the Beastie Boys. That same year, Michael J …
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2/15/2011
If, more often than not, you find yourself raising an angry fist at your TV screen, and yelling the word travesty rather too loudly for your neighbors' comfort, when the winner of Best Original …
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2/15/2011
We all remember that A.R. Rahman bagged the Oscarr in 2009 for the exuberant "Jai Ho," but that same year he was also nominated for Slumdog Millionaire's "O . . . Saya," a collaboration with M.I …
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2/15/2011
Country music has always drawn inspiration from the United States' Bible-rooted heritage. Legends like Hank Williams and Elvis Presley made hymns and original gospel tunes a vital part of their reperto …
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2/15/2011
If there's one phrase that applies to all of our one-hit wonders, it's "only in the '70s . . ." Only in the '70s could folk/blues pioneer Leadbelly's field holler "Black Betty" become a heavy-riffing h …
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2/15/2011
The '70s was a golden age of novelty songs, and plenty of gloriously goofy, gut-busting tunes took over the airwaves. When health-food habits became all the rage, Larry Groce unveiled the "Junk Food Ju …
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