Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images U2’s new song, “Silencio”, sounds like classic rock. But the Irish band emerged during the ... read more
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MC Skat Kat was created for the remix of "Opposites Attract," which was released as the last single from Paula Abdul's Forever Your Girl album. The team that created the Kat also did a-ha's "Take On Me" video.
More facts about Opposites AttractKurt Vile was in the band The War on Drugs before putting out his first solo album in 2008. His 2011 album Smoke Ring For My Halo got lots of critical acclaim, and in 2015 he released his most popular song, "Pretty Pimpin," a disorienting song inspired by his exhaustion.
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The hitmaking songwriter/producer Sam Hollander with stories about songs for Weezer, Panic! At The Disco, Train, Pentatonix, and Fitz And The Tantrums.
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
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Test your metal - Priest, Maiden, and Beavis and Butt-head show up in this one.
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I'm surprised by the "Soylent Green" (1973) reference since I figured it would be about "The Omega Man" (1971) if anything. Too obvious? Good track, either way. It gets you thinking about the future....