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Day 20 - A song with a fade-out ending
Suede - "Animal Nitrate"
youtu.be/i7mEB2wnDLQ?...
I often get frustrated with fades and prefer a cold ending, but I usually enjoy Suede's fades. #SuedesFades
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Day 20: A song about giving up
Swans - "God Damn The Sun"
youtu.be/Ro6hTyZZLDU?...
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Day 19 - A song that gives you chills
Joy Division - "Atmosphere"
youtu.be/1EdUjlawLJM?...
"People like you find it easy
Naked to see
Walking on air
Hunting by the rivers, through the streets, every corner
Abandoned too soon
Set down with due care"
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Day 19 - A song about perseverance
Styx - "Great White Hope"
youtu.be/70ruGu6OnXw?...
A not-very-guilty pleasure...
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Day 18: A song that feels relaxed
Sugar Plant - "...sunrise"
youtu.be/CzpzCQ0-5eo?...
Beautiful ethereal dreampop from this Japanese combo. New from 2026! I'm glad they're still around - I loved their 1990s stuff. xx
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Day 18: A song you could listen to on repeat
East River Pipe - "Bring On The Loser"
youtu.be/zsihF-bdEjo?...
C'mon now, yeah.
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Day 17: A song that feels bouncy
Sloan - "Waiting For Slow Songs"
youtu.be/GaC3H11K3jY?...
Effortless sunshine pop from Jay Ferguson.
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Day 17: A song you haven't listened to in years
Raydio - "You Can't Change That"
youtu.be/4kxpsvW2gAE?...
This is probably the first time I've heard it since it was on the, erm, radio in 1979.
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Day 16: A song with voice leading focus
Patti Smith - "Birdland"
youtu.be/LhiZURCYSuc?...
Based on how vaguely I understand the concept, and how vaguely I understand chords...
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Day 16: A song from your favorite Soul artist
Betty Davis - "Steppin' In Her I. Miller Shoes"
youtu.be/BrorbiF71yY?...
I only just saw that live footage of the full song has been discovered. Hope for more of Ms. Mabry.
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Still catching up...
Day 15: A song with heavy brass presence
Rick James - "Give It To Me Baby"
youtu.be/1dNIQVYGXbM?...
In the chorus, particularly. This song and OMG the video bring me great joy. Instant mood lifter.
...Like loud, industrial noise. It was a way into a type of music I didn't think I enjoyed.
Picked up new for $1.99 ca. 1990/91 when Sam The Record Man had CBS/Sony vinyl on clearance. It's worth more now.
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Day 15: A song from your favourite hip-hop artist
Public Enemy - "War At 33 1/3"
youtu.be/DPNOZVFeSaM?...
Is PE the obvious Gen X answer? I'd rather listen to early electro TBH, but the first time I heard this album, I was struck by how noisy it was...
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Still catching up...
Day 14: A song with lo-fi sound
Silver Jews - "Canada"
youtu.be/r_cuyQ7y9Yw?...
Crucial.
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Day 14: A song from your favourite pop artist
Prince - "When You Were Mine"
youtu.be/7vng9s067g4?...
One of the greatest pop songs of all time.
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Still catching up...
Day 13: A song with reverb-heavy production
Low - "Lullaby"
youtu.be/XaSVkb_XLt4?...
...also: many of my own songs...
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Day 13: A song from your favourite punk artist
The Slits - "Vindictive"
youtu.be/wrLMm5d6lqg?...
Still trying to catch up... Again, I don't use the word favourite, but this band is close. The double Peel Sessions LP is awesome (2 sessions not 2 LPs).
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Day 12: A song with a distinctive instrument
Roxy Music - "Ladytron"
Oboe by Andy MacKay. Eno by Eno.
youtu.be/XCzhAeukF1A?...
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Day 12: A song from your favourite rock artist
The use of "favourite" always gives me anxiety. I just saw Mark Robinson play and he's one of my faves so let's go with...
Flin Flon - "Floods"
youtu.be/eXwerakiRdE?...
A black and white photo of CBC personality Brent Bambury during the Brave New Waves era.
Um i meant Brent BAMBURY. Thanks Autocorrect.
Favourite depends on the season, but there's no denying new wave/post-punk is my jam.
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Catching up...
Day 11: A song from your favourite genre
Hunters and Collectors - "Alligator Engine"
youtu.be/WnFZqIFWN6U?...
I first heard this on CBC's Brave New Waves in August 1988. It's an undeservedly lesser-known song. Thanks Brent Banbury!
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I am a few days behind...
Day 11 - Your favourite instrumental
A Certain Ratio - "Sounds Like Something Dirty"
youtu.be/UoLlLCV5Op8?...
"Favourite" depends on my mood. I play this indie-jazz-funk workout often - usually repeated a few times.
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Day 10: A song featuring triplets
If I understand correctly...
Curtis Mayfield - "Freddie's Dead"
youtu.be/Z9nwcpGZE6A?...
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Day 10: A song you like in another language
Jacques Dutronc - "Les Gens Sont Fous, Les Temps Sont Flous"
youtu.be/R9aADmA4vHs?...
That fuzz guitar is fantastic, and I like that it sounds like he is singing about Scooby-Doo.
Love this b-side version...
youtu.be/fV1ORQrXwbg?...
Love this live version...
youtu.be/ljokw8QRcYo?...
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Day 9 : A song with call-and-response melody
Wire - "Former Airline"
youtu.be/5GUfEg2JUmg?...
Love this demo version...
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Day 8: A song with a circle of fifths progression
Mitski - "Nobody"
youtu.be/qooWnw5rEcI?...
I'm taking other people's word on this one...
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Day 9: A song from an unusual artist
John Cooper Clarke - "Beasley Street"
youtu.be/3mzrnVbsaXk?...
The Bard of Salford.