Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop [Live at Germany 1978] YouTube video by Music For Love

It's hard to overstate how much they blew me away the first time I heard them in my friend's dorm room. Saw them at Mother's in Wayne, NJ.

There's nothing like the Ramones

Live in Germany 1978

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Aphex Twin - Windowlicker (Director's Version) YouTube video by Aphex Twin

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Day 23 - A song with a weird music video

Windowlicker - Aphex Twin

Totally unhinged.

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Happy 80th Birthday, John Waters! 🦩

If 2026 were a food truck.

Wet Leg - CPR | Glastonbury 2025 YouTube video by BBC Music

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#22 A song with non-western harmonic ideas
(Recorded using custom microtonal guitars & synths, specifically utilizing quarter-tone intervals, which are a cornerstone of Arabic maqam music)

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Sleep Drifter

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Rolling Stones - Paint It Black LIVE (1966) YouTube video by Wil Per

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Day 22 - A song with non-western harmonics idea

Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones

Live 1966

youtu.be/flSmiIne-4k?...

Huge deal. Congratulations.

Prince "When Doves Cry" LIVE | Tokyo, Japan 1990 YouTube video by Epic Moments in History

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Day 21: A song with syncopation

When Doves Cry - Prince

Live Tokyo, Japan 1990.

Epic.

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What's your 15?

The Beatles - The Beatles - Hey Jude (Official Music Video) [Remastered 2015] YouTube video by TheBeatlesVEVO

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Day 20 - A song with a fade-out ending

Hey Jude - The Beatles

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David Byrne - Life During Wartime - Live at Coachella 2026 YouTube video by Coachella

Gotta love David Byrne using Minneapolis footage of ICE during his show: Life During Wartime:
youtu.be/Kn1vsMJk260?...

I think if they charge $100 a piece they can eliminate the national debt.

Children and dogs are the best judges of character.

Sam Cooke - A change is gonna come - 1963 YouTube video by Entre Ciel Et Terre

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Day 19: A song that gives you chills

A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke 1963

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Today is the 251st anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.

Remind you of anyone?

First one that came to mind.

Yes we should.

Mazzy Star - Fade Into You (LIVE) YouTube video by markmarky

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Day 18- A Song That Feels Relaxed

Fade Into You - Mazzy Star

Later.......with Jools Holland. July 9th, 1994

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Tell me something naughty...

Glad Tidings (2013 Remaster) YouTube video by Van Morrison - Topic

Glad Tidings

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Thou shalt not commit blasphemy against Samuel L. Jackson’s monologue in Pulp Fiction, motherfucker.

Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over (Live At Oxegen Festival, 2010) YouTube video by FlorenceMachineVEVO

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Day 17- A Song That Feels Bouncy

Dog Days Are Over - Florence + The Machine
Live Oxegen Festival 2010

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My daughter's listening age on Spotify is 72. She says it's all my fault.

The Beatles - The Beatles - Something (Official Music Video) [Remastered 2015] YouTube video by TheBeatlesVEVO

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Day 16- A song with voice leading focus.

Something - The Beatles

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So sorry. May his memory be a blessing.

Chicago - Make Me Smile (1970) YouTube video by moondoggy

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Day 15: A song with heavy brass presence.

Make Me Smile - Chicago
Live 1970

youtu.be/n2jin0eOhCU?...

Spectacular!

Joy Division - Dead Souls (Performance From "Control") YouTube video by Vaughan Walton

I always come back to this one.

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