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As I approach the current year in my journey through my favorite songs of the last 20 years, it’s not surprising that a lot of the songs are still in regular rotation on my iPod. In 2005 I newly discovered favorite artists Kings of Convenience, The Bills, Girlyman, and Michael Buble. I also found great [...]
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About the same time I first was getting into Blues Traveler and Spin Doctors, I heard “What Would You Say” on the radio and decided I had better look into this great new band. As it turns out, the song featured Blues Traveler’s John Popper on harmonica, but that wasn’t all I thought was cool [...]
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The Athens Olympics. Dubya defeats Kerry. The Darkness rocks the world with “I Believe in a Thing Called Love.” That pretty much sums up the year, right? I’m sure a few more important things happened, like Grammys being awarded to personal favorites Norah Jones and Ray Charles (Record of the Year – “Here We Go [...]
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It stands for “Fascinating New Thing” and it’s probably my favorite song by this Minneapolis-based band most recognized for their 1998 single “Closing Time.” The band’s creative force, Dan Wilson, also has enjoyed success with a recently-released solo album, as a Grammy-winner songwriter for the Dixie Chicks, as a member of Trip Shakespeare, and as a producer/songwriter for [...]
