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July 30

Week 429: “Ooh Child” by The Five Stairsteps (MILCK cover)

Last Sunday night, as I was going to bed and last week’s post – “City…

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May 21

Week 419: “Poses” by Rufus Wainwright

It’s a truism that fame doesn’t bring happiness, but it’s a tricky topic for songwriters…

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January 30

Week 351: “Stardust” by Nat King Cole

Here’s a strange question to kick off your week: will we ever run out of…

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October 17

Week 336: “I Remember” by Saint Saviour

Songs about childhood, songs that long for the way things used to be, are staples…

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June 13

Week 318: “Saving Us A Riot” by Phoria

As far as riots go, the 1835 “Snow Riot” in Washington DC isn’t widely remembered.…

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May 2

Week 312: “Song 2” by Blur (Trevor James Tillery cover)

Most of the cover songs on this list are here because they don’t simply re-create…

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April 11

Week 309: “Heartbreaker” by The Cardigans

Sweden really has a knack for pop music. From ABBA in the 70s, to Roxette in the…

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March 7

Week 304: “Open” by Rhye

Here’s your fact of the day: for almost a century, Canada and Denmark have been…

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February 15

Week 301: “Grey” by Exes

Now that Valentine’s Day is over, let’s talk about exes. As it turns out, a…

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December 21

Week 293: “Snowfall” by Doris Day

A couple weeks ago I posted a song that was perfect for the holidays despite…

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September 28

Week 281: “The Way You Look Tonight” by Peggy Lee

Whenever I go to a greasy breakfast place, I read over all the various breakfast…

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July 27

Week 272: “Nice And Easy” by Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra might be the coolest man who ever lived. First, there’s the look. It’s…

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December 8

Week 239: “Coffee” by Sylvan Esso

Most songs about dancing fall into one of two categories: Instructional. These are songs whose sole…

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October 27

Week 233: “Only Growing Old” by Kate Davis

I grew about ten inches between my 12th and 15th birthdays. Not exactly a freakish…

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October 20

Week 232: “You Can Call Me Al” by Paul Simon (The Honey Ants cover)

Because Paul Simon’s Graceland album was a staple of my family’s long road trips, I…

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October 13

Week 231: “Home Again” by Michael Kiwanuka

One of the weirdest things about growing up is that at some point, in conversations…

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August 25

Week 224: “Gee But I’d Like To Make You Happy” by The Boswell Sisters

Being a professional entertainer is probably tough in any era, but can you imagine trying…

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August 18

Week 223: “Blue Nightingale” by Madeline Tasquin

For a bird that weighs about as much as a handful of paperclips, the nightingale…

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April 28

Week 207: “Happy” by Pharrell Williams

Since last summer, this song has been everywhere. Movies. Commercials. The grocery store. I’m pretty…

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February 3

Week 195: “You Go To My Head” by Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday’s 1952 recording of this song is the one that’s usually included on her…

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