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Song Challenge Day 69 - A Song Accompanied by Awesome Choreography

Mud - Tiger Feet The first time I saw this video, I couldn't look away. It was like staring into a rift in space-time that's moving towards you very slowly. You

Song Challenge Day 68 - Hostile Takeover Playlist

The events of the past few days have been interesting times. As I go through life, I tend to think of songs that fit my situation. Music is something I use to get

Song Challenge Day 67 - A Song to Sing to Your Kids

Mewithoutyou - The King Beetle on a Coconut Estate When picking a song to sing to my kids, I didn't want to just pick a song that they would like. I decided to choose

Song Challenge Day 66 - A Song That Samples a Great Song

Alessia Cara - Here This was Alessia Cara's first single and her biggest hit in the US to date. Her song samples this Isaac Hayes song: This is not the first time

Song Challenge Day #65 - A Nighttime Song

This Mortal Coil - The Jeweller Back in college and for a bit after, there was a radio show on Sunday nights called Big Sonic Heaven. They played all sorts of laid

Song Challenge Day #64 - A Song to Listen to When You're Sick

Sigur Rós - Svefn-g-englar I've been down with the sickness for a few days, so I haven't posted. I've not done a lot but lay in bed, watch some shows, and sleep.

Song Challenge Day #63 - A Song With an Interesting Lyric

Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon I really like the line "Fate, up against your will". It brilliantly sums up the struggles that are so often

Song Challenge Day #62 - A Song About a Dance

Joey D and the Starlighters - Peppermint Twist There are so many songs to choose from in this category. It seems like ever since there has been popular music, people

Song Challenge Day #61 - A Song About Growing Up

Social Distortion - Story of My Life I can identify with the overall sentiment of this song, and even some of the specific verses. This part especially is true for

Song Challenge Day 60 - A Song That Influenced Other Artists

Music Explosion - Sunshine Games The first time I heard this song, the first thing I thought was "Wow, clearly The Ramones were influenced by this song."

Song Challenge Day 59 - A Song Featured in a Movie Trailer

The Sweet - Fox on the Run This song was featured in the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy 2. I had heard it before, but this movie brought it back to the front

Song Challenge Day 58 - A Song About Something Important to You

Lecrae ft. Tedashii - Finer Things This is a song that helps me keep my eyes forward. It should never be about money or status for me. Those can be a means to an

Song Challenge Day 57 - A Song From a Krautrock Band

Kraftwerk - Radioactivity I was introduced to Kraftwerk by a friend's dad, back in the mid-80s. So this song was already 10 years old the first time I heard it.

Song Challenge Day 56 - A Song that can be Heard in a Cabriolet

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Summertime I will admit I had to look up what a cabriolet was. Turns out it's a car with a removable top. I would call it

Song Challenge Day 55 - A Song You Hear While Flirting

Starflyer 59 - Hazel Would There's no real story with this one, just a song that figured heavily into my dating years. I don't have a specific memory or person

Song Challenge Day 54 - A Song Anyone Can Dance To

White Stripes - Seven Nation Army I feel like this fits the category because there are no steps to know and no complicated rhythms. It's not too fast, and not too

Song Challenge Day 53 - A Song About Beer or Alcohol

There are so many different ways to go with this topic. Country music alone could do a month of songs about alcohol. Contemporary has a bunch of songs as well (shots,

Song Challenge Day 52 - A Song from a Brass Band

Five Iron Frenzy - Everywhere I Go FIF was part of the 3rd wave ska thing that happened in the 1990's. While not a strictly brass band, they definitely feature some

Song Challenge Day 51 - A Song From a James Bond Movie

Thunderball - Tom Jones This song, and the accompanying movie, is big. Epic. I mean, Tom Jones. Come on. Listen to that last note. The legend goes that Tom hit that

Song Challenge Day 50 - A Reggae Song

I really struggled with this one. The thing is I don't really listen to reggae. Certainly I've heard reggae songs, but it's not something I listen to normally. In