Origin/Composer: Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis, and Willie Hutch Year: 1970 It’s Michael Jackson before he became weird. And Jessica Simpson before she was famous. And the rest of the Simpsons when they were mildly famous.
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Oct 092006
Year: 2006 Wow. This guy’s almost completely unheard of, but this song’s now making the rounds.
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Origin/Composer: Tupac / Jay-Z / Linkin Park Year: 2006 3 of my favorite songs mixed into one.
Sep 252006
Year: 1999 I first heard this song on Jay Leno live, then didn’t hear it again until I saw Rat Race. So I found the song somewhere and put it on my computer and it became my favorite song for a week or two. This song was played during the 2004 Minnesota State Math Tournament right after the math bowl. I had my best performance that year, and the song just capped it off. Then in September 2006, at a social event for a summer program here at Stanford, I sang this song as a duet with Jessica. It was spectacular.
Sep 182006
Year: 2004 It’s hard to believe that this was only a B-side.
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Origin/Composer: Roger Nichols, Bill Lane Year: 1975
Sep 042006
Year: 1998 I heard this song on SNL and immediately after, downloaded it. I eventually learned how to play it on the guitar, even though it’s annoying because it uses an alternate tuning, so whenever I play it, I need to commit myself to tuning the guitar, playing it, then tuning it back again.
Aug 282006
Year: 2005 Despite the enormous airplay of Speed of Sound, I think this is my favorite song off their album, X&Y.
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Year: 2004 Nothing more needs to be said about this.
Aug 142006
Origin/Composer: Alegría by Cirque du Soleil Year: 1994 “Alegría,” from the Cirque du Soleil’s traveling show, Alegría, with Italian, Spanish, and English lyrics. Lyrics Alegría Come un lampo di vita Alegría Come un pazzo gridar Alegría Del delittuoso grido Bella ruggente pena, Seren Come la rabbia di amar Alegría Come un assalto di gioia Alegría I see a spark of life shining Alegría I hear a young minstrel sing Alegría Beautiful roaring scream Of joy and sorrow, So extreme There is a love in me raging Alegría A joyous, magical feeling Alegría Come un lampo di vita Alegría Come un pazzo gridar Alegría Del delittuoso grido Bella ruggente pena, Seren Come la rabbia di amar Alegría Come un assalto di [more . . .]