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Men at Work – Who Can It Be Now?
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In 1979, Colin Hay wrote “Who Can It Be Now?” in a tree house. His girlfriend commented at the time that the song would be his first hit, and she was right.
Two years later it was
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Men at Work – Down Under
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The song was released in 1981 on Men At Work’s first LP Business As Usual.
The group went to court over the flute riff sounding too much like Kookaburra.
By far Men At Work’s
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Men at Work – Underground
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Don't take the fire from your eyes / Must make them feel the heat / They build castles underground for the rich and politic elite / Keep all the home fires burning / Don't let the
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Phillipa Soo, Jasmine Cephas-Jones, Leslie Odom, Jr., Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" & Renée Elise Goldsberry – The Schuyler Sisters
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Referred to as the Destiny’s Child number of the musical, “The Schuyler Sisters” explosively introduces two of Hamilton’s major female players, Angelica and Eliza Schuyler… as well
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Men at Work – Overkill
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“Overkill” was released in 1983 as the second single from Men At Work’s second studio album Cargo (in the US, where the success of their first album was later, “Overkill” became
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Men at Work – It’s a Mistake
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[Verse 1] / Jump down the shelters to get away / The boys are cockin' up their guns / Tell us general, is it party time? / If it is, can we all come? / [Pre-Chorus 1] / Don't think
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Men at Work – Be Good Johnny
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Be Good Johnny was a single from Men at Work’s first album, Business as Usual.
It never hit the Billboard Hot 100, as it was never released as a physical single. The song peaked at
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Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Men at Work
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Kool G Rap cut off his verse to the Symphony and continued it with the first verse of Men at Work, definition of lyrical miracle
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J. Cole – Work Out
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After “Who Dat” failed to become a chart topper, J. Cole released “Work Out” as the second single off his debut album three months prior to its release, on June 5th, 2011, the
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Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
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At or near the top of every “top songs of 2011” listicle, “Helplessness Blues” is the lament of a boy who thinks he’s special growing into a man who recognizes, painfully, that
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Kanye West – The New Workout Plan
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This song speaks to all of the pressure put on women by men. This song is a satire of workout mixtapes – it’s upbeat and has steady rhythm, making it excellent to exercise to. The
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Genius: Song Lyrics Finder
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Colin Hay – To Have And To Hold
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Into the desert I run / Into the blinding sun / I know that you will come / To have and to hold / I sleep-walk in the night / I see your face / It's burning bright / I reach up
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Jamiroquai – Virtual Insanity
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“Virtual Insanity” is primarily about a dystopian future in which humanity is so dependent on technology that the world barely functions. They’re living in a kind of morbid virtual
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Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson, Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" & Renée Elise Goldsberry – Non-Stop
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The Act I finale covers Hamilton’s life from the end of the war to his appointment as Secretary of the Treasury. Burr watches in amazement as Hamilton becomes a leading lawyer
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Kanye West – Stronger
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The biggest hit and second single from Kanye’s third studio album, Graduation, “Stronger” samples French electronic music duo Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger,” which
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Kanye West – Heaven and Hell
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“Heaven and Hell” was first shown on the Donda tracklist posted to Instagram on July 22, 2021.
This track incorporates material from an unreleased song “Future Sounds,” which was
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Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr. & Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" – Right Hand Man
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This song dramatizes many elements of George Washington’s troubled New York Campaign, which leads to his fateful meeting with one Alexander Hamilton.
The beat, particularly when
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The Clash – Clampdown
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Clampdown (n.) – a severe or concerted attempt to suppress something.
Its lyrics comment on people who forsake the idealism of youth and urge young people to fight the status quo.
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Taylor Swift – Mine
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“Mine” is the lead single from Taylor’s third studio album Speak Now.
It tells the story of a girl whose parents' failed marriage has caused her to take a pessimistic view on love
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Queen – Don't Stop Me Now
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“Don’t Stop Me Now” is one of Queen’s masterpieces, a song that’s aged well with time and landed third on Rolling Stone’s list of the Top 10 Queen Songs. It’s a simple song, an
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Riton & Kah-Lo – Fake ID
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[Chorus] / Three, six, nine / Girls wanna drink wine / Tell the man not to waste your time / If the man broke, the man, he a joke / So you gotta get loose with the Henny and the
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Will Smith (Ft. Coko) – Men in Black
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The mega smash-hit theme song from the equally mega smash-hit Men in Black, the 1997 comics-film starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, with the former rapping this track. Coko
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J. Cole – Change
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On “Change,” Cole reflects on the maturation of his understanding of the cycle of violence and crime in struggling black communities and details the murder of his friend James
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