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Put On Your Sunday Clothes - Jerry Herman, Michael Crawford, Barbra Streisand, Ernest Lehman, Lionel Newman

Fans of the Pixar movie 'Wall-E' should recognize this song in a heartbeat. It's the song that Wall-E hums, a leftover from a more civilized ago. A reminder that humanity can be good. It's such a feelgood song. And I love myself a little

Pentagrams - The Smashing Pumpkins

Never really been a big fan of The Smashing Pumpkins, but they have a new release out, and I per chanced upon it and actually kind of really liked it. Especially this song. It's deep and dark and a lot of bass.

Nas Ne Doganiat - t.A.T.u.

From the same album as the very well know "All The Things She Said". This song (as well as All The Things She Said) has a certain power to it. Rebellion against a repressive regime. I remember the controversy around the band's members. Are they faking

Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) - Lostprophets

There was a time when emo was big. And it was fun to mock them. This is one of those songs that was fun to play with my friends on the guitar: it's a simple chord progression, and fun to 'scream your heart out' while playing

No Love - Eminem, Lil Wayne

As mentioned in a previous post (https://music.vuokko.be/lose-yourself/) I'm not a big hiphop/rap fan, except for Eminem. There's only a handful of songs I know the lyrics to completely, and this is one of them. They resonate with me like few other

Dying in Your Arms - Trivium

I'm a big fan of the lyrics here: And now I see it's you that's tearing me (ensnaring me) This is me dying in your arms I cut you out, now set me free Right from the romantic era! So dramatic, so teenager.

Looking Glass - The Birthday Massacre

Darkwave! I have no idea what this genre is about, but the heavy guitars make this track for me. The lyrics and mood of the song don't match the girly vocals, making this song so creepy/eery that I love it. Check out the music video if you

Tierra Azul - Vibrasphere

Another track from the 'make migraines go away' playlist: Tierra Azul. I don't usually listen to this progressive trans type of music, but this was recommended by a friend and it clicks with me. The smooth soothing bassline... I can listen to this for hours, perfect

She Wants To Know - Half Moon Run

Another Indie track today! Listen out for the epic drums that keep the groove going, and the sinister bass track that further underlines the meaning in the lyrics: that there's something lurking underneath the relationship that the vocalist is singing about.

The Oxidising Angel - Blutengel

There was a time where I wore only black, and I listened to all this dark goth/metal stuff. This one was especially mesmerizing to me, those electronic beats, those lyrics, those heavenly female vocals: He created an angel just for himself He gave her beauty, he gave her life

Hot Right Now - DJ Fresh, Rita Ora

Recently saw a TikTok video: "What's your dubstep generation", and because I correctly identified this track, I identify as a millenial dubstepper. Which is indeed true: I'm a millenial, and I remember this track! It's also summer, but in Belgium right now,

Cardinal - Kacey Musgraves

Just a great track, and some great visuals as well, that's why I included the Youtube video as well. Put on your headphones, drown out the outside world and embark on a little 3 minute journey.

Damclub Hooligan - Heideroosjes

It's Euro 24, the only time when I care a little about soccer! And let there be this 'famous' Dutch punk band that wrote a song about the best that soccer has to offer (note: sarcasm): hooliganism! The lyrics are amazing: Het is 'n prachtig

Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein

I'm deep into classical music last couple weeks/months. And into Jazz, so why not combine both? This piece 'Rhapsody in Blue' is also featured in Fantasia 2000, and it's fascinating to see how my 2,5 year old son is mesmerized by the

Born This Way - Lady Gaga

I'm a Gaga fan, you know this. I just put my 'Liked songs' playlist on shuffle on Spotify and this banger came on. I just had to share. That's all, I was born this way, deal with it!

Flashpoint - Hybrid

I love a song with a good buildup, and this track has one for the ages. It starts off with some ambient, then a voice reading lyrics and then the synths begin. Some deep bass rumbles in the background, making everything sound eerie. An orchestra joins as well, some strings,

The Köln Concert Pt.1 - Keith Jarrett

The story behind this song (and by extension the entire album) is so fascinating! It's a story of how everything went wrong, and yet such beautiful music was created that one evening making it so that this album is the best selling solo piano album ever. In a

How Long - The Shitz

Belgica! A few years ago there was this Belgian movie called 'Belgica' about a famous bar here. And for that movie, Soulwax created the music, a bunch of little bands each with their own style and tracks that perform in the movie. One that stuck with me has

Attitude - HyunA

Short but powerful today's track is: Somehow the algorithm decided I should have a listen, but I don't really recall every listening to HyunA before, until I browsed through her popular tracks and found this gem from way back when: "bubble, bubble, bubble pop, bubble,

Hurricane - Thirty Seconds To Mars

There's something dark about this track, the video (see below, NSFW warning) especially. And it pulls me, it intrigues me. I've always been intrigued by dark stuff like this, things that 'normal' people deem 'beyond normal'. I've even used a

You Want It Darker - Leonard Cohen

"You Want It Darker" is the title track of the 14th and last studio album with the same title as the title track of Leonard Cohen, who died 17 days after this album came out. It feels as if Leonard felt death arriving and was greeting him as

Bird on a Wire - Jennifer Warnes

If you're an audiophile you've heard of a certain 'Crinacle'. A Youtuber that reviews IEMs (In ear monitors) and other types of audiophile hardware, and who also collaborates with IEM makers to create IEMs that follow his preferred sound characteristics (full Harman!). I myself

World Class Sinner / I'm a Freak - Lily-Rose Depp

A while ago, HBO aired a series called 'The Idol' about a pop artist: Lily-Rose Depp (yet, daughter of Cpt. Jack Sparrow) struggling with being a superstar and finding inspiration for the next big hit, and finding said inspiration in a weird underworld producer type of guy, portrayed

Look Alive - Hana Vu

I've listened to a couple 'recently released' playlists and a few caught my attention (yesterday's St. Vincent was one of them, as well as today's song). It's such a sweet atmospheric song, it relaxes me. I need that sometimes.

Big Time Nothing - St. Vincent

Catchy groove, groovy bass, some sweet lyrics (see the video below, it's pretty good for one of those lyrics videos. I usually don't enjoy those, this was the exception to the rule).