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Scarlet Begonias: three major Mixolydian chords in a Grateful Dead's ballad
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Big Noise from Winnetka: timeless jazz melody born in a drum and bass jam
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Dorian mode in The Doors songs
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Smackwater Jack: the classic tale of outlaws and lawmen and the blues harmony behind it
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Longfellow Serenade and the fireside poet that kindled Neil Diamond's song
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Peace Frog: the only Doors song featuring Lydian mode
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Wildwood Weed: the cheeky ganja farmers song that got banned
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1970s
Music Theory
Mixolydian mode in The Doors songs
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Vivir Mi Vida: meaning and origin of Marc Anthony's jubilant salsa
Algeria
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Ramblin' on My Mind: Delta blues masterpiece cut in a hotel room
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Harry Hippie: Bobby Womack's recollection of his brother tragic death
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Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On: the record that shot Jerry Lee Lewis to fame
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1950s
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Flat Foot Floogie: vulgar meaning of the swing hit song
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1930s
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The Bells of Rhymney: two major modal modes of famous protest song
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Flute Sonata: canonical performance of Poulenc's best-known piece
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Hypnotized: Fleetwood Mac's song about aliens
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Reelin' In the Years: the tandem of effective lyrics and one of the best guitar solos of all time
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1970s
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Bony Moronie: blues roots of the seminal rock and roll hit
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1950s
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Gimme Three Steps: the bar where Lynyrd Skynyrd's frontman almost got shot
USA
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Concerning Hobbits: portraying home with the penny whistle
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2000s
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Suavemente: meaning of Elvis Crespo's best song
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Terraplane Blues: first song to compare car problems with intimate relationship
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Mambo Italiano: Bob Merrill's meaningless lyrics composed on restaurant napkin
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1950s
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Yakety Yak: teenager's answer to household chores in a hit song
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Hedwig’s Theme: magical mood cast by the celesta melody
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Popular songs showing the submediant chord in all diatonic modes
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