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Guajira Guantanamera: song meaning and origin of the lyrics
6 songs to unpack Ionian mode and the major scale
Danse Macabre: skeletal images in Saint Saens' iconic xylophone
6 songs combining harmonic minor and Aeolian mode
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Vivir Mi Vida: meaning and origin of Marc Anthony's jubilant salsa
Algeria
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USA
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Latin
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2010s
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Ramblin' on My Mind: Delta blues masterpiece cut in a hotel room
USA
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Blues
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1930s
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No Quarter: two minor modal modes of Led Zeppelin's psychedelic track
England
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Rock
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1970s
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Harry Hippie: Bobby Womack's recollection of his brother tragic death
USA
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1970s
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Desafinado: a song for those who cannot sing
Brazil
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1950s
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1960s
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Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On: the record that shot Jerry Lee Lewis to fame
USA
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Rock
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1950s
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Beatles songs featuring Lydian mode
England
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Rock
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1960s
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Burbujas de Amor: playful and saucy lyrics by Juan Luis Guerra
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Latin
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1990s
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Flat Foot Floogie: vulgar meaning of the swing hit song
USA
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Jazz
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1930s
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The Bells of Rhymney: two major modal modes of famous protest song
USA
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Folk
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Protest Song
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Rock
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1950s
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1960s
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Hypnotized: Fleetwood Mac's song about aliens
England
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USA
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Rock
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1970s
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Dos Gardenias: romantic lyrics of the famous Cuban bolero
Cuba
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Bolero
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Latin
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1940s
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1990s
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Reelin' In the Years: the tandem of effective lyrics and one of the best guitar solos of all time
USA
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Rock
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1970s
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Bony Moronie: blues roots of the seminal rock and roll hit
USA
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Rock
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1950s
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Garota De Ipanema: world's best-known bossa nova tune came to Jobim in a bar
Brazil
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Latin
,
1960s
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Things We Said Today: the only Beatles song featuring Phrygian mode
England
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Rock
,
1960s
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Gimme Three Steps: the bar where Lynyrd Skynyrd's frontman almost got shot
USA
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Rock
,
1970s
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Firth of Fifth: impressionistic Genesis song as a prog-rock masterpiece
England
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Progressive Rock
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1970s
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Suavemente: meaning of Elvis Crespo's best song
Puerto Rico
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USA
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Dance
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Latin
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1990s
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Cum On Feel the Noize: Slade's instant hit recipe
England
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Rock
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1970s
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Terraplane Blues: first song to compare car problems with intimate relationship
USA
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Blues
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1930s
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Mambo Italiano: Bob Merrill's meaningless lyrics composed on restaurant napkin
USA
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Latin
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Popular Song
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1950s
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9 Beatles songs that combine harmonic major with Ionian mode
England
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Rock
,
1960s
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D'yer Mak'er: meaning of Led Zeppelin's most controversial song
England
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Reggae
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Rock
,
1970s
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El Farsante and 7 more songs by Ozuna in Dorian and Aeolian modes
Puerto Rico
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Urbano
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2010s
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2020s
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Yakety Yak: teenager's answer to household chores in a hit song
USA
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Rock
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1950s
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I Shot the Sheriff: Burnin' spliff nearly destroyed Bob Marley's original recording
Jamaica
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Reggae
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1970s
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La Cucaracha: the song about a stoned legless cockroach as a ridicule against Mexican dictator
Mexico
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Spain
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Ballade
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Folk
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1960s
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Muskrat Love: the polarizing song of America
USA
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Popular Song
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Rock
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1970s
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Seven Seas of Rhye: song of imaginary land brought to life by Ionian and Mixolydian modes
England
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Rock
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1970s
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