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Om Namo Narayanaya: meaning and purpose of popular Vishnu mantra
Für Elise: 2 versions of Beethoven's best-known piano piece
Je te veux: Satie's love song refashioned as piano piece
Phrygian mode in Pink Floyd songs
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Music Theory
Things We Said Today: the only Beatles song featuring Phrygian mode
England
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Rock
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1960s
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Gimme Three Steps: the bar where Lynyrd Skynyrd's frontman almost got shot
USA
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Rock
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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
Music Theory
9 Beatles songs that combine harmonic major with Ionian mode
England
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Rock
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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
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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
,
Rock
,
1970s
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A Dios le Pido: Juanes' Spanish lyrics behind the song success
Colombia
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Latin
,
2000s
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Makin' Whoopee: cautionary song warning against the trappings of marriage
USA
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Popular Song
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1920s
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1930s
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Knights of Cydonia: Dorian-mode refrain boosting best Muse song
England
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Rock
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2000s
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Mariposa Traicionera: meaning and flamenco roots of Maná's top hit
Mexico
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Latin
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Rock
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2000s
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Mexicali Blues: debut song by the Grateful Dead's psychedelic poet
USA
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Rock
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1970s
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Tumbling Dice: hundred reels of tape for a messy Rolling Stones mix
England
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Rock
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1970s
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Livin' la Vida Loca: why is Ricky Martin's best song so catchy?
Puerto Rico
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USA
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Latin
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Popular Song
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1990s
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Three Little Fishies: origin of the cautionary children's song
USA
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Children's song
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Popular Song
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1930s
1 comment
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Pancho and Lefty: gangster song that saved Townes Van Zandt from a speeding ticket
USA
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Folk
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1970s
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Cali Pachanguero: meaning behind essential Colombian salsa by Jairo Varela
Colombia
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Flamenco
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Latin
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Popular Song
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1980s
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Locomotive Breath: fine groove born from Jethro Tull's studio session
England
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Progressive Rock
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1970s
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Ferry Cross the Mersey: Merseybeat classic arranged by the Fifth Beatle
England
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Popular Song
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Rock
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Soundtrack
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1960s
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Oye Como Va: meaning and origin of the best-known cha-cha-chá song
USA
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Latin
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Popular Song
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Rock
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1960s
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1970s
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Ladytron: Roxy Music's lunar landing with mellotron, oboe, and synth
England
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Rock
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1970s
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La Bamba: meaning and tragedy behind the best-known son jarocho
Mexico
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USA
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Folk
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Latin
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Popular Song
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1960s
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1980s
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