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Song of the Day #6,596: ‘So Much Wine’ – Phoebe Bridgers

An artist as melancholy as Phoebe Bridgers is bound to have a penchant for Christmas music, the most melancholy holiday music of all. And sure enough, Bridgers has as annual tradition of releasing a new tune each Christmas, with proceeds benefiting the Los Angeles LGBT Center.

She might have been too busy in recent years because the tradition paused after the 2022 release of ‘So Much Wine,’ her sixth straight Christmas cover. This one was originated in 2000 by husband/wife alt-country duo The Handsome Family.

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Song of the Day #6,595: ‘Friday I’m in Love’ – Phoebe Bridgers

Phoebe Bridgers has a well-earned reputation for making any song sound like the saddest thing you’ve ever heard.

Case in point: this cover of The Cure’s 1992 jangle pop classic ‘Friday I’m in Love.’ Bridgers recorded this track as part of Spotify Singles, a series that has artists pair a reimagining of an original song with a cover.

Her love for the song traces back to hearing it on her childhood iPod Shuffle and writing the lyrics in a school notebook.

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Song of the Day #6,594: ‘Wild Thing’ – The Troggs

The week of July 26, 1966, found English rock band The Troggs atop the Billboard Hot 100 with their classic hit ‘Wild Thing.’ This was one of two top ten hits for the band in the U.S., with the following year’s ‘Love is All Around’ reaching #7.

‘Wild Thing’ was written by Chip Taylor for the American band The Wild Ones. Their version, released six months earlier, failed to make a splash. It’s not dissimilar from The Troggs’ recording, but lacks its swagger and immediacy.

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Song of the Day #6,593: ‘I Want You, I Need You, I Love You’ – Elvis Presley

Throwing back to the week of July 25, 1956, we find those stalwarts Pat Boone and Gogi Grant holding on to the top spots with ‘I Almost Lost My Mind‘ and ‘The Wayward Wind,’ respectively.

Hot on their heels was that young whippersnapper Elvis Presley, whose second single, ‘I Want You, I Need You, I Love You,’ tried to replicate the success of smash hit ‘Heartbreak Hotel.’ It didn’t quite make it — peaking at #3 on this chart — but it did give Elvis his first #1 on the Country chart.

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Song of the Day #6,592: ‘Not Strong Enough’ – Boygenius

Phoebe Bridgers’ next release (and most recent, at least until next month’s album drop) was her first full-length album with Boygenius.

She, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker reunited in 2023 to release The Record, an album that built on the promise of their 2018 EP. It was a major critical success, landing seven Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year, and winning three.

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