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Song of the Day #5,239: ‘Havana’ – J. Fla
I am currently out of the country dealing with a family emergency, so will not be able to continue my posts on the albums of 2004 just yet. Instead, I’m offering up a week of cover songs by South Korean singer-songwriter J. Fla. Enjoy!
Song of the Day #5,238: ‘Beachball’ – R.E.M.
The Random iTunes Fairy has been eavesdropping again, serving up a song related to my recent listening habits.
I’ve been working my way through the entire R.E.M. discography in order, as I suggested I would back in September. And I just recently finished the band’s 2001 album Reveal, on which today’s random selection appears.
Song of the Day #5,237: ‘Baby Hold On’ – The Chicks
The 2006 album Taking the Long Way was The Chicks’ first following the fallout over lead singer Natalie Maines’ criticism over then-president George W. Bush. Though they had been blacklisted by country radio and received death threats from angry idiots, they ended up recording one of the best-received records of their career.
The album went double-platinum, a far cry from three previous albums that sold three to five times as many copies but still impressive. And it won five Grammys, including Album, Song and Record of the Year. They might have lost a ton of fans, but they gained a ton more.
Song of the Day #5,236: ‘Take Me Out’ – Franz Ferdinand
Continuing my look at the albums of 2004…
Scottish alternative band Franz Ferdinand released their self-titled debut in 2004 to great success in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The band emerged as one of the leaders of the post-punk revival, alongside such acts as the White Stripes, The Strokes and Arctic Monkeys.
My appreciation for this genre is inconsistent. I’ve enjoyed some of the White Stripes albums, and I do like the idea of muscular but melodic music in general, but I don’t count any of these bands among my favorites.
Meet Me In Montauk 