Song of the Day #2,204: ‘Stay With Me’ – Sam Smith

sam_smithI’m back, after a two-week hiatus for which I offer my deepest apologies. Who knew that our nation’s capital had inspired such a horrible collection of songs? Somebody with talent should get to D.C. right away and pen something of quality.

To get back in the swing of things, I’m going to take a look at the Billboard Hot 100 chart to see which new singles are striking a nerve.

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Song of the Day #2,203: ‘Say It Right’ – Nelly Furtado

nelly_furtado_looseI managed to post 2,194 Song of the Day posts without once featuring a Nelly Furtado song, and now I’m posting my second in a week.

One of the hardest concepts for me to wrap my mind around is the idea of true randomness. Every time I’m in my car and randomly hear three Beatles songs back-to-back-to-back, I figure something must be wrong with the stereo system.

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Song of the Day #2,202: ‘Dickhead’ – Kate Nash

kate_nash_made_of_bricksI bought Kate Nash’s Made of Bricks in 2007 when it was riding a wave of critical hype. I listened to it once, was thoroughly unimpressed, then shelved it, never to hear it again.

Until today, when the charmingly titled ‘Dickhead’ popped up as today’s Random iTunes selection.

Have the ensuing seven years changed my mind about the merits of Ms. Nash?

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