Song of the Day #2,020: ‘Headlights’ – Eminem

marshall_mathers_lp_2Guest blogger Dana continues…

Dana’s Best Songs of 2013
Eminem – ‘Headlights’

 
Okay, here’s an instance where I probably would have put your selection, ‘Bad Guy’ on my list, but since you already featured that great track from the new Eminem album, I’m going to go with another one of my favorites, ‘Headlights.’

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Song of the Day #2,018: ‘I Could Hurt You Now’ – Aimee Mann

whateverToday’s track is from Aimee Mann’s first solo album, 1993’s Whatever. 1993? Has it really been 20 years since Aimee Mann embarked on her solo career?

If there’s one thing this blog does on a regular basis, it’s remind me of how freaking old I’m getting.

I love how this album really sounds like a bridge between Mann’s work with ‘Til Tuesday and the much more polished sound of her later records.

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Song of the Day #2,017: ‘M-O-N-E-Y (Live)’ – Lyle Lovett

lyle_lovett_live_in_texasWhenever a Random Weekend selection pops up, I first search the blog to make sure I haven’t featured it before. I’ve been doing this long enough that I’ve completely forgotten writing about some songs.

When I searched for “Texas,” because the album featuring this song is called Live in Texas, five of the first dozen or so results were Lyle Lovett songs. Some had Texas in the title, some had it in the lyrics, some included references to Texas by me.

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Song of the Day #2,016: ‘Locked Out of Heaven’ – Bruno Mars

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Guest blogger Dana continues…

Dana’s Best Songs of 2013
Bruno Mars – ‘Locked Out of Heaven’

 
This is another one that came up in my comments to your list regarding what I thought were some conspicuous omissions.

Like you, I am not a huge fan of Mars, and I have never bought one of his albums. However, his talent is really quite undeniable, even if I don’t always love his style.

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