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Song of the Day #2,015: ‘Same Love’ – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

macklemore_ryan_lewisGuest blogger Dana continues…

Dana’s Best Songs of 2013
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – ‘Same Love’

 
Here’s another song from an album I don’t own, but I can’t imagine not putting this song on a best of list. I was first exposed to the song through a live performance on the Colbert Report and I was completely blown away. I had liked some of the other hits by Macklemore from the radio, but this one was a cut above. Obviously, the social import of the song helps tremendously.

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Song of the Day #2,014: ‘Wrecking Ball’ – Miley Cyrus

miley_cyrus_wrecking_ballGuest blogger Dana continues…

Dana’s Best Songs of 2013
Miley Cyrus – ‘Wrecking Ball’

 
Here is another song I came to through the controversial video and radio play. However, getting beyond Miley’s shedding of Hannah Montana and her controversial antics at various appearances, most notably the MTV music awards, the fact of the matter is, at least in my opinion, this is a damn good song.

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Song of the Day #2,013: ‘Blurred Lines’ – Robin Thicke

blurred_linesPlease welcome guest blogger Dana…

Dana’s Best Songs of 2013
Robin Thicke – ‘Blurred Lines’

 
Well, those who read our back and forth on your blog had to have known, just as you did, that this song would make an appearance.:)

Here’s another example of a song I love from radio play, but have not bought the album, nor do I intend to do so. I have heard a few of the other tracks from the album and they were far weaker than this mega-hit.

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Thoughts on the Golden Globes

When an awards show host is really bad, it’s reassuring to know that following the opening monologue you’re really not going to see much more of him.

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Last night’s Golden Globes had the opposite problem. Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler set the tone so perfectly in their opening — every joke was a slam dunk — that once they left the stage it was all downhill. Given the time constraints and all those pesky awards to give out, I’m not sure how exactly Fey and Poehler could have been integrated into the rest of the show, but their absence was sorely missed.

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Song of the Day #2,012: ‘Counting Stars’ – OneRepublic

one_republic_counting_starsFrequent commenter Dana had quite a bit to say about my ‘best songs of the year’ selections (in particular, he lamented the lack of radio hits).

Obviously every year-end list is different. Mine was light on Billboard toppers, and I’m sure Dana’s hypothetical list would ignore the great year for women in country music. Both of our lists would completely ignore heavy metal. Doesn’t make either of us right or wrong.

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