Song of the Day #2,081: ‘Satellite’ – Elliott Smith

elliott_smithThe Random iTunes Fairy first served up Brad Paisley’s ‘Accidental Racist‘ for today and I was delighted, as few songs provide so much fodder for discussion and ridicule.

Don’t get me wrong, I love Brad Paisley. But by now, even he must realize how laughably bad a song he released in that case.

Alas, I have featured the song on the blog already, so I had to skip to the next random track.

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Song of the Day #2,080: ‘All Down the Line’ – The Rolling Stones

exileonmainstreet‘All Down the Line’ is one of the greatest songs on one of The Rolling Stones’ greatest albums, Exile On Main Street. It bursts with the energy and attitude of all their best work.

This was the first track recorded for Exile On Main Street and Mick’s pick as the first single, though he was overruled when the band went with ‘Tumbling Dice‘ instead.

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Song of the Day #2,078: ‘Beyoncé Medley’ – Superfruit

superfruit_beyonceThe two male vocal leads from Pentatonix, Mitch Grassi and Scott Hoying, produce a YouTube side project called Superfruit in which they crack wise on camera and deliver some pretty amazing songs.

A couple of weeks ago I linked to their performance of the Frozen soundtrack, with fellow Pentatonix member Kirstie Maldonado in support.

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