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Song of the Day 3,542: ‘Sixteen’ – OH MY GIRL

I’ve featured only one K-POP (Korean pop) song on my blog — Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style,’ which at the time was the most-viewed video on YouTube. ‘Gangnam Style’ has since dropped to number four on that list, unseated by new #1 ‘Despacito’ (approaching 5 billion views!) as well as Wiz Khalifa’s ‘See You Again’ and Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You.’

K-POP band OH MY GIRL, abbreviated as OMG, are a few billion views shy of Psy. Their top video clocks in with five and half million views, which still ain’t shabby.

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Song of the Day #3,541: ‘Fifteen’ – Taylor Swift

As with Big Star’s ‘Thirteen,’ I knew exactly which song I’d feature for today’s number before I even started looking. Taylor Swift’s ‘Fifteen’ is lovely and iconic and certainly the best song ever written with this title.

Swift is also in contention for slot #22 with, you guessed it, ’22,’ but I have decided to go with only one song per artist, so somebody else will get the nod in a week.

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Song of the Day #3,540: ’14’ – Paula Cole

Paula Cole… now there’s a blast from the past. The singer-songwriter made a big splash in the late 90s with top ten hit ‘Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?‘ and the even better ‘I Don’t Want to Wait.’ Her sophomore album Fire, on which those songs appeared, went double platinum.

Cole was nominated for seven Grammys that year and won Best New Artist. She was never seen again.

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Song of the Day #3,539: ‘Thirteen’ – Elliott Smith

As soon as I decided to blog about ’31 Numbered Songs’ I knew #13 would be Big Star’s ‘Thirteen.’ It’s one of my favorite songs, named after a number or not. The only problem is I’ve already featured it.

But that problem turned into a blessing when I discovered this cover version by Elliott Smith. Who better to capture the melancholy ache of this adolescent anthem?

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Song of the Day #3,538: ‘Twelve’ – Ivy Falls

Ivy Falls is a Belgian band fronted by singer Fien Deman. Most of the information I can find about Deman and the band is in Dutch, but the official website says that Ivy Falls is “her first solo project, after giving people chills with the orchestral pop of I will, I swear and collaborating with Illuminine and Satin Jackets.”

Ivy Falls is more popular than the last few acts I’ve featured. The video for ‘Twelve’ clocks in with more than 5,000 views.

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