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Song of the Day #6,325: ‘What Have You Done For Me Lately’ – Janet Jackson

Concluding my look at the albums of 1986…

I didn’t grasp exactly how popular Janet Jackson was until many years later. At the time of her commercial dominance (from 1986 through the end of the last century), she rewrote the record books and achieved feats topped only by her brother Michael. Imagine being that successful and still being #2 in your own family.

It’s even crazier to think that success was halted largely due to the controversy surrounding Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. What a different time that was.

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Song of the Day #2,183: ‘Control’ – Broken Bells

broken_bells_after_the_discoThis has been a slow year for new music, so far. Or at least for new albums that have crossed my particular radar.

Over on the right-hand side of the page, you’ll see the six albums I’ve bought this year and how I rank them. Two I’ve already written about (Shakira’s Shakira and Beck’s Morning Phase) and the rest I will cover this week.

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