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Song of the Day #5,473: ‘Life Goes On’ – BTS

The eighth non-English song to reach the top of the Hot 100 belongs to K-pop sensations BTS. ‘Life Goes On’ was the band’s third #1 hit on the chart in three months, following ‘Dynamite’ and ‘Savage Love,’ but the first in their native tongue. It’s the first song in Korean to top the chart.

This laid-back hip-hop track is the definition of rising high and falling fast. It debuted at #1, slid to #28 in its second week, fell to #93 in its third, and was off the chart completely the week after that. The difference between the staying power of this track vs. its predecessors was largely due to a lack of radio play, likely stemming from it being in Korean.

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Song of the Day #2,082: ‘Life Goes On’ – The Damned

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In a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly dedicated to obscure and underrated gems, comedian (and Late Night bandleader) Fred Armisen had this to say about today’s SOTD, by The Damned:

There’s a song called ‘Life Goes On’ which is one of the most beautiful songs ever written on planet Earth. That’s not my opinion, that’s fact. That’s the fact. It’s one of the most beautiful songs ever written. The lyrics have gotten me through bad times, they’ve gotten me through happy times… the lyrics of ‘Life Goes On’ are what life is about.

You read something like that and of course you have to seek out the song, right?

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