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Song of the Day #5,863: ‘Paint it Black’ – Hildegard Von Blingen’

Bardcore got its start in early 2020, and quickly became popular with the same crowd that took to sea shanties and cottage core.

In an interview from that year, Hildegard Von Blingen’ tied her blossoming success to the Covid pandemic. “Mediaevalism has played such a big role in popular culture for many years, but for this year I feel like we’re feeling a certain kinship with the people of the middle ages given they went through plagues and wars.”

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Song of the Day #2,649: ‘Paint It Black’ – The Rolling Stones

aftermathHere’s a song that’s nearly 50 years old but doesn’t sound a day over 25.

1966’s ‘Paint It Black’ was The Rolling Stones’ third #1 single in the U.S. (following ‘I Can’t Get No Satisfaction’ and ‘Get Off of My Cloud). They would release five more over the next 12 years and never again reach the top of the charts (barring a surprise new release by the octogenarians).

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