DIY #1: Missed My Calling As An iTunes DJ.
I am madly excited to share with you my ultimate wedding dance party playlist. I am not normally a dancer -- nor do I often have the desire to dance. However, 50% of the songs on this list challenge that general notion and, as such, my inclination to stay seated.
I've tried to consider my audience. I have imagined busting a move on the dance floor with my ma and my little sis (who are much better and more willing dancers than I). I have considered my country roots, my indie-folk love, my 90s hip hop fiancé, my mainstream radio pop friends (no BSB, though, because the vitriol is strong in this one #sorrynotsorry).
Honestly, though, most of this playlist reminds me of all the best moments with my two sisters, blaring and rapping silly songs on road trips, bar hopping when we were young and dumb and more energized than today, and engaging in impromptu kitchen dance parties with paper Santa beards and serious discussions about Clipse lyrics.
It fills me with good feelings I can't even fully describe.
It is for this reason more than any that I've said no thanks to a DJ, in favour of hitting "play". This is a love letter to my sisters, almost more than to my to-be husband. (His love letter will be in my walking-down-the-aisle tune and our first dance song.)
I've spent a lot of time considering music blogs on wedding playlists. One of the best pieces of advice I received was that no one, unless under the influence of E, is going to want to dance for three hours straight, so back-to-back-to-back-to-back hits isn't necessary; input songs that deescalate to allow for drink and bathroom breaks. If you know me well enough, you know that mixes are sort of my thang (I've probably even made you one that has been collecting dust since), so fading song into song on a large scale was BOMB.
I've had so much fun and I'm looking forward to dancing with you on Saturday, April 13, 2019.
61 songs, 3 hrs. 58 mins, 7 slow songs
YEAR
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ARTIST
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SONG TITLE
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GENRE
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1.
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2009
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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
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"Home"
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Indie Folk-Rock
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2.
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2014
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
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"Uptown Funk"
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Pop Funk/Soul
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3.
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2002
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Jay-Z ft. Panjabi MC
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"Beware of the Boys"
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Alt. Hip Hop
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4.
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1996
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Weezer
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"Falling for You"
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Alt. Rock
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5.
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2001
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Pink
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"Don't Let Me Get Me"
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Pop Rock
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6.
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2003
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The Postal Service
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"Such Great Heights"
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Indie Pop
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7.
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2008
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Rosi Golan ft. William Fizsimmons
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"Hazy"
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Indie Folk
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8.
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1969
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Lee Dorsey
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"A Lover Was Born"
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Soul/Funk
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9.
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2003
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Britney Spears
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"Toxic"
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Pop
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10.
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2003
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The Killers
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"Mr. Brightside"
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Alt. Rock / Post Punk Revival
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11.
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2007
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Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse
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"Valerie" (cover)
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Indie Rock / Soul
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12.
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1981
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The Police
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"Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"
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Rock
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13.
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1956
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Johnny Cash
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"I Walk the Line"
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Country
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14.
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1991
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The Tragically Hip
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"Long Time Running"
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Folk Rock
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15.
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2012
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Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch
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"Sweet Nothing"
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EDM
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16.
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2006
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Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland
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"Promiscuous"
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Dance Pop
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17.
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2003
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Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
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"Crazy in Love"
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Pop R&B
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18.
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2001
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Hawksley Workman
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"Striptease"
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Glam Rock
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19.
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2014
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Taylor Swift
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"Shake it Off"
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Dance Pop
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20.
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1980
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Dolly Parton
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"9 to 5"
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Country
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21.
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1988
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Neneh Cherry
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"Buffalo Stance"
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Hip Hop / Dance Pop
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22.
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2012
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Twenty One Pilots
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"Can't Help Falling in Love with You" (cover)
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Pop Rock
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23.
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2012
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Serena Ryder
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"What I Wouldn't Do"
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Pop
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24.
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2008
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Estelle ft. Kanye West
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"American Boy"
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R&B/Disco Funk
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25.
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1997
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Harvey Danger
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"Flagpole Sitta"
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Power Pop
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26.
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2013
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Pharrell Williams
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"Happy"
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Neo Soul
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27.
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1997
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Tanto Metro & Devante
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"Everyone Falls in Love"
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Dancehall
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28.
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1998
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The Rascalz
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"Northern Touch"
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Hip Hop
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29.
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1992
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The Cranberries
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"Dreams"
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Alt. Rock
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30.
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2005
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Bright Eyes
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"First Day of my Life"
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Indie Folk
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31.
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2002
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Outkast
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"Hey Ya"
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Soul/Funk
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32.
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2010
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Cee-Lo Green
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"Fuck You"
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Pop Soul/Funk
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33.
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1999
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Rufus Wainwright
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"Instant Pleasure"
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Pop Rock
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34.
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2002
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Missy Elliott vs. The White Stripes
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"Gossip Nation Army"
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Hip Hop
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35.
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2001
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Shaggy
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"Hope"
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Reggae Fusion
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36.
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2013
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Lorde
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"Royals"
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Alt. Pop
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37.
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1944
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Ella Fitzgerald
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"Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall"
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Jazz/Blues
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38.
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1994
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Jann Arden
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"Good Mother"
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Alt. Pop
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39.
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1994
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R.E.M.
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"What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
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Alt. Rock
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40.
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1975
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Queen
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"You're My Best Friend"
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Rock
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41.
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1993
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Sammy Kershaw
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"She Don't Know She's Beautiful"
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Country
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42.
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1990
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Spirit of the West
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"Home for a Rest"
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Folk Rock
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43.
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2006
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Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins
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"Handle with Care" (cover)
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Indie Pop / Alt. Country
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44.
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2007
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R. Kelly vs. Broken Social Scene
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"I'm a Flirt"
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Hip Hop
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45.
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2012
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The Lumineers
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"Ho Hey"
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Folk Rock
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46.
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1999
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Chantal Kreviazuk
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"Feels Like Home"
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Pop Rock
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47.
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2011
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Lana Del Rey
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"Diet Mountain Dew"
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R&B
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48.
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2001
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Destiny's Child
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"Survivor"
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R&B
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49.
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1999
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Choclair
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"Rubbin'"
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Hip Hop
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50.
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1993
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Tupac
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"Keep Ya Head Up"
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Hip Hop
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51.
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2004
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The Streets
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"Could Well Be In"
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Alt. Hip Hop
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52.
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1991
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Boyz II Men
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"Motown Philly"
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R&B
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53.
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2005
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Sean Paul
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"Temperature"
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Dancehall
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54.
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2007
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Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson & d.o.e.
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"Way I Are"
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Hip Hop/Electro
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55.
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2007
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M.I.A.
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"Paper Planes"
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Alt. Hip Hop
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56.
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1998
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Ludacris
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"What's Your Fantasy"
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Hip Hop
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57.
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2006
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Clipse
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"Wamp Wamp (What It Do)"
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Hip Hop
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58.
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2007
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Enur
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"Calabria 2007"
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House
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59.
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1998
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Lauryn Hill
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"Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"
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R&B
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60.
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2001
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Ben Folds
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"The Luckiest"
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Alt. Rock
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61.
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1981
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Journey
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"Don't Stop Believin'"
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Rock
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Original goal list posted here
