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_drafts/2025-02-20-Music-Education.md

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### Vogue - Madonna (1990)
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- Had a role in Warren Beatty‘s dick Tracy movie, songs, "Sooner or Later"
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- Boy, this lady sure makes my parents uncomfortable
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- Not the best singer or the best dancer, but worked harder
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- Vogue-ing was already a thing. Racial and sexual Minorities in ballrooms inspired by fashion. Documentary Paris is burning. Madonna eraced important context.
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- Truth or dare documentary. Romantically involves with Warren Beatty. Also, Dennis Rodman, that happened.
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### Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor (1990)
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_drafts/2025-02-22-Mus101-Pump-Up-The-Jam.md

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> - Features a sample of Loleatta Holloway's "Love Sensation"
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> - High-energy dance track with a rap-pop crossover appeal
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Vibrations_(Marky_Mark_and_the_Funky_Bunch_song)
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### All That She Wants - Ace of Base (1993)
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> - Swedish pop group’s breakout hit
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> - Reggae-inspired beat with melancholic lyrics
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> - Helped define the Eurodance sound of the 90s
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_That_She_Wants
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### The Sign - Ace of Base (1994)
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> - Follow-up hit to "All That She Wants"
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> - Topped charts worldwide and became a 90s pop anthem
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> - Lyrics about self-empowerment and moving on
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sign_(song)

_drafts/2025-02-23-Mus101-New-Jack.md

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- New Jack swing - r&b over hip hop
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- Audition with Biv, alongside Will Smith, Kid n Play, others at show in Philly
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- Beat Elvis for hop 1 for 13 weeks
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### This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan (1995)
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> - Party anthem blending R&B and hip-hop
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> - Known for its smooth vocals and catchy hook
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> - Topped the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_How_We_Do_It
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### Return of the Mack - Mark Morrison (1996)
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- Slick Rick and shaker back scratch
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- This Is How We Do It
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- Fantasy remix with Mariah from Genius of Love
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- Rap influenced r&b
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- One hit wonders
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_of_the_Mack

_drafts/2025-02-24-Mus101-U-Cant.md

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The vocal sample that happens in the song's chorus sections is from Parliament's "Let's Play House".
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### Don't Sweat The Technique - Eric B. & Rakim (1992)
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_drafts/2025-03-15-Mus101-Nuthin-But.md

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- Posse cut (compare to Make 'Em Say Uhh!) by tonight Lil' Kim, Flavor in Your Ear
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- [Bonita Applebum](https://open.spotify.com/track/5N5fp1lYSORdZbWanACki9?si=aaf8f859f4da4dff) rap love song
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### Fuck Tha Polica - NWA (1988)
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### Fuck Tha Police - NWA (1988)
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- NWA gangsta rap: Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, more; *Boyz-n-the-Hood* produced by Dre
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- NWA hit *F*** the Police*
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- *Straight Outta Compton*
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- NWA breaks apart for diverging interests
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### Mind playing tricks on me – Geto Boys (1991)
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- Houston rap
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- Album cover at hospital with eyepatch pulled down to show gunshot wound
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- Beastie Boys producer convinces them to re-spell ghetto to GETO
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- Record is not carried by distributor due to content concerns around murder and necrophilia
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### It was a good day - Ice Cube (1992)
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_drafts/2025-04-15-Mus101-They-Might-Be.md

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### The Distance - Cake (1996)
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- "Rock and Roll Lifestyle" 1994 first album
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- John McCray wise ass singing, not really singing, speaking?
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- "Jolene"
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- "Super bon bon" soul coughing
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- "Never there" on 1998 album. But also "sheep go to heaven" goats go to hell.
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- "Short skirt, long jacket" from 2001 album
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https://open.spotify.com/track/0fsz7tJ7UKXT9hliLfO7aE?si=5c725f49ab8a4bbe

_drafts/2025-04-19-Mus101-Novelty.md

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubthumping
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- 8th studio album
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- anarchist pop provocateurs, hooligans
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- Signed with a major label, anarchists selling out
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- Working class drinking song
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- One hit wonder

_drafts/2025-05-02-Mus101-Dont-Speak.md

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### Santeria - Sublime (1996)
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- Song "date rape"
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- Brad died of heroin overdose in 1996 at 28
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- Ska punk
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- "Caress me down"
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- As a kid had a family trip to the Virgin Islands and fell in love with reggae music
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- Influences: Sugar mynot. Shaka Dimas and pliers song "murder she wrote" reverend doctor tenant something, "west your size".
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- Podcast "Bandsplain" on sublime
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- "Bad fish"
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- Radio DJ at KROQ in LA happens to play "date rape" on the radio and it explodes and that’s how Santeria gets a big break and a major record company deal. Record self titled sublime outfit album, Brad in rehab, but by time of release Brad is dead from heroin overdose.
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- "What I got" and no it’s not a muther-f-ing riot guitar solo, but it is memorable.
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- 311 "all mixed up" "beautiful disaster"

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### Say It Ain't So - Weezer (1995)
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- Blue album
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- Sweater song
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- Not taking themselves too seriously, at least in comparison to grunge. More playful.
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- Buddy Holly, happy days music video
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- Say it any so. About biological dad who left family at 4. Discovering beer in fridge and worried step dad will leave too.
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- Show me the smile
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- Rivers Cuomo. Moves to LA. Kiss fanatic discovers the pixies
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- Loved nirvana song "Sliver"
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- Kim was a member of the pixies which who broke up in 1993 afterwards she joined/formed A band called the breeders. Somewhat dismissively viewed as the pixies’ bassists side project.
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- Song "don’t call home"
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- Perry Farrell from Queens NY, mother commit suicide, he leaves to go to LA lives in a van on the beach. Perry Farrell is a play on words of peripheral.
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- Meet other players from a metal band of course
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- Yes, there was a literal Jane who was a roommate and did have a drug addiction. There were a lot of drugs around, heroin cocaine, etc.
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- Sound halfway between an 80s band and a 90s band. Sitting on the full rum between 80s hair metal and 90s grunge.
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- Song "three days" per Farrell described as Jane‘s addictions stairway to heaven. Is a song about a threesome that lasted three days. Nudity on cover of album hyper censored.
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- "Summertime roles"
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- Music video one word for best alternative music video. Whole thing is low budget in quirky and against the norm of 1990.
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- Been split up a bit when Eric Avery the bass player I think that’s who it was made to pass at lead singer person‘s girlfriend got kicked out of the band. Ben didn’t make any albums for 13 years split band Porno for Pyros came out of this.
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- Recorded first at 11
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- Sugar Cubes, album 1988
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- Bachelorette music video
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- Trip hop, "Sour Times", "All Mine"
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- Massive attack "Unfinished Sympathy"
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- Dated Tricky, told him Never learn to sing

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