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The Cars
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5 - ‘You’re All I Got Tonight' (1978)

Another banger from the debut that was never released as a single. The song was called a "wonderful pop song" by Kit Rachlis of Rolling Stone.

Here’s a great club performance from 1978…

m.youtube.com/watch?v=CEEUGaQTTQ0&list=RDCEEUGaQTTQ0&start_radio=1&pp=ygUkeW91J3JlIGFsbCBpJ3ZlIGdvdCB0b25pZ2h0IHRoZSBjYXJzoAcB
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#ScavengerHunt2
#MusicChallenge

**Day 11** A song title/lyric featuring an accessory for hair…

The Avant Garde - ‘Yellow Beads’ (1967)

A psychedelic pop duo featuring the late TV game show host Chuck Woolery. The group released three singles & disbanded.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=gv4uXRthdwk&list=RDgv4uXRthdwk&start_radio=1&pp=ygUcdGhlIGF2YW50LWdhcmRlIHllbGxvdyBiZWFkc6AHAQ%3D%3D
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge

*Day 11* A song over 7 minutes long….

Television - ‘Marquee Moon’ (1977)

A very well-spent 10:39...

m.youtube.com/watch?v=g4myghLPLZc&list=RDg4myghLPLZc&start_radio=1&pp=ygUMTWFycXVlZSBtb29uoAcB
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#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge

*Day 11* A song from your favorite genre…

The Magic Numbers - ‘Forever Lost’ (2005)

Power-pop, indie, folk-mod, dolphin-wave, post-bluegrass-progressive, mosquito-jazz-glam...😐

“...it's still rock and roll to me.” - Billy Joel

m.youtube.com/watch?v=1CEhL7O2u3U&list=RD1CEhL7O2u3U&start_radio=1&pp=ygUabWFnaWMgbnVtYmVycyBmb3JldmVyIGxvc3SgBwE%3D
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Lilys - Can't Make Your Life Better [USA, Indie Pop] (1996)
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#AprilMusicChallenge
#MusicChallenge

**Day 10** A song with the number 10 in the title…

The Yardbirds - ‘Happenings Ten Years Time Ago’ (1966)

The group's first song to feature the dual-lead guitar line-up of Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page. The single peaked at No. 30.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=IfjXrZFrakE&list=RDIfjXrZFrakE&start_radio=1&pp=ygUceWFyZGJpcmRzIHRlbiB5ZWFycyB0aW1lIGFnb6AHAQ%3D%3D
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#ArtistFave15
The Cars
#MusicChallenge

6 - ‘It’s All I Can Do’ (1979)

The song just missed the Top 40, reaching #41. It received mostly positive feedback from critics; it contains one of the best lyrics in their arsenal: 'When I was crazy, I thought you were great.'

m.youtube.com/watch?v=7ytKXmsJnoY&list=RD7ytKXmsJnoY&start_radio=1&pp=ygURaXQncyBhbGwgaSBjYW4gZG-gBwE%3D
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#ScavengerHunt2
#MusicChallenge

**Day 10** A song containing something with a lid…

Squirrel Nut Zippers - ‘Put a Lid On It' (1996)

I found this to be a very difficult challenge, for some reason. 🤔

m.youtube.com/watch?v=BrgJmyPh2UI&list=RDBrgJmyPh2UI&start_radio=1&pp=ygUkc3F1aXJyZWwgbnV0IHppcHBlcnMgcHV0IGEgbGlkIG9uIGl0oAcB
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge

*Day 10* A song with a color in the title…

Gary Schneider - ‘My Green Tambourine' (1979)

A cover of the Lemon Pipers’ 1967 #1 hit. This homemade recording borders on ‘spoken word’. Absolutely charming and sublime. Lo-fi goodness.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=e3ZIWRgnNOs&list=RDe3ZIWRgnNOs&start_radio=1&pp=ygUUR2FyeSBTY2huZWlkZXIgZ3JlZW6gBwE%3D
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#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge

*Day 10* A song with triplets…

The Cure - ‘ Boy's Don't Cry’ (1979)

Robert's guitar part and the drums unite for triplets throughout this track.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=9GkVhgIeGJQ&list=RD9GkVhgIeGJQ&start_radio=1&pp=ygUOYm95cyBkb24ndCBjcnmgBwE%3D
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#AprilMusicChallenge
#MusicChallenge

**Day 9** A song beginning with the letter ‘G …

Tones On Tail - ‘Go’ (1984)

A side project of Daniel Ash & Kevin Haskins of Bauhaus, one critic called this song "one of the defining moments of early-80’s new wave dance."

m.youtube.com/watch?v=g6hpAihC3Qk&list=RDg6hpAihC3Qk&start_radio=1&pp=ygUQdG9uZXMgb24gdGFpbCBnb6AHAQ%3D%3D
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Venus Peter “Every Planets Son” [Japan, Neo-Psychedelia] (1992)
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#ArtistFave15
The Cars
#MusicChallenge

7- ‘Just What I Needed’ (1978)

The band's very first single. Five of my top seven songs are from this record, which I consider the greatest debut ever. It reached #27 on Billboard's Top 100 & began an amazing pop music journey.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=TB4gJ7shVD0&list=RDTB4gJ7shVD0&start_radio=1&pp=ygUbanVzdCB3aGF0IGkgbmVlZGVkIHRoZSBjYXJzoAcB
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#ScavengerHunt2
#MusicChallenge

**Day 9** A song with something found under a bed…

Talking Heads - ‘Drugs’ (1979)

I may or may not have hid my stash in a cigar box under my bed in high school...😐

m.youtube.com/watch?v=vlc0_GUdfIQ&list=RDvlc0_GUdfIQ&start_radio=1&pp=ygUTVGFsa2luZyBoZWFkcyBkcnVnc6AHAQ%3D%3D
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge

*Day 9* A song from a band you've seen live the most…

Echo & the Bunnymen - ‘The Puppet' (1980)

I've seen the boys live 5 times beginning in 1984. They're playing Detroit in June, so it'll be six. I haven't seen them since 1988.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=P-tKzlaUXN0&list=RDP-tKzlaUXN0&start_radio=1&pp=ygUlZWNobyBhbmQgdGhlIGJ1bm55bWVuIHRoZSBwdXBwZXQgbGl2ZaAHAQ%3D%3D
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#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge

*Day 9* A song with a call and response melody..

Small Faces - ‘Itchycoo Park’ (1967)

I got high
(What did you feel there?) Well, I cried
(But why the tears there?) Tell you why

m.youtube.com/watch?v=nO9DqvznjrQ&list=RDnO9DqvznjrQ&start_radio=1&pp=ygUZaXRjaHljb28gcGFyayBzbWFsbCBmYWNlc6AHAdIHCQnZCgGHKiGM7w%3D%3D
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#AprilMusicChallenge
#MusicChallenge

**Day 8** A song with a piano…

JoBoxers - ‘Just Got Lucky’ (1983)

Formed in London & featured former members of Subway Sect; singer Dig Wayne was an Ohio transplant. This was a #7 hit in the UK; reached #36 in the US. Big fun!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=t2IUDF-p2Ug&list=RDt2IUDF-p2Ug&start_radio=1&pp=ygUXam9ib3hlcnMganVzdCBnb3QgbHVja3mgBwE%3D
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Bound & Gagged - Clutter [US, Art Punk/New Wave] (1980)
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#ArtistFave15
The Cars
#MusicChallenge

8 - ‘Dangerous Type' (1979)

Another great track from ‘Candy-O’. Although "Dangerous Type" was never released as a single, the song has since become a fan favorite. Later covered by ‘Letters To Cleo’ for the film ‘The Craft’.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=q5yZC7T3qxA&list=RDq5yZC7T3qxA&start_radio=1&pp=ygUTZGFuZ2Vyb3VzIHR5cGUgY2Fyc6AHAQ%3D%3D
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Maybe too subtle a jab at the odorous Orange Goblin? 😐
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#ScavengerHunt2
#MusicChallenge

*Day 8* A song/lyric that smells ‘interesting’...

The Psychedelic Furs - ‘President Gas’ (1982)

From the album ‘Forever Now’, another great record produced by Todd Rundgren. Bowie was tapped to produce, but he had other commitments.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=ywCH3HN2S7E&list=RDywCH3HN2S7E&start_radio=1&pp=ygUecHJlc2lkZW50IGdhcyBwc3ljaGVkZWxpYyBmdXJzoAcB
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge

**Day 8** A song from the 2010’s…

The Chats - ‘Smoko’ (2017)

Australia has produced some of the best rock and roll music during my lifetime. The Chats don't disappoint. The band coined the term "shed rock" to describe their sound.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=j58V2vC9EPc&list=RDj58V2vC9EPc&start_radio=1&pp=ygUFU21va2-gBwE%3D
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#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge

*Day 8* A song with a circle of fifths progression

Christopher Cross - ‘Arthur’s Theme’ (1981)

Each verse of this #1 hit follows the 'circle of fifths'. It won the 1982 Oscar for Best Original Song. Co-written by Burt Bacharach.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ6zs2WSCjk&list=RDwJ6zs2WSCjk&start_radio=1&pp=ygUOYXJ0aHVyJ3MgdGhlbWWgBwE%3D
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Nikki & the Corvettes – He’s A Mover [US, Punk/Pop] (1980)
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youtu.be/pP9Em0pEuvk
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#AprilMusicChallenge
#MusicChallenge

**Day 7** A song about health…

Mudhoney - 'Touch Me I'm Sick’ (1988)

m.youtube.com/watch?v=jm3UwFTBNys&list=RDjm3UwFTBNys&start_radio=1&pp=ygURdG91Y2ggbWUgaSdtIHNpY2ugBwE
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Roby And His Angels - Bang Bang [Mexico, Lounge] (1968) Killer version of Bang Bang sung in Italian by Mexican cruise ship house band.
redd.it/d4fvhs
youtu.be/wKv8plXcDDE
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Ugh! Misspelled Ric's name. Ocasek.
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Gary Schneider -- My Green Tambourine [U.S., Pop/Schlager] (1969) -- A Sublime Homemade Cover Of 'The Lemon Pipers' Hit. Just The Best.
redd.it/1uh58a
youtu.be/e3ZIWRgnNOs
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#ArtistFave15
The Cars
#MusicChallenge

9- ‘Since Your Gone’ (1982)

The 2nd single from ‘Shake It Up’. Ric Okasek’s lyrical wit is on display with lyrics like "you're so treacherous/when it comes to tenderness". Crafty and catchy. Reached #41 on Billboard's Hot 100.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=vbxJty_Xy9c&list=RDvbxJty_Xy9c&start_radio=1&pp=ygURc2luY2UgeW91J3JlIGdvbmWgBwE%3D
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