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Thursday, January 24, 2008
An Early Clue to the New Direction
From 1988, here's earnestly angsty folk chanteuse Tracy Chapman with her unlikely pop hit "Fast Car."
A coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded to the first reader who divines its relevance to the theme of tomorrow's Weekend Listomania.
Best songs about cars by androgynous black musicians
ReplyDeleteHit songs for musicians you'd never expect to have a hit in a million years.
ReplyDeleteBest songs by Ivy League alums?
ReplyDeleteActually, scratch that previous answer. I could have swore she went to Columbia, but the handy link you provided says she went to Tufts.
ReplyDeleteHow about songs sung by women that are most commonly mistakenly ascribed to men?
I'll take "Earnestly Angry Folk Chanteueses with Unlikely Pop Hits" for $300, Alex.
ReplyDeleteWith Janis Ian as the Daily Double!
Singers who annoys me more then Brian Ferry!
ReplyDelete"Top Ten Joan Armatrading Clones"
ReplyDeleteSongs You Sorta Like Once But Learn To Hate By the Third Time You Hear Them?
ReplyDeleteMany very good guesses, my friends.
ReplyDeleteBut no, no, no, no, no, and no.....
And did I mention -- no?
Folk songs you actually like?
ReplyDeleteSongs of hope against the odds?
Repetitive accompaniment that works?
Songs that you like that you would not think you would?
Trey (who is very impressed that he spelled accompaniment right on the first try!)
Could it be as simple as... "Songs About Fast Cars"?
ReplyDeleteSongs about running away..
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