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50 "Bad"
Gold Standard Songs
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The H.U.M.S. Committee did its best to
beat back the barbarians at the gates. So you won't find horrors such as
"My Way," "MacArthur Park," "Having My Baby," "Sometimes When We Touch,"
and "Feelings" on the Gold Standard Song List.
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Nevertheless, you will undoubtedly
consider some songs that made the GSSL to be "bad" songs, unworthy songs.
Fine, fine. Go ahead. Go ahead and insult the H.U.M.S. Committee, who
sweated away for three long years in the dreadful salt mines of Sweden to
make this valuable resource available to songwriters and
performers worldwide. May the pig-dogs of Hades vomitate in your
socks, ungrateful bad-song-obsessed wretch!
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That said, to get you started in your
search for "bad" tunes on the GSSL, here are 50 Gold Standard
songs that
some folks (including certain humor-challenged out-voted members of the H.U.M.S. Committee) inexplicably consider ... well ... "bad."
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YR |
SONG TITLE |
GENRE |
SONGWRITER(S) |
1976
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All By Myself
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Rock/Pop
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Carmen, E.; REC: Eric
Carmen; Shirley Bassey; Sheryl
Crow; Tom Jones
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1957
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All Shook Up
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Rock/Pop
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Blackwell, Otis; REC: Elvis
Presley; Jeff Beck
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1997
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Barbie Girl
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Dance/
Electronica
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Dif, R., Norreen, C., Nystrom,
L., & Rasted, S.; REC: Velva
Blu; Aqua
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1988
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Don't Worry, Be
Happy
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Rock/Pop
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McFerrin, Bobby; REC: Bobby
McFerrin
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1981
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Elvira
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Country/
Bluegrass
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Frazier, Dallas; REC: The Oak
Ridge Boys
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1967
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End, The
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Rock/Pop
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Morrison, J., Densmore, J.,
Krieger, R., & Manzarek, R.;
REC: The Doors
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1990
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From A Distance
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Country/
Bluegrass
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Gold, Julie; REC: Nanci
Griffith; Fairport Convention;
Bette Midler
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1978
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Gambler, The
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Country/
Bluegrass
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Schlitz, Don; REC: Kenny
Rogers
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1968
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Harper Valley PTA
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Country/
Bluegrass
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Hall, Tom T.; REC: Jeannie C.
Riley; Dolly Parton; Dottie
West
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1975
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Hustle, The
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Dance/
Electronica
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McCoy, Van; REC: Van
McCoy & The Soul City
Symphony; De La Soul; The
Eurobeats
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1973
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I Shot The Sheriff
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Reggae
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Marley, Bob; REC: Bob Marley
& The Wailers; Eric Clapton
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1993
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I'd Do Anything
For Love (But I
Won't Do That)
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Rock/Pop
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Steinman, Jim; REC: Meat
Loaf; Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra
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1992
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I'm Too Sexy
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Rock/Pop
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Fairbrass, F., Fairbrass, R., &
Manzoli, R.; REC: Right Said
Fred
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1971
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Imagine
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Rock/Pop
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Lennon, John; REC: John
Lennon
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1955
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Jim Dandy
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R & B/Soul
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Chase, Lincoln; REC: LaVern
Baker; Black Oak Arkansas
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1974
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Kung Fu Fighting
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Dance/
Electronica
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Douglas, Carl; REC: Carl
Douglas
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1973
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Live And Let Die
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Musical/Film
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McCartney, P., & McCartney,
L.; REC: Wings; Shirley
Bassey; Guns 'N' Roses;
Chrissie Hynde; The Ventures
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1962
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Loco-Motion, The
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R & B/Soul
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King, C., & Goffin, G.; REC:
Little Eva; Grand Funk
Railroad
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1975
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Love To Love You
Baby
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Dance/
Electronica
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Moroder, G., Summer, D., &
Bellotte, P.; REC: Donna
Summer
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1974
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Midnight At The
Oasis
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Rock/Pop
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Nichtern, David; REC: Maria
Muldaur
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1993
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Mmm Mmm Mmm
Mmm
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Rock/Pop
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Roberts, Brad; REC: Crash
Test Dummies
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1961
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Morning Has
Broken
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Folk/Roots
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Stevens, C., & Farjeon, E.;
REC: Cat Stevens
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1964
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Mr. Tambourine
Man
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Rock/Pop
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Dylan, Bob; REC: Bob Dylan;
The Byrds; William Shatner
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1981
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Nine To Five (9 To
5)
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Country/
Bluegrass
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Parton, Dolly; REC: Dolly
Parton
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1967
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Ode To Billie Joe
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Country/
Bluegrass
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Gentry, Bobbie; REC: Bobbie
Gentry
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1973
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Piano Man
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Rock/Pop
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Joel, Billy; REC: Billy Joel;
Tommy Scott; Andy Cooney;
Holly Shelton
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1969
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Raindrops Keep
Fallin' On My
Head
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Musical/Film
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Bacharach, B., & David, H.;
REC: B. J. Thomas; Dionne
Warwick; The Flaming Lips;
Dean Martin
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1971
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Rainy Days And
Mondays
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Rock/Pop
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Nichols, R., & Williams, P.;
REC: The Carpenters; Sarah
Vaughan; Ann Burton
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1981
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Rapture
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Hip-Hop
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Harry, D., & Stein, C.; REC:
Blondie
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1974
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Rhinestone
Cowboy
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Country/
Bluegrass
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Weiss, Larry; REC: Glen
Campbell
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1967
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Rose Garden
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Country/
Bluegrass
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South, Joe; REC: Lynn
Anderson; Kitty Wells
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1966
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Ruby Tuesday
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Rock/Pop
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Jagger, M., & Richards, K.;
REC: The Rolling Stones
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1976
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Shake Your Booty
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Dance/
Electronica
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Casey, H. W., & Finch, R.;
REC: KC & The Sunshine
Band
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1972
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Smoke On The
Water
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Rock/Pop
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Blackmore, R., Gillian, I.,
Glover, R., Lord, J., & Paice,
I.; REC: Deep Purple
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1965
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Sound Of Silence,
The
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Folk/Roots
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Simon, Paul; REC: Simon &
Garfunkel
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1971
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Stairway To
Heaven
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Rock/Pop
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Page, J., & Plant, R.; REC:
Led Zeppelin; Dolly Parton;
Rolf Harris; Frank Zappa
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1973
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Takin' Care Of
Business
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Rock/Pop
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Bachman, Randy; REC:
Bachman-Turner Overdrive;
John Hammond, Jr.; Freddie
King; The Powder Blues Band
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1972
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Taxi
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Folk/Roots
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Chapin, Harry; REC: Harry
Chapin
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1953
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That's Amore
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Musical/Film
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Warren, H., & Brooks, J.;
REC: Dean Martin; Connie
Francis; Stefano Bollani;
Ralph Sharon; Spirit Of The
West; Ray Gelato
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1966
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These Boots Are
Made For Walkin'
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Rock/Pop
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Hazelwood, Lee; REC: Nancy
Sinatra
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1981
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Tom Sawyer
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Rock/Pop
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Lee, G., Lifeson, A., Peart, N.,
& Dubois, P.; REC: Rush;
Deadsy
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1955
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Tutti Frutti
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Rock/Pop
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Little Richard, La Bostrie, D., &
Blackwell, R. "Bumps"; REC:
Little Richard; Elvis Presley
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1971
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Uncle
Albert/Admiral
Halsey
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Rock/Pop
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McCartney, P., & McCartney,
L.; REC: Paul McCartney
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1970
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We've Only Just
Begun
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Rock/Pop
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Williams, Paul; REC: The
Carpenters
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1984
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When Doves Cry
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Dance/
Electronica
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Prince; REC: Prince; Ginuwine
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1926
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When The Red
Red Robin Comes
Bob Bob Bobbin'
Along
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Musical/Film
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Woods, Harry MacGregor;
REC: Sophie Tucker; Al Jolson
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1967
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White Rabbit
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Rock/Pop
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Slick, Grace; REC: Jefferson
Airplane
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1928
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Yellow Rose Of
Texas
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Country/
Bluegrass
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George, Don; REC: Gene
Autry; Asleep at the Wheel
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1976
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You Make Me Feel
Like Dancing
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Dance/
Electronica
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Sayer, L., & Poncia, V.; REC:
Leo Sayer
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1957
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Young Love
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Country/
Bluegrass
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Joyner, C., & Cartey, R.; REC:
Sonny James; Connie Smith;
Mary Hopkin
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