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The Pussycat Dolls ft Busta Rhymes – Don’t Cha

January 16, 2012 / Pop, R&B, Retro

“Don’t Cha” is the debut single by American R&B/pop girl group the Pussycat Dolls. The song was originally recorded by American recording artist Tori Alamaze, and was released as her debut single in March 2005, on Universal Records. After Universal Records dropped her from the label, Cee-Lo Green gave the track to the Pussycat Dolls. The song was released in 2005 as the lead single from the Dolls’ debut studio album PCD. “Don’t Cha” is about a girl who teases [...]

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Taio Cruz – Troublemaker

January 16, 2012 / Current, Dance, Pop, R&B

“Troublemaker” is an electropop song by English singer-songwriter Taio Cruz from his third studio album, TY.O. In the United Kingdom, it was released as the album’s lead single on January 1, 2012. The song was written and produced by Cruz, Steve Angello, Rami Yacoub and Carl Falk. The track rose to number 3 in the UK charts.

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System Of A Down – Chop Suey

January 16, 2012 / Retro, Rock & Indie

“Chop Suey!” is the first single from System of a Down’s second album Toxicity. The single was released in September 2001 and earned the band its first Grammy nomination. The track reached number 17 in the UK singles chart.

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Run DMC ft Aerosmith – Walk This Way

January 16, 2012 / Retro

“Walk This Way” is a song by American hard rock group Aerosmith. Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, the song was originally released as the second single from the 1975 album Toys in the Attic. It peaked at Number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1977, part of a string of successful hit singles for the band in the 1970s. In addition to being one of the songs that helped break Aerosmith into the mainstream in the [...]

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Rizzle Kicks – Mama Do the Hump

January 16, 2012 / Current, Dance, Pop

“Mama Do the Hump” is a single by British hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks, from their debut studio album, Stereo Typical. The single was released on 16 December 2011, in the UK. The video was directed by Jordan “Rizzle” Stephens and filmed by Jim Shreim.[1] Both Jordan and Harley’s parents appear in the video along with comedian James Corden. The song peaked at number 3 in the UK singles chart.

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Michael Jackson – Thriller

January 16, 2012 / Retro

Michael Jackson’s Thriller is a 14-minute music video for the song of the same name released on December 2, 1983 and directed by John Landis, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jackson. Voted as the most influential pop music video of all time, Thriller proved to have a profound effect on popular culture, and was named “a watershed moment for the [music] industry” for its unprecedented merging of filmmaking and music. Guinness World Records listed it in 2006 as the [...]

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The Beatles – Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

January 16, 2012 / Retro

“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” is a song written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney, for The Beatles’ 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. This album became the biggest selling album of the 1960s and remains today the biggest selling studio album in countries as far apart as the UK and India. Lennon’s son, Julian, inspired the song with a nursery school drawing he called “Lucy — in the sky with diamonds”. Shortly after the [...]

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Leona lewis – Run

January 16, 2012 / Pop

“Run” is a cover of the Snow Patrol song by Leona Lewis on BBC Radio 1′s Live Lounge on 31 October 2007. She later released the song as a single from Spirit: The Deluxe Edition in November 2008. At the time, “Run” was the UK’s fastest-selling digital only release ever, selling 69,244 copies in just two days. The song was released as the final single from her album in the United Kingdom. The single entered the UK charts at number [...]

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Lady Ga Ga – Marry The Night

January 16, 2012 / Pop

‘Marry the Night’ was released as the fifth single from her second studio album, Born This Way (2011). The song was written and produced by Lady Gaga and Fernando Garibay, and was recorded on the tour bus during The Monster Ball Tour with Garibay. The track spent 9 weeks in the UK singles chart and peaked at number 16.

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Katy perry – The One That Got Away

January 16, 2012 / Current, Pop

The song was written by Perry, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin. The latter two produced the song for Perry’s third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). The song is a mid-tempo pop ballad about a lost love. It features a reference to the rock band Radiohead and addresses the relationship of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash to express the strength of the relationship. Unfortunate timing meant it became a hit just after the break up of her marriage to Russell [...]

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Jessie J – Domino

January 16, 2012 / Current, Pop

“Domino” by Jessie J was released as the first and currently only single from the re-release of her debut studio album, Who You Are. It was released on 29 August 2011. The song was written by Jessie J, Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly, Max Martin and Cirkut, and it was produced by Dr. Luke and Cirkut. It hit the Uk number 1 spot in the singles chart on 15th January 2012.

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Coldplay – Trouble

January 16, 2012 / Retro

‘Trouble’ is from Coldplay’s debut album ‘Parachutes’. The song was released on 26 October 2000 as the album’s third single. It reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band’s second Top 10 single in the country. Although “Trouble” failed to chart on the main singles chart in the United States, the music press deemed it almost as successful as its predecessor, “Yellow”. Two different music videos for the single were released. This being the UK version.

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