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“Who Cares?” by Ashley Parker Angel
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Who_Cares_/1199435
Coming from a boy-band/reality-show singer, I didn’t expect much when I first played this CD, but it actually isn’t bad. This song has some great “John Lennon chords” running through it.
“Can We Still Be Friends” by Mandy Moore
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Can_We_Still_Be_Friends/1605514
It’s really hard to mess up this classic Todd Rundgren song. Mandy Moore had a CD of cover songs called “Coverage” that contained this song and a remake of “The Whole of the Moon”. This is a nice arrangement, but it is the melody itself that I love.
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“The Whole of the Moon” by The Waterboys
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/The_Whole_Of_The_Moon/6220063
A song that delved into the “You Complete Me” concept years before Jerry Maguire. Mike Scott reportedly wrote the song immediately for his girlfriend after she asked him if it was hard to write a song.
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“Catch” by Leaves
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Catch/8671959
A great piece of BritPop.
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“Revolution Earth” by The B-52s
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Revolution_Earth/8944782
The B-52s toned down their usual shtick for this straightforward eastern-flavored song. It has a nice hook.
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“Pop Muzik (Pop Mart Mix)” by U2
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Pop_Muzik_Pop_Mart_Mix_/3769674
A remake of the classic M song that was played as U2 entered the stadium with their entourage during the Pop Mart tour.
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“Like A Friend” by Pulp
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Like_A_Friend/265830
A nice song to start out a workout. By the time the song punches down at 1:40, it breaks into a nice running cadence to kick the workout in gear. (At least at my ambling pace.)
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“Harajuku Girls” by Gwen Stefani
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“If I Only Knew” by As Fast As
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/If_I_Only_Knew/5077303
A 2006 song from a Portland band. It has a great 70’s British R&B feel.
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“Nth Degree” by Morningwood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vhMhm9euT8
I first heard of Morningwood and this song via their great album-cover concept video. Unfortunately, Mercury had to buy the rights to this song for their car ads and the intro was heard way too much on TV. But, the song is still a nicely-produced tight piece of pop/rock.
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