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Greatest Un-Hits: Carly Simon’s “Let the River Run” (1988)

Greatest Un-Hits: Carly Simon’s “Let the River Run” (1988)

Brian Boone February 8, 2012 5

Carly Simon's song from Working Girl was the first Oscar-winning song in a decade not to be a smash hit, and also it was by the iconic Carly Simon. What gives

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Greatest Un-Hits: Richard Carpenter and Dusty Springfield’s “Something In Your Eyes” (1987)

Greatest Un-Hits: Richard Carpenter and Dusty Springfield’s “Something In Your Eyes” (1987)

Brian Boone January 4, 2012 1

When duos split up, there’s usually only one breakout star who goes on to any semblance of a successful solo career, with the public casting its vote with its dollars and chart showings, making

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Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 15

Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 15

Popdose Staff October 12, 2011 5

There's no denying the stone-cold classics found in this week's edition of AM Gold

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Popdose Roundtable: A Musical “Ghost” Haunts Broadway

Popdose Roundtable: A Musical “Ghost” Haunts Broadway

Popdose Staff August 23, 2011 0

There was no immediate warning about whether audience members in the first five rows might be spattered with stray bits of clay, but on Monday the producers of the musical version of “Ghost,” the

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Soundtrack Saturday Special Edition! Best Original Song, 1988

Kelly Stitzel February 27, 2010 9

Kelly Stitzel returns us to 1988 in her latest look at the Best Original Song nominees of Oscars past

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CD Review: The Jayhawks, “Music From the North Country: The Jayhawks Anthology”

Ken Shane July 21, 2009 13

The Jayhawks, Music From the North Country: The Jayhawks Anthology – Deluxe Edition (Sony Legacy) In the grand history of pop music, there haven’t been all that many voices that blended perfectly. Oh sure,

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Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 58

Dave Steed July 1, 2009 50

This is it — the Holy Grail of ‘80s music finally makes its appearance at Bottom Feeders. Enjoy another week of artists whose names begin with the letter M, as we continue looking at

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Dw. Dunphy On… Big Songs, Episode One

Dw. Dunphy April 16, 2009 7

Introducing an occasional series wherein we take a look at some of the most massive-sounding songs in pop history. A funny thing happened around 1971, or maybe 1972 — it depends on who you

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Songs for the Dumped: Volume Four

Jeff Vrabel February 4, 2008 5

The great thing about breakup songs is that you have absolutely no control over what they are; they just happen to be playing in the background, clamped into the CD player or turntable by

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