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"...is often not Bardot the woman, but a symbol for desire – shorthand for a bombshell. Decades removed from the peak of her screen fame, contemporary performers continue to sing her name despite her many controversies"

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11 songs inspired by the late Brigitte Bardot – from Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan and more
In addition to being a 1960s French sex symbol, actor, singer and animal welfare activist, Brigitte Bardot, who died on Dec 28, was a muse to many musicians.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
#music #musicnews #musicindustry

Nine Predictions For The Music Industry In 2026: How AI Reshapes Licensing And Power

"...track how AI pushes licensing downstream, how value concentrates or fractures, and how artists, publishers, platforms, and investors adapt..."

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December 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
#music #musicsky #booksky #biography #nowreading

Just devouring this memoir of a remarkable time (beginning in early 1970s) in the music scene from one who was there, often illegally.
December 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
#music #musicsky #popmusic #popsky

"So I will help you read those books
If you will soothe my worried looks
And we will put the lonesome on the shelf"

Ingrid Michaelson (and Dan Romer) - You and I (2008)

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Ingrid Michaelson - You and I
YouTube video by IngridMichaelson
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December 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#music #musicsky #popsky #popmusic #folkmusic

"'Cause only love will matter in the end
for woman or for man
What's the difference now"

Janis Ian - When Angels Cry (1995)

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When Angels Cry by Janis Ian.wmv
YouTube video by loveisjusta4ltrword
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December 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
#music #musicsky #soulmusic #soulsky #northernsoul

"You know, baby, that you've got me uptight
Because your brand of loving feels so right
I'm like a ship in a stormy sea"

Marlena Shaw - Let's Wade In the Water (1966)

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Marlena Shaw - Let's Wade in the Water
YouTube video by erickpbs
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December 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
#music #musicsky #rockmusic #rocksky #latinrock

Titanic - Sultana (1970)

A grand steady groove from this Norwegian/Great Britain band formed in Germany in 1969 and active in various forms until 2014.

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Sultana
YouTube video by Titanic - Topic
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December 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
#musicsky #music #rocksky #rockmusic

"Ain't no town, ain't no city
Woh, how they love in Diddy Wah Diddy"

A rock/blues/psychedelic cover of a Bo Diddley popularized tune penned by Willie Dixon.

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Diddy Wah Diddy (1966)

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Captain Beefheart - Diddy Wah Diddy
YouTube video by Revanlation
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December 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
December 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
December 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
#music #musicsky #rockmusic #rocksky #altrock

"She's got spider-leg fingers, sharpened whenever he strays
And she carries a bird-purse, with all of her womanly ways"

Elvis Costello - Pads, Paws and Claws (1989)

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Pads, Paws and Claws
YouTube video by Elvis Costello - Topic
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December 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
#music #musicsky #rnbmusic #rnbsky #soul #soulsky

"Yeah, goodnight kisses were for me
Sweet as honey from a honey bee"

Mike Pedicin - Burnt Toast and Black Coffee (1961)

Composers: Short Long (often Elvis's piano player) and his often writing partner Susan Heather

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Mike Pedicin - Burnt Toast And Black Coffee [Federal 12417] 1961
YouTube video by NIGHT BEAT RECORDS
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December 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
#music #musicsky #popmusic #popsky

"Tried to put her out of my mind
She'll have only cause me grief

But I love that girl, whatever she's done"

Kinks - Nothin' In the World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'bout That Girl (1965)

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The Kinks - Nothin' In the World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl (Official Audio)
YouTube video by The Kinks
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December 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
#music #musicsky #southernrock #rock

"The night she is hot, Creole girls they sing
My heart, it is pounding, my ears they ring
The spell has been cast down in New Orleans, again"

Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street (1972)

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Toulouse Street
YouTube video by The Doobie Brothers - Topic
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December 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
#music #musicsky #soulmusic #soulsky #funk

A Taste of Honey - Take the Boogae Or Leave It (1979)

A mini soul symphony with composers and lead singers Hazel Payne and Janice Marie Johnson.

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Take The Boogae Or Leave It
YouTube video by A Taste of Honey - Topic
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December 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
December 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
#music #musicsky #soulsky #soulmusic

"Come away from the darkness, darling
Step back into the light again
If you call my name then I will come"

Mavis Staples - If it's A Light (2016)

Composer: Violinist, singer and percussionist Charity Thielen

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLhE...
Mavis Staples - If It's a Light
YouTube video by MsDreamscaper
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December 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
#musicsky #music #soulmusic #soulsky

"So stay strong, and sleep long, and when you need to
Let the morning take you out on to today, hey hey"

Michael Franti and Spearhead - Yes I Will (2003)

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Michael Franti & Spearhead - Yes I Will
YouTube video by SkippedProductions
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December 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
#music #musicsky #soulmusic #soulsky

"I was in the dark but now I see
What was always in front of me"

Sam & Dave - Soul Sister, Brown Sugar (1968)

Composers: Isaac Hayes, David Porter

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Soul Sister, Brown Sugar - Sam And Dave - 1968
YouTube video by The Vintage Soul Machine
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December 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
#musicsky #music #popmusic #popsky

Crazy Elephant - Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' (1969)

Composer: Joey Levine, the father of bubblegum music

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Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' - Crazy Elephant
YouTube video by RetroTVCentral
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December 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
#music #musicsky #popmusic #popsky

Strangeloves - Just The Way You Are (1965)

Composer: Richard Gottehrer, a Brill Building writer who also penned Angel's "My Boyfriend's Back", McCoy's "Hang On Sloopy", this band's "I Want Candy", and others.

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Just the Way You Are
YouTube video by The Strangeloves - Topic
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December 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
#music #musicsky #soulsky #soulmusic #soul

"...when you do,
treat me as gentle as you would a million dollars a month,
put me down easy"

Catherine Russell - Put Me Down Easy (2006)

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Put Me Down Easy
YouTube video by Catherine Russell - Topic
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December 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
#music #musicsky #soulsky #soulmusic #soul

"Fell in love in Central Park
I really Love New York City
Still number one in my heart"

T. S. Monk - Bon Bon Vie (Gimme the Good Life) (1980)

T. S. Monk: Thelonious Mon's son T. S., daughter Boo Boo, and Yvonne Fletcher)

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T.S. Monk - Bon bon vie (Gimme The Good Life)
YouTube video by UnidiscMusic
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December 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
#music #musicsky #soulsky #soulmusic #soul

Booker T & The MGs - Soul Limbo (1968)

Composers: Al Jackson, Booker Jones, Duck Dunn, Steve Cropper

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gdv...
Booker T. & The MG's - Soul Limbo
YouTube video by brico
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December 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM