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OLD SCHOOL WEDNESDAY SONGS
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Sounds like:
Chic,
Nile Rodgers
By
Dwayne
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Aug 22, 2012
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This week's Old School Wednesday is a slice of disco, the legendary collaboration between Carly Simon and Chic."Why" is an eight minute epic which could have any dance floor captivated - even to this day. Carly Simon's vocals over Chic's beats was a ...
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2

Sounds like:
Little Joy,
Franz Ferdinand,
Arctic Monkeys,
Tokyo Police Club
By
Dwayne
on
Aug 1, 2012
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One band that's popular among pretty much every contributor at Indie Shuffle - regardless of their other tastes - are The Strokes. Their debut album Is This It was one of the best of the last decade, and "Last Nite" was a big part of that.Released as...
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3

Sounds like:
Jill Scott,
Georgia Ann Muldrow,
Lauryn Hill
By
Dwayne
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Jun 27, 2012
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Todays Old School Wednesday is one of the newer songs we've featured in the series. Released in 1997, "On & On" topped the Billboard R&B charts and won Badu a Grammy for best R&B performance.As this song garnered its accolades, it seemed ...
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4

Sounds like:
Big L,
Mobb Deep,
Kool G Rap
By
Dwayne
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Jun 20, 2012
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Nas' 1994 debut Illmatic could be featured in its entirety as an Old School Wednesday playlist, but in the end I decided to opt for just one song. "The World Is Yours" wins, with honorable mentions for "Represent" and "Memory Lane."With all-time lege...
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5

Sounds like:
Talib Kweli,
Rakim,
The Roots
By
Dwayne
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Jun 13, 2012
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"Ms Fat Booty" is a modern twist on the old school sexist party jam. The story starts of as usual: meeting a beautiful women in the club, etc, etc. However, this is where the track differs -- it is this woman who then becomes Mos Def's master, rather...
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6

Sounds like:
Moby,
Chance Houston
By
Dwayne
on
Jun 6, 2012
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Pre-Matrix, Rob Dougan was a little known Australian producer with associations with Faithless.He was also behind one of the best known pieces of modern classical work, "Clubbed to Death." With its Elgar sampling strings and huge percussion, this son...
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7

Sounds like:
The Velvet Underground,
The Front
By
Dwayne
on
May 30, 2012
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Released as a single on The Doors' eponymous debut album, this is one of the songs that helped to cement their legendary reputation and became a staple at their gigs down the years."Break On Through (To The Other Side)" has definite influences outsid...
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8

Sounds like:
The Persuaders,
Marvin Gaye,
James Brown
By
Dwayne
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May 23, 2012
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This week's Old School Wednesday is taken from Al Green's fifth album, I'm Still In Love With You, which went platinum.One of the reasons it reached such status was the track "Love and Happiness." It's made up of an exciting combination of guitars an...
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