Volume 20, Track 14

“Rock Star” by Hole (1994) The previous post on this site dealt with “He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss),” the single by The Crystals that deals with abuse in a diametrically opposed perspective compared to today.[1] To counterbalance that song on this volume it only made sense to follow it up (and end [...]

Volume 20, Track 13

“He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss)” by The Crystals (1962) Written by Carole King[1] and her then husband Gerry Goffin after finding out that Little Eva[2] saw her boyfriend’s abuse as a symbol of his love for her, “He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss)” is one of the strangest pop songs [...]

Volume 20, Track 12

“In The Morning” by Norah Jones (2004) “Funny how my favorite shirt Smells more like you than me” Sometimes all you need is an electric piano to make a song go from Average to Great on the listening scale. Even when it is used modestly or matter-of-factly it can cause me to have all of [...]

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A series of 14-track (and sometimes 29-track) volumes that consist of songs that either time forgot about or are overshadowed by the artists' other work. Some of these volumes are artist-specific while others are simply eclectic; either way, they would make for good mixed tapes.