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Crucial Track for March 27, 2026

"Rolling in the Deep" by Adele

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Share a track by your favorite vocalist of all-time.

I think Adele has a wonderful voice and I appreciate that she uses it with restraint. I heard she's taking a little bit of break. I'd rather she do that then force another round of hits that may or may not happen.

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Crucial Track for March 26, 2026

"I swear, I Really Wanted To Make A "Rap" Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time" by AndrΓ© 3000

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What's your favorite instrumental song?

I remember when this came out and it really reminded me that artist can do different things if they want to. I've loaded this one up and will listen to it as I go to sleep.

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Crucial Track for March 25, 2026

"California Love (feat. Roger Troutman & Dr. Dre)" by 2Pac

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A song that represents where you live

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Crucial Track for March 24, 2026

"Walk This Way" by Hayseed Dixie

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Post a cover that's done in a different style than the original version.

I used to listen to a podcast called Coverville and they would frequently have some blue grass covers of different songs. I picked this version because I wrote about the Run-DMC cover and I wanted to highlight how you can do a song in multiple ways.

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Crucial Track for March 23, 2026

"Juice" by Lizzo

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A song by a band whose merchandise you've bought - what was the merchandise

I remember buying a t-shirt and feeling a small pang of regret after touching it. The quality of the material wasn't very good.

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Crucial Track for March 22, 2026

"Chandelier" by Sia

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Share a track that has one of your favorite vocal performances of all-time.

Definitely a lot of range and power with this song. I love it because it feels like the tears about to stream at any point in the song.

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Crucial Track for March 21, 2026

"Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba

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Share your favorite song that never says the title in the lyrics.

For the longest time, I thought the song was called I get knocked down.

I get knocked down, but I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down

I didn't know what pissing the night away meant.

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Crucial Track for March 20, 2026

"Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles

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What's a song where the remix, demo, or live version is better than the album version?

I saw this performed live and it was amazing! Lots of horns and energy from the crowd.

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Crucial Track for March 19, 2026

"Rock With You (Single Version)" by Michael Jackson

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Share the first song you ever heard from your favorite artist.

I think this is the first song that I heard from Michael Jackson. It was either this of Beat It.

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Crucial Track for March 18, 2026

"The Way to Bake (A Birthday Cake)" by Snow White

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What's your favorite song to listen to while cooking?

I would play this song when baking with my daughters. It's a fun little number we would use to start the process.

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