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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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Crucial Track for March 17, 2026

"Gotta Get Thru This (D'n'D Radio Edit)" by Daniel Bedingfield

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Find a song you used to love, but forgot about. Tell us what made that song special during that period of your life.

This song had a really cool beat. I heard that it was a demo. I think it was good for me because I would listen to it when I was studying.

Gotta Get Thru Finals!

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Crucial Track for March 16, 2026

"What the World Needs Now Is Love" by Burt Bacharach

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What song would you play to counterbalance the world when it feels like a broken and unrelenting monolith designed to bring terror and tragedy?

The thing that add an extra smile is that it was introduced to me in an Austin Powers movie.

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Crucial Track for March 15, 2026

"Back in Love Again (feat. Jeffrey Osborne)" by L.T.D.

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What song best captures your current phase of life?

If you're going to make it longterm, it's better to fall in love again.

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