Crucial Track for September 15, 2025

"Holy Calamity [Bear Witness II] (feat. DJ Shadow & DJ Quest)" by Handsome Boy Modeling School

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What’s a lyric that resonates deeply with you and why?

This song has a couple lines that my wife and I quote back and forth to each other.

Holy calamity, scream insanity
All you ever gonna be's
Another great fan of me, break

It's quick, funny, and memorable. It's part of a track that has a lot of energy on one of my top 100 favorite albums.

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Crucial Track for September 14, 2025

"Cheers Theme (Full Length Record)" by Gary Portnoy

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If your life were a movie, what would its theme song be?

My wife says this is my theme song, because of the iconic phrase "everyone knows your name."

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Crucial Track for September 13, 2025

"Du hast" by Rammstein

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A song from a genre you didn’t think you’d like—what changed?

I like a lot of genres and wanted to find something that I do not normally listen to. So I picked this song that I haven't heard in a while.

I'm going to attempt to embed the video.

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Crucial Track for September 12, 2025

"Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else" by Benson Boone

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How do you discover new music, and what’s the latest gem you’ve found?

I now find music by listening to what my kids listen to. Otherwise I listen to what I’ve already heard.

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Wednesday Season 2 Ep1-4 - ★★☆☆☆

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Wednesday has some sardonic words to share this season.

The first one was unexpected. There was a level of novelty mixed with the nostalgia for the Addams Family.

This one feels like the studio said the first one did great, just do it again but bigger!

The most telling thing about this was that when the family got together to watch it, everyone had their second screen for most of episode 3 and the first half of 4.

I feel that I grew tired of the characters. I grew tired of having two groups of people (normies and outcasts) hate each other because they’re different. Conflicts that could be avoided by taking 10 minutes to listen to each other. I grew tired of people thinking they know everything and they are the only ones who can do anything. Probably the most realistic thing about the show.

The most glaring thing about the show was pointed out by my daughter when I asked her about it. I’m paraphrasing it below.

The problem is that this isn’t the Addams Family. The appeal of the Addams was that they were different. The outside world didn’t always understand or like them, but they had each other’s back.

Now, I know Wednesday means well, but having almost every interaction be antagonistic gets old.

Overview

Wednesday goes back to Nevermore, and -just like the boy who lived- she's got a mystery to solve! She'll use anything to solve this one: Fans, Friends, and Family; because ONLY SHE can stop a troubling vision of causing destruction.

Oh, and apparently, no matter where you send your children the teaching staff will be questionable.

At this point, I’m watching it because my family is watching it and I’m enjoying the cameos.

Crucial Track for September 11, 2025

"This Is America" by Childish Gambino

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What is a song that feels like home to you?

Yessir. This one is definitely inspired by current events. The video is definitely iconic.

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Crucial Track for September 10, 2025

"Let's Get It Started (Radio Version)" by Black Eyed Peas

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What’s the first song you’d play at a party?

You have to start off with the radio version of this song. I think I'm used to listening to other cuss words such as The B-Word, The N-Word, and The F-Word, but The R-Word just takes me out of the groove.

I remember it being used as an insult when I was one the playground in primary school, no one used the others. And then people just stopped, we knew why it was unacceptable.

Thank you "Something about Mary".

Anyway, I think Fergie yelling about how we need to get started followed by the beat coming in is a great signal that the party (or at least the party music) has started.

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Crucial Track for September 9, 2025

"September" by Earth, Wind & Fire

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What song do you associate with the current season?

It's that time of year again!

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Crucial Track for September 8, 2025

"Nobody Wants to Be Lonely (with Christina Aguilera) [With Christina Aguilera]" by Ricky Martin

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What’s your favorite love song, and why?

This is my favorite song by Ricky Martin or Christina Aguilera. There is desire and heart ache in the lyrics and I find myself singing along.

I think Christina does a great job of restraining herself from using that big beautiful voice of hers. Her voice comes in and starts building up just like the emotions of the song.

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Crucial Track for September 7, 2025

"My Neck, My Back (Lick It) [Radio Version]" by Khia

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What’s a guilty pleasure song?

I had to find a clean version of this song.

Oh 2004 me was into some... um... different kind of music.

I heard this version on the radio and was surprised when listening to the album/club version.

This song walked so that WAP for run. 😆

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