Melanie’s “Brand New Key” is just one of many weird songs that somehow topped the Billboard charts.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Melanie, Singer Who Made a Solo Splash at Woodstock, Dies at 76
Just 22 when she charmed the festival crowd, she went on to enjoy success with songs like “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” and “Brand New Key.”
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Sarah Jarosz Tests the Mainstream
With her new album, “Polaroid Lovers,” a luminary of Americana broadens her sound.
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Frank Farian, the Man Behind Milli Vanilli, Is Dead at 82
He had worldwide success with the disco group Boney M, but he was better known for a duo that had hit records but, it turned out, only pretended to sing.
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The Soft Moon and Silent Servant Die in L.A.
Jose (Luis) Vasquez, John (Juan) Mendez and a third person, Simone Ling, were found unresponsive last week. Authorities had not determined a cause but said “possible narcotics” were at the scene.
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Brittany Howard Taps Into the Ancestors on ‘What Now’
The singer and guitarist socked away songs grappling with frustration, pain and love during the pandemic. They became her powerful second solo LP, “What Now.”
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Mary Weiss, Who Sang ‘Leader of the Pack,’ Is Dead at 75
As the lead singer of the Shangri-Las, she conveyed passion, pathos and toughness — and reached the Top 40 six times while still in her teens.
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Green Day Gets Loud Again on ‘Saviors’
On “Saviors,” its 14th studio album, the pop-punk trio returns to stadium-sized rock.
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Sleater-Kinney’s 10 (or Actually 11) Best Songs
As the band’s 11th album arrives, listen back through the strongest moments in its catalog.
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Annie Nightingale, Pathbreaking British D.J., Is Dead at 83
She was initially told there was no room for her on BBC Radio 1 because a woman’s voice lacked the authority of a man’s. Once she was on the air, she stayed there for 53 years.
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Dolly Parton Covers Billy Joel, and 8 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Mumford & Sons and Pharrell Williams, Julian Lage, feeo and others.
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Sleater-Kinney Are Out of the Woods, for Better or Worse
The band’s 11th album, “Little Rope,” was born out of tragedy, but feels curiously restrained.