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Song of the Day: Marianne Faithfull “Broken English”

Marianne Faithfull‘s critical and commercial comeback, “Broken English” also proves to be one of the best anti-war songs of the ’80s.

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Today we remember The Monkees keyboardist and bassist Peter Tork, who sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 77.

Wilson Das Neves‘ drum-forward cover of The Average White Band’s hit “Pick Up the Pieces” is Brazilian music at its very best.

“Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside)” kicked off My Bloody Valentine‘s 1988 LP, Isn’t Anything and remains a shoegaze classic to this day.

Arthur Russell‘s “Love Is Overtaking Me” is a gorgeous, almost country-western ballad by the brilliant avant disco composer.

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Robyn Hitchcock‘s “Airscape” is a wonderfully airy number that has been singled out as Hitchcock’s personal favorite of his own work.

MF Doom‘s moody, synth-driven instrumental hip-hop track, “Eucalyptus”, is a great entree into the Special Herbs series.

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This stripped-down rehearsal-take of Bettye Swann‘s “Don’t Look Back” proves to be the definitive version of the song.

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In 1998, reggae sessions guitarist, Ernest Ranglin, returned to his native Senegal to record this gorgeous track with singer, Baaba Maal.

A Certain Ratio deliver a bouncy, bass-heavy, post-punk anthem par-excellence with their 1979 single “Do The Du”.