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My Transparent Eye – “Candy Says” (The Velvet Underground Cover)
What’s the best Velvet Underground? There’s no bad answer to that question; any of the band’s five studio LPs, other than the post-Lou Reed record Squeeze could qualify, and even that one has some ...
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3 Classic Cover Versions of The Beatles’ “Come Together”
John Lennon wrote the tune "Come Together" in 1969 for Timothy Leary’s California gubernatorial campaign opposing Ronald Reagan. The campaign slogan was “Come together, join the party.” Leary’s ...
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The Story and Meaning Behind “On the Dark Side,” the John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band Hit That Propped up a Fictional Group
The line between reality and make-believe was a bit foggy when it came to the 1984 hit single “On the Dark Side.” It was a smash for the fictional band Eddie and the Cruisers in the movie of the same ...