I’m giving myself to you, I am
 From Salt Lake City to Birmingham
 From East L.A. to San Antone
 I don’t think I could bear to live my life alone
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Song: “I’ve Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You”
Album: Rough and Rowdy Ways
First played: 2021-11-02
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https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/ive-made-up-my-mind-to-give-myself-to-you/
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I’ve Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You | The Official Bob Dylan Site

40 years ago this week, "These Dreams" by #Heart reached the top spot, replacing "Sara" by #Starship after 1 week. One of the writers was #BernieTaupin, #EltonJohn's regular collaborator. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41P8UxneDJE #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo
Heart - These Dreams

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 The cat’s in the well and the servant is at the door
 The drinks are ready and the dogs are going to war
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Song: “Cat’s in the Well”
Album: Under the Red Sky
First played: 1992-03-28
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https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/cats-well/
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Cat’s in the Well | The Official Bob Dylan Site

Daft Punk: The French Touch Architects Who Changed House Forever

Daft Punk did not just make hits. They turned French Touch into a global language, reshaped house music through landmark chapters like Homework, Discovery, Alive 2007, Tron: Legacy, and Random Access Memories, and built one of electronic music’s most enduring myths. Dive into the full story here: https://www.audiartist.com/daft-punk-french-touch-legends/
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Daft Punk: French Touch Legends Who Changed House

Explore Daft Punk’s rise, iconic discography, and lasting impact on house music as the duo that turned French Touch into a global force.

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 Mama’s in the fact’ry
 She ain’t got no shoes
 Daddy’s in the alley
 He’s lookin’ for the fuse
 I’m in the streets
 With the tombstone blues
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Song: “Tombstone Blues”
Album: Highway 61 Revisited
First played: 1965-08-28
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https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/tombstone-blues/
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Tombstone Blues | The Official Bob Dylan Site

this kind of thing is so cool. we know from listings that there are a fair number of klezmer test pressings from the 1910s/1920s that never saw a commercial release. none in this set yet, but I hope some surface eventually. In some cases they were done by people with no other recordings, in other cases a large catalogue but they had some that were deemed not commercially viable and never released.
https://www.library.ucsb.edu/digitized-test-pressings-michael-brooks-collection

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Digitized Test Pressings from the Michael Brooks Collection

During the course of a many decades-long career with Columbia Records (now part of Sony Music) Michael Brooks produced numerous reissue projects and was the resident "vault whisperer" who was tasked with tracking down unissued material, alternate takes, and pristine source material from the Columbia and Sony vaults for reissue projects. From original metal parts in the Sony Archives, Brooks would have new test pressings made for evaluation. Michael's record collection and his personal collection of these test pressings was acquired by UCSB in 2019.

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Breathe - Jonah (1988)

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 Praise be to Nero’s Neptune
 The Titanic sails at dawn
 And everybody’s shouting
 “Which Side Are You On?”
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Song: “Desolation Row”
Album: Highway 61 Revisited
First played: 1965-08-28
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https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/desolation-row/
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Desolation Row | The Official Bob Dylan Site

How R.E.M. Became The Preeminent College Rock Band (And Then Graduated)

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 When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up
 When you gonna wake up and strengthen the things that remain?
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Song: “When You Gonna Wake Up?”
Album: Slow Train Coming
First played: 1979-11-01
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https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/when-you-gonna-wake/
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When You Gonna Wake Up? | The Official Bob Dylan Site