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Discovering new music daily. Chart junkie and lover of great music from around the globe. Based in Northern California. (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; po.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); Tony Leadholm on Twitter Counter Tony's Current Top 20 Songs (listen on the player below) My Weekly Top 20 - 5.17.14 by Tony Leadholm on Grooveshark Tony's Top Artists Of The Week

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Flashback Friday!

Dancing In The Dark by Bruce Springsteen

The video that made a Courteney Cox a star. It's also the biggest hit of this "Boss" man's career.  From 1984...

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Flashback Friday!

No More I Love You's by Annie Lennox

Even though it has been almost 2 full weeks since Valentine's Day, it doesn't mean we shouldn't be saying those three magic words. The title of this iconic, gender-role bending, vocalist's 1995 hit seems to suggest otherwise. One of my all time faves...

From 1995...

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Flashback Friday!

Caribbean Queen by Billy Ocean

After the Arctic & the Pacific...Billy is my favorite ocean. Yes, that's a quote from Scrubs. =)

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No Rain by Blind Melon

Over the past few years, this sadly has been California's weather motto...(dancing bumblebees not included)

From 1992...

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Round and Round by Tevin Campbell

The "circular" debut single of the then 14 year old protege of Prince. The song was featured in Prince's highly publicized sequel (and box office bomb) to Purple Rain. Much like his mentor, this young artist's relevance diminished significantly in the early/mid 90's and he eventually gave up music altogether. 

From 1990...

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My selections of The Best Albums of 2014

Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour

Bleachers - Strange Desire

Dirty South - With You

Sia - 1000 Forms Of Fear

Ed Sheeran - X

Ingrid Michaelson - Lights Out

Tove Lo - Queen Of The Clouds

Eric Church - The Outsiders

Taylor Swift - 1989

Gareth Emery - Drive

Other great releases worth mentioning: Tiesto - A Town Called Paradise; Fences - Lesser Oceans; Chris Brown - X; Coldplay - Ghost Stories; Bette Midler - It's The Girls; RAC - Strangers; Porter Robinson - Worlds; Childish Gambino - Because The Internet; Betty Who - Take Me When You Go

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Flashback Friday!

(Don't You) Forget About Me by Simple Minds

High school detention never sounded so good. One of the 80's best.

From 1985...

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Flashback Friday!

Lady Marmalade by Christina Aguilera, P!nk, Mya & Lil Kim

When i was a very little boy, i used to think this song was about the Aunt Jemima or Mrs. Butterworth of the orange jam industry.

When they remade the song in 2001, i realized my "Breakfast Beauty" was also a hooker.

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Flashback Friday!

Roam by The B-52's

This band (named after the hairstyle, not the airplane) could have used this hit in advertisements for any airline or travel agency. Taken from their phenomenal album, Cosmic Thing - which truly does not have a bad song on it.

From 1990...

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Flashback Friday!

Tom Sawyer by Rush

This song, by a Canadian progressive-rock band (with arguably the greatest drummer in rock history), shares its name with a beloved American literary classic novel's title character.  The novel came out in 1876...the song, 1981.

And yes, this one's for you, Dad. Happy Birthday!

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Flashback Friday!

As I Lay Me Down by Sophie B. Hawkins

Ever wondered what the "B" stands for? Bertha? Bartholomew? Biggalo?

ANSWER: Ballentine. Never would i have gotten that in a million years.

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Flashback Friday!

New Sensation by INXS

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Return To Innocence by Enigma

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The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats

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It's All Coming Back To Me Now by Celine Dion

This epic power ballad (written by Jim Steinman, who also wrote I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) was also originally intended for Meat Loaf to record back in the 80's. However, when Mr. Loaf decided again and again not to record it for immediate release on whatever forthcoming album he was set to release, Steinman took it back...and gave it instead to this now legendary diva who became one of the biggest selling artists in music history.  

From 1996...

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The Space Between by Dave Matthews Band

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Walk Of Life by Dire Straits