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"Tell It Like It Is" is a song written by George Davis and Lee Diamond and originally recorded and released in 1966 by #AaronNeville. In 2010, the song was ranked No. 391 on #RollingStone magazine's list of #The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime.
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"The Wanderer" is a song written by #ErnieMaresca and originally recorded by #Dion, released on his 1961 album, #RunaroundSue. The song, with a #12barBlues-base verse and an eight-bar bridge, tells the story of a travelling man and his many loves. The song is ranked number 243 on the #RollingStone magazine's list of #The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime.
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"After the Gold Rush" is a song written and performed by #NeilYoung and is the title song from his 1970 album of the same name. In addition to After the #GoldRush, it also appears on the compilation albums #Decade, #GreatestHits and on #LiveRust. An #aCapella version of the song was a hit in many countries in 1974 for the #English vocal group #Prelude. It's ranked number 323 on Rolling Stone's list of #The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime.
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"Maggie May" is a song co-written by singer #RodStewart and #MartinQuittenton, performed by Stewart for his album #EveryPictureTellsAStory, released in 1971. In 2004, #RollingStone ranked it number 130 in #The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime. In 2017, the #MercuryRecords single was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame. The song is regarded as Stewart's signature song.
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"The Wanderer" is a song written by #ErnieMaresca and originally recorded by #Dion, released on his 1961 album, #RunaroundSue. The song, with a #12barBlues-base verse and an eight-bar bridge, tells the story of a travelling man and his many loves. The song is ranked number 243 on the #RollingStone magazine's list of #The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime.
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"Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" (also written "Do Right Woman — Do Right Man") is a song written by #ChipsMoman and #DanPenn, and made famous by #ArethaFranklin. Her version was released on February 10, 1967. #RollingStone listed it as number 476 in their list of #the500GreatestSongsOfAllTime.
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"Lean on Me" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter #BillWithers. It was released in April 1972 as the first single from his second album, #StillBill. It was a No. 1 single on both the soul and #Billboard Hot 100 charts, the latter chart for three weeks in July 1972. Billboard ranked it as the No. 7 song of 1972. It was ranked No. 208 on #RollingStone's list of "#The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime" in 2010. Numerous other versions have been recorded.
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"La Bamba" (pronounced [la ˈβamba]) is a Mexican #folkSong, originally from the state of #Veracruz, also known as "La Bomba". The song is best known from a 1958 adaptation by #RitchieValens, a #top40 hit on the U.S. charts. Valens's version is ranked number 345 on #RollingStone magazine's list of "#The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime" and is the only song on the list not written or sung in English. "#LaBamba" has been #covered by numerous other artists.
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"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" is a song written by #BertBerns, #SolomonBurke, and #JerryWexler, and originally recorded by Burke under the production of Berns at #AtlanticRecords in 1964. Burke's version charted in 1964, but missed the US top 40, peaking at number 58. The song is ranked number 429 on the #RollingStone magazine's list of #The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime.
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"Runaround Sue" is a #rockAndRoll song (in a modified #doowop style), originally a US No. 1 #Hot100 hit (No. 4 on the #HotRAndB chart) for the singer #Dion during 1961, after he split with #theBelmonts. It was written by Dion with #ErnieMaresca, and tells the story of a disloyal lover. The song ranked No. 351 on the #RollingStone list of "#The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime". In 2002, Dion was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame for "Runaround Sue".
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"Runaround Sue" is a #rockAndRoll song (in a modified #doowop style), originally a US No. 1 #Hot100 hit (No. 4 on the #HotRAndB chart) for the singer #Dion during 1961, after he split with #theBelmonts. It was written by Dion with #ErnieMaresca, and tells the story of a disloyal lover. The song ranked No. 351 on the #RollingStone list of "#The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime". In 2002, Dion was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame for "Runaround Sue".
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"Runaround Sue" is a #rockAndRoll song (in a modified #doowop style), originally a US No. 1 #Hot100 hit (No. 4 on the #HotRAndB chart) for the singer #Dion during 1961, after he split with #theBelmonts. It was written by Dion with #ErnieMaresca, and tells the story of a disloyal lover. The song ranked No. 351 on the #RollingStone list of "#The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime". In 2002, Dion was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame for "Runaround Sue".
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"Runaround Sue" is a #rockAndRoll song (in a modified #doowop style), originally a US No. 1 #Hot100 hit (No. 4 on the #HotRAndB chart) for the singer #Dion during 1961, after he split with #theBelmonts. It was written by Dion with #ErnieMaresca, and tells the story of a disloyal lover. The song ranked No. 351 on the #RollingStone list of "#The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime". In 2002, Dion was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame for "Runaround Sue".
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"Runaround Sue" is a #rockAndRoll song (in a modified #doowop style), originally a US No. 1 #Hot100 hit (No. 4 on the #HotRAndB chart) for the singer #Dion during 1961, after he split with #theBelmonts. It was written by Dion with #ErnieMaresca, and tells the story of a disloyal lover. The song ranked No. 351 on the #RollingStone list of "#The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime". In 2002, Dion was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame for "Runaround Sue".
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"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" is a song written by #BertBerns, #SolomonBurke, and #JerryWexler, and originally recorded by Burke under the production of Berns at #AtlanticRecords in 1964. Burke's version charted in 1964, but missed the US top 40, peaking at number 58. The song is ranked number 429 on the #RollingStone magazine's list of #The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime.
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"Lean on Me" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter #BillWithers. It was released in April 1972 as the first single from his second album, #StillBill. It was a No. 1 single on both the soul and #Billboard Hot 100 charts, the latter chart for three weeks in July 1972. Billboard ranked it as the No. 7 song of 1972. It was ranked No. 208 on #RollingStone's list of "#The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime" in 2010. Numerous other versions have been recorded.
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"La Bamba" (pronounced [la ˈβamba]) is a Mexican #folkSong, originally from the state of #Veracruz, also known as "La Bomba". The song is best known from a 1958 adaptation by #RitchieValens, a #top40 hit on the U.S. charts. Valens's version is ranked number 345 on #RollingStone magazine's list of "#The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime", and is the only song on the list not written or sung in English. "#LaBamba" has been #covered by numerous other artists.
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"Jolene" is a song written and recorded by American #countryMusic artist #DollyParton. It was produced by #BobFerguson and recorded at #RCAStudioB in #NashvilleTennessee, on May 22, 1973. It was released on October 15, 1973, by #RCAVictor, as the first single and title track from her album of the same name. The song was ranked No. 217 on #RollingStone magazine's list of "#the500GreatestSongsOfAllTime" in 2004 and No. 63 on their revised list in 2021.
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"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" is a song written by #BertBerns, #SolomonBurke, and #JerryWexler, and originally recorded by Burke under the production of Berns at #AtlanticRecords in 1964. Burke's version charted in 1964, but missed the US top 40, peaking at number 58. The song is ranked number 429 on the #RollingStone magazine's list of #The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime.
https://youtu.be/a0_4zeMzbxk