Bronski Beat’s Jimmy Somerville was born on this date in 1961. Hear some of his tracks on today’s playlist.
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Congratulations to Megan Thee Stallion, who has placed a song in my year end top five every year since 2019. Her “Her” is my number two song of ’22, kept from number one by Beyoncé, who guested on the remix of MTS’s “Savage,” my number 4 song of 2020. 2022 was a year that left me wanting, so my top 100 has 92 songs. Here they are:
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Today’s playlist recognized World AIDS Day and celebrates the December 1 birthdays of Billy Paul, The Doors’ Jon Densmore, Janelle Monáe, Basement Jaxx’s Simon Ratcliff, Blue Öyster Cult’s Eric Bloom, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s Alec Ounsworth, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Julee Cruise, Bette Midler, Sandy Nelson, Lou Rawls, Jaco Pastorius, Mary Martin, Matt Monro, Hair‘s Treat Williams, Sarah Silverman, and Jonathan Coulton.
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Inspired by the October 4 birthdays of Pet Shop Boys‘ Chris Lowe, She & Him/Monsters of Folk’s M. Ward, Susan Sarandon, Lil Mama, Destroyer’s Dan Bejar, Penny McLean, t.A.T.u.’s Lena Katina, and Big Jaz.
Inspired by Black Music Month, LGBTQ Pride Month, and the June 22 birthdays of Cyndi Lauper, Jimmy Somerville, Todd Rundgren, The Turtles’ Howard Kaylan, Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie, Kris Kristoffersson, Schoolly-D, Scritti Politti’s Green Gartside, Peter Asher, Jai Rodriguez, Jesus Jones’ Mike Edwards, and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones’ Dicky Barrett.
Today Tunes du Jour observes World AIDS Day with a playlist of diverse genres – pop, hip hop, rock, dance, r&b, gospel and whatever you call what Ween does.
Thematically there are songs of reminiscence, reunions, safe sex, politics, pride, goodbyes and whatever you call what Ween does.
Give it a listen and let me know what songs you discovered and if there are any great ones I missed.