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Miles @mileshawks

Husband; father; 80’s music lover; aggressively transparent; in a rebuilding phase

Joined January 2011
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Album of the Day (1141) Glitter by Mariah Carey …2001 8th album and soundtrack to film of same name starring Carey; film fizzled and may have dragged soundtrack down; first album not to go Platinum and failed to generate chart-topper; includes “Loverboy”
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50s pop was wild…Paul Anka’s “The Teen Commandments”…1-8: conform; 9: don’t follow the crowd; 10: follow the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament😲
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80s Song of the Day “On the Line” by Michael Wycoff …groovy title track to late singer’s final LP, 1983’s On the Line; not a single; near 6-minute length would have done it in at radio, but funky guitar likely would have had impact in clubs
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Album of the Day (1140) Rainbow by Mariah Carey …1999 7th original album; relative commercial disappointment, still went number 2 and sold more than 3m in the US alone; includes “Heartbreaker” with Jay-Z, “Thank God I Found You”, and cover of “Against All Odds”
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I’m heading up to my sister’s to pick up my son, which means that, after nearly four years, last week was my last week living alone…for now😅
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80s Song of the Day “Back Street Joe” by Kim Wilde …song from release 1983 3rd LP, Catch as Catch Can; appropriately placed early on a-side, one of more solid album tracks with good synth lines and lyrics of dancing keeping it light; typical family affair with dad and brother
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Album of the Day (1139) #1’s by Mariah Carey …1998 collection of 13 US chart-toppers and four original songs, including “When You Believe” and “I Still Believe”, which went to 15 and 4, respectively; despite millions owning original albums, went 6x Platinum
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If you started shopping at midnight on January 1, 1 and spent an average of $50,000 an hour, 24 hours a day, you would spend $1,000,000,000,000 sometime in the year 2283
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80s Song of the Day “Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)” by Wham! …debut 1982 single; somewhat surprising incorporation of rap for pop duo; initially failed to do much, but post “Young Guns (Go for It)” success reissue went Top 10; capricious single about enjoying life; UK 8
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Album of the Day (1138) Butterfly by Mariah Carey …1997 6th album; continued transition to pure R&B artist; relatively weaker sales but still 5x Platinum at home and 10m sales worldwide; “Honey” and “My All” were both number 1 hits; also includes title track
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Lady Luck was not on my side yesterday…major road closures extended my commute by an hour and, just before arriving at the office, a screw on the road punctured my tire, dealer didn’t have my tire in stock, etc., etc.
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80s Song of the Day “Shelter” by Leon Ware …song from eponymous 1982 LP; co-written with Allee Willis and co-produced by Marty Paich; give listeners chance to enjoy lyrics and soulful vocals; Ware goes from being brokenhearted and afraid to commit to seeking shelter in his love
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Album of the Day (1137) Daydream by Mariah Carey …1995 5th album; again, went to number 1, sold more than 10m at home and 20m worldwide; multiple hit singles included “Fantasy”, Boyz II Men duet “One Sweet Day”, and “Always Be My Baby”
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What you new-fangled iPhone, etc. users don’t realize is that, back in the day, if you felt that you were suffering from too little bass, you simply grabbed your Walkman, hit “Mega Bass”, and changed the world!
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80s Song of the Day “Feel My Body” by Vice …song from 1988 debut, Made for Pleasure;  example of why relatively unknown LP one of best hard rock albums of late 80s; wonderfully blends guitars and synths without losing any edge with energizing sing-along chorus
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Album of the Day (1136) Merry Christmas by Mariah Carey …1994 Christmas album; near 20m sales; despite late October release, went to number 3, spawned one of most successful Christmas songs of all time in “All I Want for Christmas Is You”; also includes holiday standards
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“Shake Well Before Use” …you don’t own me…I’m going to shake well after use
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80s Song of the Day “Ced Gee (Delta Force One)” by Ultramagnetic MCs …curtain call to 1988 debut, Critical Beatdown; more of what preceded, with consistent stream of braggadocio lyrics over choppy beats put together from synths and samples; product of very small sliver of time
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Album of the Day (1135) Music Box by Mariah Carey …1993 3rd album; went Diamond in US and sold nearly 30m worldwide; led by number 1 singles “Dreamlover” and “Hero” and international smash “Without You”; continued to develop as songwriter while working with array of producers
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My daughter has developed a habit of cat-calling people’s dogs…she’ll zip by someone walking a dog on her bicycle and just yell, “You got a cute dog!”
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