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Star Wars Made in France

Star Wars Made in France

Rare Photos of Barack Obama A very interesting Barack Obama rare photoshoot of when he was young. Staff Lists: The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 20-01 10. Weezer"Say It Ain't So"[DGC; 1994] It's been obscured by misheard lyrics, Rock Band histrionics, and Rivers Cuomo's guileless run as a pop mercenary, but "Say It Ain't So"-- lunging riffs and all-- is an intimate piece of songwriting. It's important to remember what made Weezer such a steady, original American band, and subsequently an almost bizarrely influential touchstone for so many young bands. See also: Weezer, "Buddy Holly"; Weezer, "Undone (The Sweater Song)"; Weezer, "El Scorcho" 9. Most of the big alt-rock stars, and alt-rock songs, of the 90s feel hopelessly tied to their decade, relics of a certain period, place, time. "Loser" misguidedly swept into pop culture on the same wave of slacker and outsider chic that earned Radiohead's "Creep" some spins. See also: Beck, "Where It's At"; Beck, "Mixed Bizness"; Beck, "Nobody's Fault But My Own" 8. See also: Aaliyah, "One in a Million"; Aaliyah, "Hot Like Fire"; Mariah Carey [ft. 7. It's both lament and anthem. 6. 5. 4. 3. Dr. 2.

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