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Mandaris Moore
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Beautiful (You Are)
IMx
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What’s your favorite deep cut from an album?

It's hard to beat the influence of the music that you listened to in high school and in your 20s. I thought this group was going to be the NEXT BIG THING.

This one goes out to all the love birds out there!

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More Bounce to the Ounce
Zapp & Roger
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Share a song you feel was ahead of its time.

This song predates all the autotune that you hear nowadays. But honestly, I didn't know what was being said at the time until someone told me what the title of the song was.

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Move Your Feet
Junior Senior
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What’s the last song you discovered and loved instantly?

I've already mentioned a couple during other prompts, but this one needs a moment to shine. This song was originally on the groups demo track and was strong enough that they got a record deal. I know they have at least two albums but I only remember this song.

There's a really good remake of it in the first Trolls movie that I prefer a little more because they add other songs in the mix.

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Candy Rain
Soul for Real
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What’s a lyric that resonates deeply with you and why?

The song starts off incredibly strong and I find myself singing it every once in a while.

My love, do you ever dream of Candy-coated raindrops? You're the same, my candy rain

My family tends to tease me about the fact that it's a love song that heavily features a 15 year old boy. Hey! We should be so lucky as to find love!

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It's the Hard-Knock Life
Andrea McArdle & The Orphans from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of "Annie"
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If your life were a movie, what would its theme song be?

Based on current events.

Part of me knows I should be grateful that it's not worse. It's just hard to have so many obstacles in life.

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My Little Pony Theme Song (Extended Version)
Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack & My Little Pony
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A song from a genre you didn’t think you’d like—what changed?

I didn't think that I would like the music that my children listened to when they were small. Now, I like to sprinkle the soundtrack in a playlist when I know that the girls are going to be listening.

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Bounce
Emotional Oranges
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How do you discover new music, and what’s the latest gem you’ve found?

I usually find music from tv and movies. Sometimes, I even find it on the radio. The best recommendations are from family and I found this one to be very soothing.

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Midnight Train to Georgia (Single Version)
Gladys Knight & The Pips
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What is a song that feels like home to you?

I think of this song when I'm going to my parents. They would have a lot of music playing and this was one of them that I remember. Although it wasn't in regular rotation, it was notable in the way that there was a sort of call and response and the way that Gladys' voice just commanded attention.

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Get the Party Started
P!nk
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What’s the first song you’d play at a party?

My first instinct is the play Let's get this party started by the black eyed peas, but I feel that it's probably a song that you want to save for later in the party. This one has the same message and is big hit.

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