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I'd Rather Go Blind Beyoncé – I'd Rather Go Blind
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Beyoncé’s cover of the 1968 Etta James hit recorded for the film Cadillac Records, in which Beyoncé played the legendary singer James.

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Nadine Yasiin Bey – Nadine
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Yasiin Bey’s cover of Chuck Berry’s hit recorded for the soundtrack to Cadillac Records, in which Bey played Berry.

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6 O'Clock Blues Solange – 6 O'Clock Blues
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A Mark Ronson produced ‘60s inspired soul song also featured on the Cadillac Records.

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I'm a Man Jeffrey Wright – I'm a Man
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Jeffrey Wright’s cover of Muddy Waters' “Mannish Boy” for the Cadillac Records motion picture soundtrack. Wright played Waters in the film and recorded a number of his most famous songs. Waters wrote “Mannish Boy” as a response to Bo Diddley’s “I’m a Man.”

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Cadillac Records (Music from the Motion Picture) Cadillac Records (Music from the Motion Picture)
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Cadillac Records was a 2008 movie about that legendary label’s roster and inner workings. The movie featured Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters, Beyoncé as Etta James, Columbus Short as Little Walter, Yasiin Bey as Chuck Berry, and Eamon Walker as Howlin' Wolf and the soundtrack includes their performances of some of the greatest songs of all time. The soundtrack also includes new original songs from Solange, Nas, and others.

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Save Ferris - Checkered Past - 5/5 Genius – March 2017 Album Release Calendar
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Save Ferris – Checkered Past Tracklist + Lyrics

  1. Anything
  2. New Sound
  3. Golden Silence
  4. Do I Even Like You?
  5. Goodbye Brother

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The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir - 50/50 Genius – March 2017 Album Release Calendar
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The Magnetic Fields – 50 Song Memoir Tracklist + Lyrics

  1. ‘66: Wonder Where I’m From
  2. ‘67: Come Back as a Cockroach
  3. ‘68: A Cat Called Dionysus
  4. ‘69: Judy Garland
  5. ‘70: They’re Killing Children Over There
  6. ‘71: I Think I’ll Make Another World
  7. ‘72: Eye Contact
  8. ‘73: It Could Have Been Paradise
  9. ‘74 No
  10. ‘75: My Mama Ain’t
  11. ‘76: Hustle 76
  12. ‘77: Life Ain’t All Bad
  13. ‘78: The Blizzard of '78
  14. ‘79: Rock'n'Roll Will Ruin Your Life
  15. ‘80: London by Jetpack
  16. ‘81: How to Play the Synthesizer
  17. ‘82: Happy Beeping
  18. ’83 Foxx and I
  19. ‘84: Danceteria!
  20. ‘85: Why I Am Not A Teenager
  21. ‘86 How I Failed Ethics
  22. ‘87: At the Pyramid
  23. ‘88: Ethan Frome
  24. ‘89: The 1989 Musical Marching Zoo
  25. ‘90: Dreaming in Tetris
  26. ‘91: The Day I Finally…
  27. ‘92: Weird Diseases
  28. ‘93 Me and Fred and Dave and Ted
  29. ‘94: I Haven’t Got a Penny
  30. ‘95: A Serious Mistake
  31. ‘96: I’m Sad!
  32. ‘97: Eurodisco Trio
  33. ‘98: Lovers’ Lies
  34. ‘99: Fathers in the Clouds
  35. ‘00: Ghosts of the Marathon Dancers
  36. ‘01: Have You Seen It In The Snow?
  37. ‘02 Be True to Your Bar
  38. ‘03: The Ex And I
  39. ‘04: Cold-Blooded Man
  40. ‘05: Never Again
  41. ‘06: “Quotes”
  42. ‘07: In The Snow White Cottages
  43. ‘08: Surfin’
  44. ‘09: Till You Come Back to Me
  45. ‘10: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  46. ‘11: Stupid Tears
  47. ‘12: You Can Never Go Back to New York
  48. ‘13 Big Enough for Both of Us
  49. ‘14: I Wish I Had Pictures
  50. ‘15: Somebody’s Fetish

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They take my kindness for weakness
Still comin' out strong
Still comin' out strong
Still comin' out strong
Take my kindness for weakness
Still comin' out strong
Still comin' out strong
Still comin' out.. Future (Ft. The Weeknd) – Comin Out Strong
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These lines echo the famous lines from Rihanna’s “FourFiveSeconds,”

“Cause all of my kindness
Is taken for weakness”

Even if people misinterpret Abel’s kindness, his performance is going to show them what’s really up. Gangster Al Capone is sometimes credited with saying “Don’t mistake my kindness for weakness. I am kind to everyone but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what your going to remember about me.” However, the quote’s never been verified.

The Weeknd had previously tweeted the lyrics to the song before it dropped. He’s notorious for hinting and tweeting lyrics to future music.

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I was sittin' in the back of the MARTA (The MARTA)
Now I sit in the back of a foreign (The Foreign) Future – POA
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He used to ride the local public Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) bus, but not anymore.

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rags to riches broo….respect for future!!!

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It ain't me Kygo & Selena Gomez – It Ain't Me
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This is likely a reference to Bob Dylan’s classic “It Ain’t Me Babe” which was also famously covered as a duet by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Their performance was dramatized in the biopic Walk the Line starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon.

Both Bob Dylan and Selena Gomez admit that they’re not willing to help their lovers in their darkest times.

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