1559. The Rolling Stones – Beast Of Burden

The Rolling Stones

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From The Beasties to a beast…

1558. The Beastie Boys – No Sleep Til Brooklyn

Beastie Boys

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The video for ‘Praise You’ was directed by Spike Jonze, who also directed videos by Beastie Boys…

1557. Fatboy Slim – Praise You

Fatboy Slim

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Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, was in The Housemartins…hence…

1556. The Housemartins – The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death

The Housemartins

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Grace Jones famously attacked a chat show host (Russell Harty), as did Rod Hull (Michael Parkinson). The Housemartins are from Hull…

1555. Grace Jones – Warm Leatherette

Grace Jones

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A car link – the next song is about car crashes, referencing JG Ballard’s novel Crash…

1554. Tracy Chapman – Fast Car

Tracy Chapman

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From motorway to car…

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1559. The Rolling Stones – Beast Of Burden

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