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"Up on Cripple Creek" is the fifth song on #theBand's eponymous second album, The Band. It was released as an (edited) #single on Capitol 2635 in November 1969 and reached No. 25 on the #Billboard Hot 100. "Up on Cripple Creek" was written by Band guitarist #RobbieRobertson, with drummer #LevonHelm singing lead vocal. A 1976 live performance of "Up on Cripple Creek" appears in the Band's concert film #TheLastWaltz, as well as on the accompanying #soundtrack album.
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"Canada pays for Florida highway signs skewering Trump tariffs"

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"Canada is taking its fight against President Donald Trump’s tariffs to Florida’s highways.

Billboards paid for by the Canadian government are popping up across the Sunshine State."

The US doesn't seem to want to educate its own citizens so I'm glad someone is trying to do it!

"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" is a song performed and co-written by American singer-songwriter #ChristopherCross as the main theme for the 1981 film #Arthur, starring #DudleyMoore and #LizaMinnelli. It was recognized as the year's Best Original Song at both the #54thAcademyAwards and #39thGoldenGlobeAwards. A commercial success in the United States, it reached the top of both the #Billboard Hot 100 and #HotAdultContemporary charts in October 1981.
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"The Sweetest Taboo" is a song by English band #Sade from their second studio album, #Promise (1985). It was released in October 1985 as the album's lead single. While the song peaked at number 31 on the #UKSinglesChart, it fared considerably better in the United States, where it reached number five on the #Billboard Hot 100 in March 1986, remaining in the top 40 for 13 weeks.
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"Cry Like a Baby" is a 1968 song written by #DanPenn and #SpoonerOldham, and performed by #TheBoxTops. The song reached No. 2 in April 1968 on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart, a position it held for two weeks. "Cry Like a Baby" also reached No. 2 on #Cashbox for one week. It stayed on the Hot 100 for 15 weeks and Cashbox for 14 weeks. It was awarded a #goldDisc for selling over one million copies in the United States.
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"Six Days on the Road" is an American song written by Earl Green and #MuscleShoalsSoundStudio songwriter Carl Montgomery, made famous by #countryMusic singer #DaveDudley. The song was initially recorded by Paul Davis (not the same as the better known singer-songwriter, full name #PaulLavonDavis) and released in 1961 on the Bulletin label. #In1963, the song became a major hit when released by Dudley, peaking at #2 on the #Billboard #HotCountrySongs chart.
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"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" is a song written by #MorrisBroadnax, #ClarencePaul, and #StevieWonder. The song was originally recorded by Stevie Wonder in 1967, but his version was not released as a single and did not appear on an album until 1977's anthology #LookingBack. The best-known version of this song is the 1973 release by #ArethaFranklin, who had a million-selling top 10 hit on #Billboard charts.
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"Shake" is a song written and recorded by #SamCooke. It was recorded at the last recording session Cooke had before his death on December 11, 1964. In the U.S., the song became a posthumous #Billboard, Top 10 hit for Cooke, peaking at number seven in February 1965, as well as peaking at number two for three weeks on the #Cashbox R&B charts. #CashBox described it as "a sensational rock-a-twist affair."
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"Starting All Over Again" is a 1972 song by the cousin duo #MelAndTim. It is the title track of their second LP. It was their second and final top 40 hit in the U.S. and Canada. It peaked at number 19 on the #Billboard #Hot100, spending five months on the American charts. On the #RAndB chart, the song peaked at number 4. The cousins performed "Starting All Over Again" on #SoulTrain on March 17, 1973. They appeared on the show along with #AlGreen.
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"Real World" is a song by American #rock group #Matchbox20. It was released in March 1998 as the fourth single from their debut album, #YourselfOrSomeoneLikeYou. The single was initially ineligible to chart on the US #Billboard Hot 100 due to not receiving a physical release in North America; it instead peaked at number nine on the Billboard #Hot100Airplay chart in August 1998. However, in December 1998.
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"Change of Heart" is a song by American singer and songwriter #CyndiLauper, released on November 11, 1986 as the second single from her second album, #TrueColors (1986). It went gold in the US, peaking at No. 3 on the #Billboard #Hot100. The song was written by #singersongwriter #EssraMohawk. Popular remixes by #ShepPettibone were also released. A #musicVideo was produced for the song, filmed in #TrafalgarSquare in #London. It features Lauper.
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"Lonely Days" is a #ballad written and performed by the #BeeGees. It appeared on their album #2YearsOn, and was released as a single, becoming their first Top Five hit in the US, peaking at number three in the #Billboard #Hot100 and reaching number one in the #Cashbox and #RecordWorld charts. #BarryGibb later re-recorded the song with country quartet #LittleBigTown for his 2021 album #Greenfields.
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"How Can We Be Lovers" is a song written by #MichaelBolton, #DianeWarren, and #DesmondChild and performed by Bolton. Released as the third single from Bolton's sixth studio album, #SoulProvider (1989), it peaked at number three on the US #Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the #UKSinglesChart in May 1990. The song also reached number two in Canada, number three in Australia, number 10 in Sweden, and number 18 in Ireland.
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"I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" is the title of a posthumously released single by the American singer-songwriter #JimCroce. The song was written by Croce and was originally released on his album #IGotAName. "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" entered the #Billboard Hot 100 chart at position No. 73 in March 1974. It peaked at No. 9 in April 1974, becoming his fifth and final top 10 hit. In addition.
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"The Game of Love" is a song by American #rock band #Santana from their 19th studio album, #Shaman (2002). The vocal performance on the song is by #MichelleBranch. It was composed by #GreggAlexander (as Alex Ander) and #RickNowels. The song was released as a #single on September 23, 2002, and won a #GrammyAward for #BestPopCollaborationWithVocals. Commercially, "The Game of Love" peaked at number five on the US #Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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"Cradle of Love" is a song by English rock musician #BillyIdol, released in 1990 as the first single from his fourth album #CharmedLife. The song became Idol's last top-10 hit in the United States, where it reached No. 2 on the #Billboard #Hot100. It was also Idol's first and only No. 1 hit on the Billboard #MainstreamRockTracks chart. On the #UKSingleChart, it stalled at No. 34.
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