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"Cream" is a song by American singer-songwriter #Prince and his backing band #theNewPowerGeneration, released in September 1991 by #PaisleyPark and #Warner as the second single from Prince's 13th studio album, #DiamondsAndPearls (1991). In a 2004 #MTV special, Prince joked that he wrote the song while looking at himself in the mirror. "Cream" became Prince's fifth and last number-one single on the US #Billboard #Hot100, staying at the top for two weeks.
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"(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" is a song by the American #pop duo #theRighteousBrothers. It was the group's first hit after leaving their long-time producer #PhilSpector. The song was written by #BarryMann and #CynthiaWeil; the duo also wrote the group's first hit "#YouveLostThatLovinFeelin" along with Phil Spector. It is the title track of their album. The single peaked at No. 1 on the US #Billboard Hot 100, and reached No. 15 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Stuck on You" was #ElvisPresley's first hit single after his two-year stint in the #USArmy, reaching number one in 1960 in the US. He recorded the song during March 1960, and the single was released within weeks and went to number one on the #Billboard #Hot100 chart in late-April 1960, becoming his first number-one single of the 1960s and thirteenth overall. "Stuck on You" also peaked at number six on the R&B chart.
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"My Sharona" is the debut single by the Knack. The song was written by #BertonAverre and #DougFieger, and it was released in 1979 from their debut album, #GetTheKnack. It reached number one on the #Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, where it remained for six weeks, and was number one on Billboard's #1979TopPopSinglesYearendChart. It was #certifiedGold by the #RecordingIndustryAssociationOfAmerica, representing 1,000,000 copies sold.
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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!

Glocalization (Generational Change)

I do most of my business writing on Patreon these days, but roughly once per month, I’ll put a post for free on this website. This post initially went live on my Patreon page on December 22, 2024.  If you go to Patreon, you’ll find other posts like this one. Glocalization In the past year, […]…
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#BusinessMusings #freenonfiction #OnWriting #Billboard #Glocalization
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Kristine Kathryn Rusch · Glocalization (Generational Change)I do most of my business writing on Patreon these days, but roughly once per month, I’ll put a post for free on this website. This post initially went live on my Patreon page on December 22, …

"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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"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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"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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"Love Is Alive" is a song by #GaryWright taken from the 1975 album #TheDreamWeaver. It features Wright on vocals and keyboards and #AndyNewmark on drums, with all music except for the drums produced on the keyboards. The album's #titleCut and "Love Is #Alive" both peaked at No. 2 on the #Billboard #Hot100 singles chart. "Love Is Alive" spent 27 weeks on the chart, seven weeks longer than "Dream Weaver". Billboard ranked "Love Is Alive" as the #No9SongOf1976.
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