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Music Enthusiasts (Song of the Day)

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Recording locations:

Instrumental: Mount Kimbie studio, London
Vocals: James Blake’s home studio, Los Angeles Mixed by Marta Salogni at Studio Zona, London.

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Somehow She's Still Here (ft. James Blake) - Mount Kimbie & Dom Maker

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Sample: Opens with a 0:00–0:03 clip of Mahalia Jackson’s 1955 recording “I’m Going to Live the Life I Sing About in My Song” (Apollo Records).

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Production: Dominic Maker (Mount Kimbie) handled the beat. James Blake recorded vocals remotely during 2021 lockdown sessions. Key: E Major. BPM: 123. Energy level: 38%

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Fun fact: the 7-minute build-up mirrors the actual time it takes a human heart to restart after cardiac arrest. Thomas Bangalter confirmed in a 2013 Mixmag interview: “We wanted the listener to feel resuscitated.”

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Touch - Daft Punk, Paul Williams

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Hidden Easter egg: the vocoder phrase “Touch, I remember touch” is a reversed sample of Williams’ own 1974 track “The Hell of It.”

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Structure cheat-sheet: 0:00–1:30 → lullaby piano 1:30 → vocoder choir (36 layers!) 3:00 → full orchestra drop (80-piece, live @ Capitol Studios) 5:30 → children’s choir + theremin solo 7:00 → sax finale.

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Daft Punk’s “Touch” (2013) isn’t a song—it’s a 8:18 mini-opera. Paul Williams (the 4ft actor from Phantom of the Paradise) sings the lead, aged 73, voice cracking like vinyl. Sample: his spoken “Hold on… if love is the answer, you’re home” hits at 4:20.

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Legacy: Peaked at #5 on Billboard’s Dance Chart. Reissued in ‘92 (UK garage remix by Joey Negro) & still spins in rare-groove sets. If you love Chic, Sister Sledge, or Sharon Redd, this is your jam.

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Keep The Fire Burning - Gwen McRae https://t.co/dz6trEm8fK

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Production Notes: Recorded at Criteria Studios (Miami), same room as Bee Gees’ Saturday Night Fever hits. The synth stabs & horn punches? Pure 1982 transition—disco dying, boogie rising.

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“Keep the fire burning / Let it burn, let it burn” isn’t just a hook—it’s a mantra. Post-breakup defiance wrapped in dancefloor euphoria. Gwen wrote from experience; her marriage to George McCrae (“Rock Your Baby”) was crumbling. Art = therapy.

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Gwen’s Voice: Pure velvet & grit. She glides from sultry lows to soaring belts in 5:45, no filler. Fun fact: Gwen was already a legend—her 1975 hit “Rockin’ Chair” topped R&B charts. This was her reinvention era.

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The Groove: That bassline? Iconic. Laid down by producer Webster Lewis, it’s a hypnotic, rubbery funk loop that locks in with the hi-hats & strings. Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest (“Check the Rhime”) & Pete Rock, it’s a crate-digger’s holy grail.

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CBO: Trump’s “Big Beautiful” tax bill would cut taxes by $3.75T—but add $2.4T to the national debt and leave 10.9M more uninsured. #Budget

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Hackers used voice phishing to breach Salesforce data at 20+ firms. Google says it’s linked to the group behind the MGM attack. #CyberSecurity