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Kent - Musik Non Stop 1999

"Musik Non Stop" is a song by Swedish alternative rockband Kent. It was released in November 1999 as the first single from their fourth studio album Hagnesta Hill. The song won the Rockbjörnen award in the "Swedish song of the year" category. A version in English was released under the title "Music Non Stop". (Both versions are added to this post.)

With eleven number-one albums, five number-one singles, 22 Swedish Grammy Awards, 11 Rockbjörnen awards, and over three million record sales, Kent is considered the most popular rock/pop group within Sweden and throughout Scandinavia. The band announced in 2016 that they would release their final album, after 26 years of performing. The band's announcement noted that the dissolution of the band is voluntary and is despite their continued success. In 2024, Kent announced that they would play three concerts in Stockholm in March 2025. Due to the tickets quickly selling out, three additional dates were added.

"Musik Non Stop" received a total of 78,9% yes votes! Previous Kent polls: #202 "Kärleken Väntar".

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Lacuna Coil - Our Truth 2006

"Our Truth" is the first single by Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil from their fourth studio album Karmacode. The song was also featured on the soundtrack to Underworld: Evolution, and the games Rock Band Unplugged, Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Revolution (this one uses a cover version). It was a Top 30 Active Rock single on the Billboard Charts. Lyrically, the song delves into denying and forgetting one's past by creating a new truth as time goes by.

Karmacode has a more prominent Middle-Eastern sound compared with Lacuna Coil's previous releases. A shamisen, a Japanese string instrument, is featured in the opening and ending of "Our Truth" and a faint sitar can be heard during the verses. The music video was nominated for the "Best Group Video" category at the Italian Premio Videoclip Italiano.

"Our Truth" received a total of 80,1% yes votes!

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MUCC - Libra 2007

MUCC are a Japanese visual kei rock band, formed in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1997. Although predominately a heavy band both lyrically and musically, MUCC is known for switching between music genres and styles frequently. "Libra" is the 15th single released by MUCC, and featured on their eight studio album Shion. The single reached number 22 on the Oricon chart, where it charted for four weeks. The album reached number 13 on the Oricon Albums Chart.

"Libra" recieved a total of 78,8% yes votes! 💖 Previous MUCC polls: #19 "Ryuusei", #161 "Daikirai".

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Kabul Dreams - Sadae Man 2010

Kabul Dreams is a rockband from Afghanistan, established in 2008 in Kabul. The band has paved the way for a modest but growing rock scene in Afghanistan, rebuilding itself after decades of war. The band's motivation to perform came from their own love for music, but also from a public hunger for a new life after war – a life that included new music and art. Kabul Dreams plays music in both English and Dari; one of Afghanistan's native languages. The song "Sadae Man" ("My Voice") is about the importance of Afghanistan's youth having a collective voice.

All of the band members were born in Afghanistan, but they were displaced to neighboring countries as refugees during the Taliban reign. After the fall of the Taliban regime, the band members returned to Afghanistan and met each other in Kabul. Their musical influences include Sex Pistols, Metallica, Nirvana and Oasis. In 2014, the band relocated to Oakland, California to grow their presence in the American music scene.

"Sadae Man" received a total of 79,2% yes votes!

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Arash - Tike Tike Kardi 2005

Arash Labbaf is an Iranian-Swedish singer, entertainer, and producer. He represented Azerbaijan along with Aysel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, finishing third with the song "Always". He is also one of the judges of Persia's Got Talent. He has said that the reason he chooses to sing in his native language is because of his "deep attachment to Iran and Persian culture."

His debut album Arash - on which "Tike Tike Kardi" appears - was released in 2005, after he had finished college. His singles made it to the hit lists around Europe, and the videos garnered significant airplay on more than 20 MTV outlets worldwide. In addition to successes in his home countries' music charts, Arash has had hits notably in Eastern European and South-East European charts like Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Turkey and in Asian music charts like in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and throughout the Arab Middle Eastern countries.

"Tike Tike Kardi" received a total of 74,3% yes votes!

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Tarkan - Şımarık 1997

"Şımarık" is a song by Turkish singer Tarkan. It was written by Sezen Aksu, with music credited as composed by Tarkan. It formed part of Tarkan's third album, Ölürüm Sana (1997). "Şımarık" was released in France in 1998 and across the rest of the world in 1999 from the compilation album Tarkan, which was released in Europe.

Many versions of the song were recorded in several different languages, most notably the English-language cover, titled "Kiss Kiss", by Greek-American singer Stella Soleil in 2001, which was itself covered by Australian actress Holly Valance in 2002.

As Tarkan's first major single, the song is generally considered his debut single. He had released albums before this, but never released a song in single format due to the album-orientated nature of the Turkish music industry. The song has also appeared in soundtracks of various movies, and is generally considered Tarkan's signature song in Europe.

"Şımarık" reached #1 in Belgium, #2 in Norway, and #3 in Switzerland, France, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands.

"Şımarık" received a total of 75,5% yes votes!

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Shakira - Ojos Así 1999

"Ojos Así" is a song by Colombian singer Shakira and was released as the fifth single from her fourth studio album, Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998). Infused with nuances of Arabic pop, the lyrics tell of the singer travelling the world but not having seen eyes like her lover's. It was written by Shakira, composed and produced by her, Pablo Flores, and Javier Garza. It is sung mostly in Spanish, with a few verses and backing chorus in Arabic. It was later adapted into English by Gloria Estefan as "Eyes Like Yours" and included on Shakira's first English studio album Laundry Service (2001). Music critics praised "Ojos Así" as one of the album's best tracks. "Eyes Like Yours", however, was met with a less favourable reception, with reviewers commenting that it paled compared to the original. At the inaugural Latin Grammy Awards in 2000, "Ojos Así" won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and received a Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) Latin Award in 2002. The music video won the International Viewer's Choice Award (North) at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. "Ojos Así" ranked on several charts in Europe and was a top-ten hit on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart in USA. It received a total of 78,8% yes votes!

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Udit Narayan - Bholi Si Surat 1997

Dil To Pagal Hai (The Heart Is Crazy) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Yash Chopra. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor and Akshay Kumar. It was the third film to feature Shah Rukh Khan opposite Madhuri Dixit, with two more to follow after, including the international hit Devdas (2002).

Made on a budget of ₹90 million (US$2.48 million), which includes print and advertising costs, Dil To Pagal Hai grossed over ₹710 million (US$19.55 million) worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of the year. (But tbh, personally I think it's only watchable because of its soundtrack.)

The soundtrack of Dil To Pagal Hai includes 10 songs. The songs for the film were composed by Uttam Singh, while the lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi. Most of the songs were sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Udit Narayan. The music was a major hit among the audience, with the album becoming the best-selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year and second-most of the 1990s decade, with 12.5 million soundtrack album sales. In 2008, Chopra launched an unreleased song from the soundtrack, titled "Chanda Ki Chandni (Kitni Hai Bekarar Yeh)" sung by Lata Mangeshkar & Kumar Sanu.

"Bholi Si Surat" received a total of 71% yes votes!

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Robbie Williams - The Road to Mandalay 2001

Sing When You're Winning is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, of former boyband Take That fame. When it was released on 28 August 2000, it immediately became a hit in the UK, debuting at number one and being certified 2× Platinum in the first week of release. It also topped the charts in New Zealand, Ireland and Germany, and secured top ten placings in Argentina, Austria, Australia, Finland, Mexico, Sweden, Switzerland. The album spent 91 weeks on the UK chart, going on to sell 2.4 million copies in the UK alone, being certified 8× Platinum by the BPI. It became the best-selling album of 2000 in the UK, and the 51st-best-selling album in UK music history. It found little success in the US, however, peaking at 110 in the Billboard 200.

"Eternity" / "The Road to Mandalay" is the fifth single from the album. "Eternity" does not appear on it but was later included on Williams' Greatest Hits album in 2004. Released on 9 July 2001, the double A-side was the 20th-best-selling single of 2001 in the UK, topping the country's singles chart, and also peaked at number two in Ireland.

The video for "The Road to Mandalay" shows Williams and four friends alternatively goofing around and scoping out a money transport van which they rob in Marseille. The video for "Eternity" is a sequel.

"The Road to Mandalay" received a total of 72% yes votes!

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Queen - Mustapha 1979

"Mustapha" is a the first track of Queen's 1978 album Jazz. It was released as a single in Germany, Spain, Yugoslavia and Bolivia in 1979. Freddie Mercury's real name was Farrokh Bulsara, and his parents were from the Parsi community of western India.

The lyrics are in English, Arabic, and Farsi, although the lyrics are still being debated to this day as to what they are and what they mean. In live performances, Freddie would often sing the opening vocals of "Mustapha" in place of the introduction to "Bohemian Rhapsody".

"Mustapha" recieved a total of 70,5% yes votes!

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MUCC - Ryuusei 2006

First off, on a personal note: This poll makes me so proud. MUCC was one of my favourite bands and seeing so many new listeners enjoy one of my favourite songs makes me so happy I could cry. :') This is exactly what the "yes, heard before"/"yes, first time" options are for, for me. 💖

MUCC is a Japanese visual kei rock band, formed in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1997. "Ryuusei" is also featured on the album Best of Mucc, a compilation album released in 2007 which contains 16 tracks compiling the "best" songs of the band, and was released simultaneously with the Worst of Mucc compilation album. "Ryuusei" has not been used in anime as most of the rebloggers have been talking about, however MUCC have let other songs be used for that.

"Ryuusei" recieved a total of 69,9% yes votes which is quite funny considering the band is also known as 69 due to the Japanese words for 6 and 9 matching the pronunciation of their name. 😂😂😂

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Spooks - Things I've Seen 2000

"Things I've Seen" is a song by American hip hop group Spooks from their first studio album, S.I.O.S.O.S. Volume One (2000).

While the single charted at number 11 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart, it did not make a major impact in the US, but in Europe it became a hit across the continent after receiving substantial airplay in France, reaching the top 10 in eight countries, including France and the UK. Overall, the song was Europe's 32nd-most-successful hit of 2001, reaching number five on the Eurochart Hot 100.

The music video features actor Laurence Fishburne (mostly famous on tumblr for the Matrix movies and the Hannibal tv-series).

"Things I've Seen" received a total of 69,5% yes votes!

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Urban Symphony - Rändajad 2009

Urban Symphony is an Estonian music group that represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Rändajad", finishing in 6th place with 129 points.

In autumn 2007, Sandra Nurmsalu took part in the singing talent show called 2 takti ette, biennially held by the Eesti Televisioon and broadcast nationwide. In a week of the contest, the contestants were tasked to form bands each on their own and each to produce a performance with it. Nurmsalu had studied the violin for two years in the Georg Ots Music School, therefore she decided to use one again. Nurmsalu turned to her former school, where she was introduced to Mann Helstein playing the viola, Johanna Mängel playing the cello, a female contrabass player and a male keyboardist. At the end of the series, Nurmsalu, Helstein and Mängel agreed to continue their collaboration. Mängel brought the new cello player Mari Möldre to the band. In the same while, music producer Sven Lõhmus invited the group to work with him. The first track the team completed was "Rändajad" for the contest of Eesti Laul, the Estonian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. It was selected as the winner entirely by a public televote in the finale, and ended in 6th place in the Contest.

In 2010, Urban Symphony announced that they would be disbanding. The announcement was due to Nurmsalu wishing to prioritise motherhood, while the group's other members wished to continue their studies and pursue other interests.

"Rändajad" received a total of 67,9% yes votes!