We investigate the song’s many architects - novelist Kurt Vonnegut, Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich and Baz Luhrmann himself - to unpack one of the internet’s first conspiracy theories that turned into Billboard’s greatest outlier. For over 20 years, Trufelman has applied the song’s advice to her daily life: “wear sunscreen… be nice to your siblings… do one thing every day that scares you.” This unusual song has left a lasting impression, and yet for Trufelman, it makes no sense that “The Sunscreen Song” was commercially successful. It was a highly unlikely hit that made its way across continents and eventually into the ears of a young Avery Trufelman via the album NOW That’s What I Call Music Volume 2.
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In 1999 filmmaker Baz Luhrmann released the song “Everybody’s Free To Wear Sunscreen,” a 7-minute-long graduation speech set to downtempo electronic music. Harry Styles - As It Was, Music for a Sushi Restaurant, Daydreamingĭonna Summer - She Works Hard for the Money These 80s “sledgehammer horns” connect to a deep well of 80s grooves-from Lionel Richie's "Up All Night" to Janet Jackson and Herb Alpert's "Diamonds," -as Styles's strives to achieve the same effortless funk and propulsion of his brassy icons.Įvery Olivia Wilde reference Vulture found on Harry’s House The first track on Harry’s House, “Music for a Sushi Restaurant,” offers a whole chorus of just horns, in an homage to one of Styles’s musical touchstones, Peter Gabriel. This latest album reveals an interesting connection to one era in particular: the 1980s and the percussive, full-bodied horn sections that came with it. In May, Styles released Harry’s House, an album propelled by the number one hit “As It Was.” Despite having critical and commercial success, a barb often thrown at the album is the idea of it being inoffensive: pleasant, “easy listening” music apt for an elevator, grocery store or, perhaps, a sushi restaurant.įans of Styles have warmly accepted this, and have come to love his sly appreciation of different decades of pop music history. Visit /adchoicesĪs we hit the dog days of summer, the artist that’s started to soundtrack pool parties across the country is former One Direction bandmate and contemporary sex symbol Harry Styles. To participate, head to vox.com/podsurvey, and thank you! We are conducting a short audience survey to help plan for our future and hear from you. MILCK, Biianco, Autumn Rowe, Ani DeFranco - We Won’t Go Back The chants she heard there became the first sonic element of “We Won’t Go Back.” MILCK found herself protesting in D.C., this time with her camera ready. Her song “We Won’t Go Back,” composed with Biianco, Autumn Rowe, and Ani DeFranco, came about after Politico published an article in May with the leaked draft of the Dobbs decision, telling the world in no uncertain terms that the Supreme Court was considering striking down Roe. One artist who wasted no time responding to the Dobbs decision is the singer and songwriter Connie Lim, aka MILCK. Critic Ann Powers has been chronicling the reactions in a running list at NPR, and she joins in the second half of the episode to talk about the long history of artists speaking out-and singing-about reproductive rights. Musicians started responding immediately, from Cher to Olivia Rodrigo: on social media, at their shows, and in their music. The decision marked a seismic moment in politics and culture that has affected everyone’s lives, and the world of pop music is no exception. On June 24th 2022 the Supreme Court decided Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v Wade and asserting that the Constitution of the United States does not confer a right to abortion.
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