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Crucial Track for April 22, 2026: "Peter Gunn" by Henry Mancini
Today's prompt: Post a song you consider to be a musical masterpiece. #CrucialTracks
aka "the Spy Hunter song"
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Crucial Track for April 21, 2026: "Hot In Herre" by Jenny Owen Youngs
Today's prompt: What is your favorite cover song? #CrucialTracks
Too many choices to pick one favorite. This song I knew going in was a cover
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Crucial Track for April 20, 2026: "Stranger" by The Presidents of the United States of America
Today's prompt: What song did you hate at first and then fell in love with? #CrucialTracks
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Crucial Track for April 19, 2026: "Pump" by The B-52's
Today's prompt: What song makes you want to jump out of bed in the morning, even in winter? #CrucialTracks
Who jumps out of bed ever?
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Crucial Track for April 18, 2026: "More Human Than Human" by White Zombie
Today's prompt: Do you have a fun story about how you discovered a certain song? #CrucialTracks
Via high school wrestling.
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Crucial Track for April 17, 2026: "I Miss the Girl" by Soul Coughing
Today's prompt: Which song do you associate with your favorite city? #CrucialTracks
I don't have a favorite city. Visionary Arts in Baltimore is nice
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Crucial Track for April 16, 2026: "Misirlou" by Dick Dale
Today's prompt: What song did you discover in a tv show or movie? #CrucialTracks
I got sick of this soundtrack for a while in HS but gave it time
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Crucial Track for April 15, 2026: "Dare to Be Stupid" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Today's prompt: Which artist were you a fan of first? #CrucialTracks
Of course it was Weird Al. Who else would it be?
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Crucial Track for April 14, 2026: "Too Good Too Bad" by SEAT BELTS
Today's prompt: What is your favourite soundtrack? #CrucialTracks
Easy choice for this prompt
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Crucial Track for April 13, 2026: "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel
Today's prompt: Which artist did you discover thanks to a music video? #CrucialTracks
Remember when Nickelodeon used to play music videos?
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Crucial Track for April 12, 2026: "Backstairs" by The New Pornographers
Today's prompt: What would you put on for a long brisk walk? #CrucialTracks
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Crucial Track for April 11, 2026: "Bulls On Parade" by Rage Against the Machine
Today's prompt: Which song makes you emotional? Why? #CrucialTracks
Anger is an emotion.
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Crucial Track for April 10, 2026: "Twin Falls" by Built to Spill
Today's prompt: Post one of your favorite ballads. #CrucialTracks
A slower song about idealized love is the best I can do for this topic.
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Crucial Track for April 9, 2026: "(Past - Due)" by The Weakerthans
Today's prompt: Post one of your favorite sad songs. #CrucialTracks
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Crucial Track for April 8, 2026: "Save It For Later" by Susanna Hoffs & Matthew Sweet
Today's prompt: A song that you like in multiple versions #CrucialTracks
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Crucial Track for April 7, 2026: "45" by The Saturday Knights & Jack Endino (Godfather of Grunge)
Today's prompt: Which lyric always gives you goosebumps? #CrucialTracks
Goosebumps? Can't say any songs does that.
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Crucial Track for May 3, 2026: "On Earth My Nina" by They Might Be Giants
Today's prompt: A favorite a capella (no instruments, only vocals) track. #CrucialTracks
This is Thunderbird backwards
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Crucial Track for May 2, 2026: "Roam" by The B-52's
Today's prompt: Which song was the first one that made you realize music can give you goosebumps? #CrucialTracks
Had no idea people got goosebumps
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Crucial Track for May 1, 2026: "Big River" by The Secret Sisters
Today's prompt: Post one of your favorite country songs. #CrucialTracks
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Crucial Track for April 30, 2026: "Blitzkrieg Bop" by Ramones
Today's prompt: A song connected with one of your favourite bits of music trivia, or any sort of trivia #CrucialTracks
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Crucial Track for April 29, 2026: "Cut Fruit" by Remember Sports
Today's prompt: Post one of your favorite songs of the year so far. #CrucialTracks
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Crucial Track for April 28, 2026: "Nosebleed Weekend" by The Coathangers
Today's prompt: What song is your current obsession? #CrucialTracks
It gets stuck in my head.
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Crucial Track for April 27, 2026: "GET9" by jillmax
Today's prompt: Post a song written or co-written by one of your favorite songwriters. #CrucialTracks
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Crucial Track for April 26, 2026: "Milwaukee" by The Both
Today's prompt: Post one of your favorite songs with the name of a city, town, state or country in the title. #CrucialTracks
So many options for this
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Crucial Track for April 25, 2026: "Only Happy When It Rains" by Garbage
Today's prompt: Post one of your favorite songs about rain. #CrucialTracks
Glad I caught their final big tour.
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Crucial Track for April 24, 2026: "Why Can't We" by Aṣa
Today's prompt: Post a track by a solo artist you haven't yet posted. #CrucialTracks
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Crucial Track for April 23, 2026: "Radio, Radio (2021 Remaster)" by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Today's prompt: A song with a memorable video or TV performance #CrucialTracks
SNL twice. So cool when he played this w/ Beastie Boys again in '99
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