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CIPC #376: Blonde redhead, Melody

Posted on June 5, 2024June 5, 2024

You have probably never heard of Blonde redhead. I, at least, had never heard of Blonde redhead.1 It is apparently an American indie rock band.…

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CIPC #361: Madonna, The power of good-bye

Posted on February 13, 2024February 13, 2024

I spotlighted Madonna once before on this blog — long, long ago, when she was still famous. Back then, I talked about the music video…

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CIPC #347: Lacuna Coil, I forgive (but I won’t forget your name)

Posted on November 1, 2023December 29, 2023

It’s starting to get to the point that I myself can’t even remember everything I’ve talked about on this blog. When I decided to spotlight…

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CIPC #343: Jain, Come

Posted on October 4, 2023December 28, 2023

Two weeks ago, I talked about a song perpetrated by one of our northern neighbours. Today, our southern neighbours get their day in the spotlights.…

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CIPC #341: Jan Smit, Cupido

Posted on September 19, 2023December 28, 2023

This may be new for my international readers, but everyone from our little Dutch-speaking nook in Europe knows that pop songs in Dutch are massively…

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CIPC #331: Portishead, Sour times

Posted on July 11, 2023July 7, 2023

I usually avoid them, but it’s time for a highly personal confession: I am a sucker for clever use of enjambment. So when I heard,…

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CIPC #325: Luniz, I got 5 on it

Posted on May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

In the nineties, you could make a music video to an international top ten hit with a cheap video camera, some randomly assorted friends, and…

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CIPC #314: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Maid of Orleans

Posted on March 14, 2023March 14, 2023

One reason I rarely discuss music videos on this blog is that I don’t know of that many which feature chess. Another reason is that…

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CIPC #285: Fishbone, Party at ground zero

Posted on August 9, 2022August 9, 2022

Long, long time ago, when music videos were a new thing, almost anybody could get some airplay. Even a rock band with a short, random…

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CIPC #239: Ava Max, Kings & Queens

Posted on September 14, 2021

Perhaps I have been indoctrinated by Pepsi, but to me Ava Max sounds like some kind of soda. Or perhaps like some obscure British sports…

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