Singleversity #28

Audiversity’s weekly column, slightly modified, on random music in a predetermined number of words between 1 & 150. This week's randomly generated number: 48.

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Yet another musical figurehead of the 60s passed away this month, this time the right-hand man of James Brown, Bobby Byrd. A decent soul/funk crooner himself (see his duet with James, "You've Got to Change Your Mind"), Byrd was an integral column in the temple of Brown. RIP.

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Courtesy Japan's legendary Supercar: All of their Gen Sekiguchi videos are good, but "Be" (from their 1999 album Ooyeah!!) remains a disturbing favorite. Sometimes you make the goal, sometimes you miss, but ultimately you're... Ah! That would be ruining the witty optimism of the video's conclusion, wouldn't it?