It's Mini Moose's week. Here are her seven picks for March.
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SONG OF THE monDAY
Supersonic is the debut single for J.J. Fad's debut album, Supersonic (1988). The song was nominated for a Grammy, making J.J. Fad the first all-female rap group in history to be nominated. It's since been sampled and referenced in other songs like Fergie's Fergalicious and Eminem's Rap God.
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SONG OF THE tuesDAY
Written by Linda Perry, Beautiful was recorded by Christina Aguilera for her 2002 album, Stripped. The song topped the charts in six countries and landed at No. 2 in the U.S. on Billboard Hot 100. It won Aguilera a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal and was nominated for Song of the Year.
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SONG OF THE wednesDAY
Virginia Woolf is from the Indigo Girls’ 1992 album, Rites of Passage. The song is also included on their 1995 live album, 1200 Curfews. Written for Virginia Woolf by Emily Saliers, it was inspired by a passage from Woolf’s diaries. Saliers' mom was a librarian and had "loaned" her a copy to read.
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SONG OF THE thursDAY
One of our favorite Joni jams, Raised On Robbery was the first single from Joni Mitchell's 1974 album, Court and Spark. It's a story about a prostitute crammed into a song. Though the album was commercially successful, Raised On Robbery was not. Still, Mitchell included it on her 1996 Hits album.
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SONG OF THE friDAY
Vogue was the first single released from Madonna's soundtrack album, I'm Breathless (1990). The song became her biggest international hit, topping the charts in over 30 countries. She performed it at halftime for Super Bowl XLVI, and it was used in the 2006 movie, The Devil Wears Prada.
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SONG OF THE saturDAY
Spice Up Your Life was released as the lead single from the Spice Girls’ 1997 album, Spiceworld. The song landed at No. 1 in the UK for one week, making the Spice Girls the first group to have its first five consecutive singles reach the top spot in the UK. In the US, it hit 18 on Billboard Hot 100.
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SONG OF THE sunDAY
Written by Carly Simon, You're So Vain is from the album, No Secrets (1972). It's ranked #82 on Billboard's Greatest Songs of All-Time. Simon said it's about three specific men, one being Warren Beatty, but in an interview before the song's release, she said it was about men in general.
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