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There are songs we've gone our whole lives without hearing and the best song we've ever heard might still be out there. (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That song had a revival recently. I don't remember hearing it when it came out, but it has been on my coworkers radio every day for the last couple of months. Maybe it has been on a TV show or something. Great song.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

In the past two decades there's been a bunch covers that I know of (or just learned of):

Ace of Base
Seeed
Zucchero (didn't even know about this one until now)
Katie Melua
Smith & Burrows (the one you heard on your coworker's radio?)
Imany (or did you hear this one?)

and then a bunch of electronic music mixes.

I love that song since the 80s; and for a long time - until the early 2000s I knew no covers - so I am very happy that there's a lot of tributes to Black with lots of different styles :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I just heard it again my radio on my way home. I still don't know why it's so suddenly popular again right now and it's puzzling me.

Anyway, it has stood the test of time, and I think that's about the only way to actually find the greatest songs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I just heard it again my radio on my way home. I still don’t know why it’s so suddenly popular again right now and it’s puzzling me.

Which version, though? :) That sounds like you mean the original?

Anyway, it has stood the test of time, and I think that’s about the only way to actually find the greatest songs.

I suppose it's one way to judge them :) But yes, that's why my favourite has not changed for over 30 years - I don't get tired of it. Much like this one.

I know, without autoplay it's not the same, but I didn't want to use a youtube-link - f*ck google ;)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yes, the original keeps playing on radio stations near me for some reason.

(Even the piped link gave away the "WqXcQ" in the url)

I have NewPipe installed, so YouTube links automatically open in that instead.(YouTube must be disabled as default app).That's the best fix that I know for that issue.

Also, NewPipe works great because it keeps playing when the screen is off and so, so I highly recommend it if you have issues with Google.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

(Even the piped link gave away the “WqXcQ” in the url)

well I was serious, I was basically saying "I never mind if someone rickrolls me, because I've been enjoying that song since I first heard it on Vinyl in the 80s" :) so it was a kind of "reverse rickroll" - in that I actually meant to link the song for being good :)