MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Yesterday,

back in 1998…

the Beastie Boys released

the lead single from Hello Nasty:

“Intergalactic.”

(Music Cut #2)

The song already sounded like hip-hop

from a broken spaceship.

Robot voice.

Sci-fi title.

Giant bounce.

(Music Cut #3)

Then MCA directed the video

under his fake filmmaker name:

Nathanial Hornblower.

And turned it into this full blown

Japanese monster-movie parody

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Too sweet to be sour; too nice to be mean
Well, on the tough guy style, I’m not too keen
Trying to change the world, I will plot and scheme.” – Beastie Boys

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Released on this day in 1999…

this song bottled up

the entire summer.

LEN with:

“Steal My Sunshine.”

(Music Cut #2)

The back-and-forth vocals

between the siblings Marc and Sharon were intentional.

They were trying to capture

that male-female tradeoff

similar to The Human League’s

“Don’t You Want Me”

(Music Cut #3 – “Don’t You Want Me” cut)

But “Steal My Sunshine”

wasn’t created in some perfect summer moment.

It came after a rave…

during a time when the brother and sister

weren’t even talking.

And because every hit song

apparently needs an almost-didn’t-happen story…

the band nearly left it off the album.

Thankfully…

nobody stole the sunshine.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“I know it’s up for me
Making sure I’m not in too deep
Keeping versed and on my feet.” – LEN

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3,2,1 – New Music Monday / 06-22-26

(3,2,1 New Music Monday Intro)

Welcome to Music That Matters with 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday.

This week, we’ve got a breakout British singer-songwriter, a surprise R&B mixtape, and the return of an indie rock band after 15 years.

Plus, Snoop Dogg, FKA twigs, and vinyl from Def Leppard.

(Countdown Video)

3 major album drops.

First up — the official debut album from that British singer-songwriter Myles Smith:

My Mess, My Heart, My Life.

(“Stargazing” clip)

“Stargazing” was a massive global streaming hit, and yes, it’s on the album.

But there’s also a big collaboration with Niall Horan, who joins Smith on the standout duet “Drive Safe.”

(“Drive Safe” clip)

Next, Hard-Fi returns after 15 years with Sweating Someone Else’s Fever

I already liked the lead single “They Ain’t Your Friends” but it’s the story behind it that I really loved.

(“They Ain’t Your Friends” clip)

Frontman Richard Archer had two old demos sitting on his laptop. His 10-year-old son found them, meshed them together, and helped spark the comeback single.

So yes, the kid may need a producer credit.

Then there’s Resurrection — the new joint mixtape from Chlöe and Timbaland which has the big release “Talking Dirty”

(“Talking Dirty” clip)

With this album – don’t blink – it’s fast-paced – you can blitz through 13 tracks in just under 30 minutes.

By the way, the one that stood out to me – “Better Than She Can” – it feels like the brightest and most upbeat song with this future disco bouncing beat to it.

(“Better Than She Can” clip)

2 new singles.

First one is from the upcoming September release of Chakzilla. Snoop Dogg lends a hand to Chaka Khan on the single “Boogie’s in My Soul”

(“Boogie’s in My Soul” clip)

Also teaming up this week: FKA twigs and Lil Yachty on the song “On Your Mind.”

(“On Your Mind” clip)

And finally, 1 Vinyl pick for this week

(Record Scratch video)

Def Leppard’s Greatest Hits lands on vinyl. It’s a simple one for classic rocker — you’ve got big choruses (“Pour Some Sugar On Me” hook), huge ’80s hooks (“Rock of Ages” hook), and a reminder that greatest-hits collections are made for the turntable. (“Hysteria” hook)

That’s your 3 albums, 2 singles, and 1 vinyl for the week.

This has been 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday

Until next time.

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Tomorrow’s date back in 1998…

Metallica released a song

every dad with loud car speakers

was required to crank: “Fuel.”

(Music Cut #2)

Metallica didn’t just write

a song about going fast.

James Hetfield basically turned

his love of custom cars,

speed,

and engine culture

into a riff.

(Music Cut #3)

And a couple years later,

“Fuel” went exactly where it belonged:

NASCAR.

The song was used

for NASCAR on NBC…

because Metallica had written racing music

without even trying.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Gimme fuel, gimme fire, gimme that which I desire.” – Metallica

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 – “The New Pollution” intro)

I probably should have talked about this one (show the vinyl)

a couple days ago…on its June 18th birthday.

To me – this a flawless masterpiece of 90s alternative music

and it’s now officially 30 years old

Beck with his album: Odelay

(Music Cut #2 “Where It’s At” cut of “Two Turntables & a Microphone”)

The album title came from a translation mix-up.

Every time Beck and the Dust Brothers

found a killer sample,

laid down a great track,

or cracked open a beer…

they kept using the Mexican-Spanish slang word:

“Órale.”

Basically:

“All right!” or “Let’s go!”

(Music Cut #3 “Hotwax” cut of ‘Because I get down I get down, I get down all the way”)

But somewhere in the studio,

“Órale”

became:

“Odelay.”

Not the correct spelling.

and not even a real word.

But Beck liked the sound of it…

and the mistake became

the perfect title.

(Music Cut #4 “Devil’s Haircut” cut of “Got a devil’s haircut in my mind“)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Something’s wrong ’cause my mind is fading
And everywhere I look there’s a dead end waiting.” – Beck – “Devil’s Haircut”

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Released June 19th in 1989

This song feels like a runway to the sound of the 90s

Pixies with:

“Here Comes Your Man.”

(Music Cut #2)

Pixies helped pioneer

the loud-quiet-loud sound

that inspired Nirvana.

But “Here Comes Your Man” was

Bright.

Catchy.

Almost too normal.

The band reportedly called it:

“the Tom Petty song.”

(Music Cut #3 – Tom Petty clip)

And to be clear…

I like Tom Petty.

But for Pixies,

“Here Comes Your Man”

almost sounded too perfect, too pop, too commercial.

So, of course, what happens –

it became one of their biggest Modern Rock hits.

(Music Cut #4 – back to “Here Comes Your Man” clip)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“I know the nervous walkin’
I know the dirty beard hangs
Out by the boxcar waitin’
Take me away to nowhere plains.” – The Pixies

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Released in March of 1995,

by June 18th, rock radio was locked in on this one

Collective Soul – “December”

(Music Cut #2)

The title was a metaphor.

To lead singer Ed Roland,

“December” meant the end of something.

The first time he played it for the band

was on an acoustic guitar.

And…they hated it.

(Music Cut #3)

But they gave him one condition

for recording it.

If the song was going to be called “December,”

then the word “December”

needed to actually be in the song.

So that’s how “December”

finally

got December written into it.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Don’t worry ’bout, don’t speak of doubt
December songs no longer I sing.“ – Collective Soul

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Released back in April of 1991…

by June 17th,

modern rock radio had found

one of the catchiest songs of the summer.

Violent Femmes with:

“American Music.”

(Music Cut #2)

But “American Music”

wasn’t exactly new.

Lead singer, Gordon Gano, had written it years earlier,

around the same time the band was making

their legendary self-titled debut.

(Music Cut #3 – “Kiss Off” Hook)

Nearly a decade later,

Gano pulled the old song back out

for the band’s fifth studio album:

Why Do Birds Sing?

The band gave it new life…

and “American Music”

became one of their biggest Modern Rock hits.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Do you like American music?
I like American music
Don’t you like American music, baby?” – Violent Femmes

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Released yesterday back in 1999…

a ridiculous little word

helped launch one of the biggest rock albums of the year.

“Nookie”

from Limp Bizkit.

(Music Cut #2)

Guitarist Wes Borland saw the word “nookie”

on a “fun” magazine in the studio…

and tossed it out as a temporary title.

Basically:

who would actually name a song “Nookie”?

(Music Cut #3)

Fred Durst ran with it.

And that ridiculous word

became a breakup song

about betrayal,

insecurity,

and not being able to walk away

from a bad relationship.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Should I be feelin’ bad?
Should I be feelin’ good?“ – Limp Bizkit

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 “Astro” open)

Back in 1999…

on June 15th,

the debut self-titled album dropped

from a future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo:

The White Stripes.

(Music Cut #2 “Sugar Never Tasted So Good”)

Of course,

the band’s massive rise came later…

with albums like White Blood Cells,

and Elephant,

but also one of the most famous riffs

of the entire 2000s.

(Music Cut #3 – “Seven Nation Army”)

Jack White has said

the first album still captured

the purest version of what The White Stripes were trying to do:

raw, simple, loud, and honest.

However, he even said:

“I still feel we’ve never topped our first album.”

(Music Cut #4 – “I Fought Piranhas”)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“When you fought piranhas
And you fought the cold
There’s nobody with you
Yes you’re all alone.” – The White Stripes – “I Fought Piranhas”

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