Inspired by Charlize Theron's evil-queen character in the new Snow White movie, this song from the film's soundtrack is Flo at her most toweringly gothed-out. All doom-drum rush and endless-midnight orchestral sweep, it sounds like it was produced by Sauron the Dark Lord of Mordor – but in a good way. The wintry tumult sets the stage for a display of primal vocal acrobatics and white-knuckled emoting. Flo goes looking for "a little touch of heavenly light/But all the choirs in my head say 'no.'" And they sure say it loud. Someone get that girl an Advil.

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“1999”

“I don’t consider myself a great poet,” Prince told Rolling Stone. “I just know I’m here to say what’s on my mind.” In the case of the apocalyptic party anthem “1999,” he was worried about then-president Ronald Reagan’s foreign policies. The song’s melody is based on a riff borrowed from the Mamas and Papas’ “Monday, Monday,” and Prince originally envisioned the first verse with three-part harmony but later split the vocals between himself and members of the Revolution. Because Warner Bros., with whom Prince was locked in a contractual battle, owned the original’s masters, Prince rerecorded the song and appropriately released that version in 1999.