Jay-Z “I Know”
Hova breaks out of his post-retirement slump with this 1970s funk ode to heroin and busts out his best rhymes since The Black Album.
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Sonic Youth “I’m Not There”
Dylan’s greatest unreleased song is faithfully covered by Sonic Youth, who somehow manage to make sense of the mysterious lyrics.
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Britney Spears “Freakshow”
It took five co-writers for Britney to take this stab at the paparazzi, but at least she’s having fun with her image for once.
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R.E.M. “Walk Unafraid”
The best song from 1998’s much maligned Up truly comes alive on this live album the group cut in Dublin.[Listen]-[Review]