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Evanescence “Snow White Queen”
Amy Lee takes a page from the Eminem playbook in this disturbing tale of an obsessed fan: The creepiest song on an album full of them.
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The Lemonheads “Become the Enemy”
A hard-stomping breakup song written by Evan Dando’s new secret weapon: drummer Bill Stevenson, formerly of the Descendents.
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“Weird Al” Yankovic “Trapped in the Closet”
An eleven-minute parody of R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet” that’s almost as odd as the original.
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Lupe Fiasco “He Say She Say”
A soaring string section powers this painful tale of a fatherless childhood.
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Beck “Strange Apparition”
Think Odelay meets Beggars Banquet: A martial funk beat melds perfectly with harmonies and a saloon-piano lick.
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