Essie
@decenttweaks.bsky.social
Human. Writer. Gamer. Musichead. Philly sports fan. Grammar nerd. Neutral Good. Trans. Outraged. Trying to find hope.
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Essie
@decenttweaks.bsky.social
· Jan 17
Hate is never the answer.
I never heard it before, but this "Once in a Lifetime" cover by Big Daddy is fun. Thanks to whoever voted for it!
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December 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I never heard it before, but this "Once in a Lifetime" cover by Big Daddy is fun. Thanks to whoever voted for it!
#XPNCoutdown
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Of course I was at the stupid doctors for my stupid knees and missed the last song I was going to hear from my list (and I only had two make it 😭). Stupid getting old and stupid knees ruin so much! 🙃
Also, The Sundays are still very much one of my favorite bands. I simply adore them.
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Also, The Sundays are still very much one of my favorite bands. I simply adore them.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Of course I was at the stupid doctors for my stupid knees and missed the last song I was going to hear from my list (and I only had two make it 😭). Stupid getting old and stupid knees ruin so much! 🙃
Also, The Sundays are still very much one of my favorite bands. I simply adore them.
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Also, The Sundays are still very much one of my favorite bands. I simply adore them.
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The Lemonheads' "Mrs. Robinson" takes me right back to my college apartment. Wow did I wear out my "It's a Shame About Ray" CD!
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December 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The Lemonheads' "Mrs. Robinson" takes me right back to my college apartment. Wow did I wear out my "It's a Shame About Ray" CD!
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December 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
House of the Rising Sun is a song I forgot was a cover, so I didn't consider it. Such a great song!
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December 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
House of the Rising Sun is a song I forgot was a cover, so I didn't consider it. Such a great song!
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Ahhhh... Frente's "Bizarre Love Triangle"... The last song I cut from my top 10. The first two notes of this song instantly puts a smile on my face. 😊
(And I still listen to Marvin the Album from time to time too... Takes me right back to college.)
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(And I still listen to Marvin the Album from time to time too... Takes me right back to college.)
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December 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Ahhhh... Frente's "Bizarre Love Triangle"... The last song I cut from my top 10. The first two notes of this song instantly puts a smile on my face. 😊
(And I still listen to Marvin the Album from time to time too... Takes me right back to college.)
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(And I still listen to Marvin the Album from time to time too... Takes me right back to college.)
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I'm a fan of the original "Crimson and Clover" but Joan Jett does it better imho. I just love this version!
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December 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I'm a fan of the original "Crimson and Clover" but Joan Jett does it better imho. I just love this version!
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Not the Jose Gonzalez song I had on my list, but I won't ever say no to "Heartbeats"... This song is sublime.
(And it's another song I didn't know was a cover.)
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(And it's another song I didn't know was a cover.)
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December 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Not the Jose Gonzalez song I had on my list, but I won't ever say no to "Heartbeats"... This song is sublime.
(And it's another song I didn't know was a cover.)
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(And it's another song I didn't know was a cover.)
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I've contacted my senators and representatives so much this past year that when I receive a canned response from them, I have no idea what it's in reference to. It could literally be any number of things, because, I mean, there's just so. much. shit. going on.
December 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I've contacted my senators and representatives so much this past year that when I receive a canned response from them, I have no idea what it's in reference to. It could literally be any number of things, because, I mean, there's just so. much. shit. going on.
Brothers Johnson's "Strawberry Letter 23" is another song I blanked on and forgot to consider but am so glad to hear it!
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December 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Brothers Johnson's "Strawberry Letter 23" is another song I blanked on and forgot to consider but am so glad to hear it!
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Oh, I didn't even think to consider Judy Collins' "Both Sides Now"... Love this song! Thanks to everyone who voted for it!
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December 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Oh, I didn't even think to consider Judy Collins' "Both Sides Now"... Love this song! Thanks to everyone who voted for it!
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Oh wow, I thought The Pixies' "Head On" would be higher on the list. Definitely one of my 11s.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Oh wow, I thought The Pixies' "Head On" would be higher on the list. Definitely one of my 11s.
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The video for Bananarama's "Venus" always makes me laugh because there's like a skeleton of choreography there, but ultimately the three of them just dance however they feel like it in the moment, which I love. 😄
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December 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The video for Bananarama's "Venus" always makes me laugh because there's like a skeleton of choreography there, but ultimately the three of them just dance however they feel like it in the moment, which I love. 😄
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I was in a meeting when a song from my list finally made it at 215 with Sinead's "All Apologies"... Of course I missed finally getting one on the board.
I should definitely get at least one more, but I don't know about anything past that. 😊
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I should definitely get at least one more, but I don't know about anything past that. 😊
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December 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I was in a meeting when a song from my list finally made it at 215 with Sinead's "All Apologies"... Of course I missed finally getting one on the board.
I should definitely get at least one more, but I don't know about anything past that. 😊
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I should definitely get at least one more, but I don't know about anything past that. 😊
#XPNCountdown
A bunch of "This Must Be the Place" covers. I also picked a version of it as my number 1 song, but it's not going to make the #XPNCountdown because the artist is pretty obscure.
So, just know that however many covers we hear of this song, there's at least one more good version out there. 😊
So, just know that however many covers we hear of this song, there's at least one more good version out there. 😊
December 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A bunch of "This Must Be the Place" covers. I also picked a version of it as my number 1 song, but it's not going to make the #XPNCountdown because the artist is pretty obscure.
So, just know that however many covers we hear of this song, there's at least one more good version out there. 😊
So, just know that however many covers we hear of this song, there's at least one more good version out there. 😊
I was holding out hope with some of the 10,000 Maniacs' b-side covers that made the list that my pick for them ("Every Day Is Like Sunday") had a sliver of a chance to make the countdown. But now that we're at "Peace Train," that fleeting hope can be put to bed I think.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I was holding out hope with some of the 10,000 Maniacs' b-side covers that made the list that my pick for them ("Every Day Is Like Sunday") had a sliver of a chance to make the countdown. But now that we're at "Peace Train," that fleeting hope can be put to bed I think.
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Iron and Wine's cover of "Love Vigilanties" was one of my number 11s. Such a great cover.
(And I still don't have a single song from my list make the countdown. Maybe I should have submitted all of my 11s instead. 😄)
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(And I still don't have a single song from my list make the countdown. Maybe I should have submitted all of my 11s instead. 😄)
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December 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Iron and Wine's cover of "Love Vigilanties" was one of my number 11s. Such a great cover.
(And I still don't have a single song from my list make the countdown. Maybe I should have submitted all of my 11s instead. 😄)
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(And I still don't have a single song from my list make the countdown. Maybe I should have submitted all of my 11s instead. 😄)
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I never heard this cover before, but hearing Dar Williams' voice always seems to put a smile on my face. 😊
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December 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I never heard this cover before, but hearing Dar Williams' voice always seems to put a smile on my face. 😊
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I feel like I just tortured myself for the past three and a half hours watching that #Eagles game. Wow. What a horrible, sloppy, no fun game that was.
December 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I feel like I just tortured myself for the past three and a half hours watching that #Eagles game. Wow. What a horrible, sloppy, no fun game that was.
I had never heard this cover of "Heart of Glass," and as I'm listening I start thinking, "This sounds like Miley Cyrus." Mind you, I know about two of her songs, but I guess she has a pretty identifable and unique sounding voice, which I never would have thought before now.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I had never heard this cover of "Heart of Glass," and as I'm listening I start thinking, "This sounds like Miley Cyrus." Mind you, I know about two of her songs, but I guess she has a pretty identifable and unique sounding voice, which I never would have thought before now.
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Wow, never thought I'd hear Dolly Parton cover Collective Soul but here we are. This cover gives the song an entirely different vibe. It seems far more spiritual than the original. I'm digging it.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Wow, never thought I'd hear Dolly Parton cover Collective Soul but here we are. This cover gives the song an entirely different vibe. It seems far more spiritual than the original. I'm digging it.
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New Order's "Ceremony" is one of my favorite songs of all time. I never heard this Galaxie 500 cover... very cool stuff!
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December 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
New Order's "Ceremony" is one of my favorite songs of all time. I never heard this Galaxie 500 cover... very cool stuff!
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As someone who's listened to an inordinate amount of The Smiths/Morrissey through the years, I had zero idea Moz covered The Pretenders. It's blowing my mind a little.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
As someone who's listened to an inordinate amount of The Smiths/Morrissey through the years, I had zero idea Moz covered The Pretenders. It's blowing my mind a little.
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