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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 18m

#ArtistFaveLP #MusicChallenge

•Rumours•
by Fleetwood Mac

9️⃣: Songbird 🎶

McVie wrote this song in half an hour around midnight, but didn't have anyone around to record it. To ensure she did not forget the chord structure and melody, she remained awake the entire night.

youtu.be/y9Hqn8x6a8s?...

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 15h

#OctoberMovieChallenge
#FilmSky #MovieSky

•A mine in a movie•

2️⃣1️⃣: Blood Diamond

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 17h

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge

A song from 40 years ago

2️⃣1️⃣: The Perfect Kiss 🎶
by New Order (1985)

"I know you know
We believe in a land of love" ❤

youtu.be/x3XW6NLILqo?...

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 22h

#Howl-A-Ween
#MusicSky

•Trickery•

Day 2️⃣1️⃣: Would I Lie to You? 🎶
by Eurythmics

youtu.be/Uhpu2N4rQZM?...

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 22h

Interesting info, thanks 🤩

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 1d

My #ArtistFaveLP #MusicChallenge for this month is Rumours (1977) by Fleetwood Mac 🙌

Written during personal turmoil, with band members facing breakups, which fueled the album’s emotional depth.

1️⃣0️⃣: Go Your Own Way 🎶
youtu.be/ozl3L9fhKtE?...

Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way (Official Music Video) [HD]

YouTube video by Fleetwood Mac

youtu.be

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 1d

#OctoberMovieChallenge
#FilmSky #MovieSky

•Mythical creature in a movie

2️⃣0️⃣: Clash of the Titans (1981)

The Kraken, a monstrous sea monster and the pet of the sea god Poseidon, unleashed by Zeus to punish King Acrisius for casting his daughter and the infant Perseus into the sea.

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 1d

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge

A song from 30 years ago

2️⃣0️⃣: You Oughta Know 🎶
by Alanis Morissette

youtu.be/NPcyTyilmYY?...

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 1d

#OctoberMovieChallenge
#FilmSky #MovieSky

•Movie rental store in a movie•

Miles (Jack Black) picks up The Graduate and sings "Mrs. Robinson" while the camera shows Dustin Hoffman in the same video store.

1️⃣9️⃣: The Holiday

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 1d

#Howl-A-Ween
#MusicSky

•Witchy•

"Some call her sister of the moon
Some say, illusions are her game
They like to wrap her in velvet
Does anyone, ooh, know her name?"

Day 2️⃣0️⃣: Sisters of the Moon 🎶
by Fleetwood Mac

youtu.be/Kd9Ky8amObI?...

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 2d

#20SongsByYear
#MusicChallenge

1️⃣9️⃣9️⃣0️⃣

This was Depeche Mode's first US gold-certified single and their first top 40 hit since 1984.

Day 2️⃣0️⃣: Personal Jesus 🎶
by Depeche Mode

youtu.be/u1xrNaTO1bI?...

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 2d

#OctoberMovieChallenge
#FilmSky #MovieSky

A political hearing in a movie

1️⃣8️⃣: Lincoln

Directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, starring Daniel Day-Lewis.

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 2d

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge

A song from 20 years ago

"Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones"

1️⃣9️⃣: Fix You 🎶
by Coldplay

youtu.be/k4V3Mo61fJM?...

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 2d

#Howl-A-Ween
#MusicSky

•Strange•

Day 1️⃣9️⃣: Love Moves in Strange Ways 🎶
by Blue Zoo

youtu.be/2Hq6XHS_Y4g?...

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 3d

#20SongsByYear
#MusicChallenge

1️⃣9️⃣9️⃣0️⃣

"It's a rainy afternoon in 1990
The big city
Geez, it's been 20 years
Candy, you were so fine"

Day 1️⃣9️⃣: Candy 🎶
by Iggy Pop

youtu.be/6bLOjmY--TA?...

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 3d

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge

A song from 10 years ago

From Chris Cornell's 2015 final solo album "Higher Truth".

1️⃣8️⃣: Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart 💔

youtu.be/C1TvJarzQyw?...

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 3d

#Howl-A-Ween
#MusicSky

•Goth•

Day 1️⃣8️⃣: Tears 🎶
by The Chameleons

youtu.be/SLSbb7_8f3s?...

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 3d

#20SongsByYear
#MusicChallenge

1️⃣9️⃣9️⃣0️⃣

Day 1️⃣8️⃣: Do You Remember? 🎶
by Phil Collins

youtu.be/hhfx1MdjnZc?...

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 4d

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge

A song from 5 years ago

1️⃣7️⃣: Care 🎶
by beabadoobee 🎸

youtu.be/9FpkHjJTrZY?...

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 4d

#OctoberMovieChallenge
#FilmSky #MovieSky

Someone sentenced to prison in a movie

1️⃣7️⃣: American History X
(1998)

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 4d

#Howl-A-Ween
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge

•Fear•

"Do you ever have the strange sensation
When you're standing mighty tall
To jump from 17 floors and crash into freefall?
But then fear takes control"

Day 1️⃣7️⃣: Fear (Of The Unknown) 🎶
by Siouxsie and the Banshees

youtu.be/FSIRCH7JiHA?...

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 4d

#20SongsByYear
#MusicChallenge

1️⃣9️⃣9️⃣0️⃣

Day 1️⃣7️⃣: World in Motion 🎶
by England Football Team and New Order

This track was produced for the England national football team's 1990 FIFA World Cup campaign.

youtu.be/Re4aDJL3heA?...

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 5d

#OctoberMovieChallenge
#FilmSky #MovieSky

Something raided in a movie

1️⃣6️⃣: Braveheart 🗡

The film depicts several raids on English garrisons and forces, including the one that starts the rebellion and the larger-scale invasion of northern England.

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McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 5d

Haha! 🤩

McRix™ @ricmarcap.bsky.social · 5d

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge

A song with a music video I love

1️⃣6️⃣: Sabotage 🎶
by The Beastie Boys

I love the hilarious parody of '70s crime drama and the deliberately low-tech, low-budget kind of feel of this music video.

youtu.be/z5rRZdiu1UE?...

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