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Pop-Up Video: Da' Ya' Think I'm Sexy (1979)

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Da' Ya' Think I'm Sexy Single by: Rod Stewart Released: November 10, 1978 Genre: Disco "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart , known for his soulful blues and folk ballads, was a disco song that alienated many of his old fans who remembered Rod as a member of a hard-rocking group, The Faces . The track spent four weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100  and ranked number four on their  Top Singles of 1979 year-end chart.  Stewart earned Grammy nominations in three different genres in 1980. "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" was nominated for Best Pop Vocal, Male, and Best Disco Recording. For his rock fans, he was nominated Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male, for " Blondes (Have More Fun) ." Rolling Stone magazine ranked Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" at number 308 in its 2004 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Rebel Rebel: David Bowie (1974)

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Rebel Rebel Bowie as Halloween Jack Artist: David Bowie Album: Diamond Dogs Released: February  1974 (UK) May 1974 (US) Songwriter: David Bowie "Rebel Rebel" is both David Bowie 's farewell to glam rock and a proto-punk track from his Diamond Dogs album. After its release, the song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart and number 64 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Critically acclaimed for its central guitar riff, several publications consider it one of Bowie's greatest songs.  After he died in 2016, Rolling Stone listed "Rebel Rebel" as one of Bowie's  30 essential songs . Spencer Kaufman of Ultimate Classic Rock ranked the song at number seven on his list of Top 10 Bowie Songs . In 2018, the writers of NME numbered "Rebel Rebel" as Bowie's  fifth greatest song . Jon Savage of The Guardian included Rebel, Rebel when he named the 20 best glam-rock songs of all time.

Pop-Up Video: Waiting On a Friend (1981)

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Waiting on a Friend Single: The Rolling Stones Album: Tattoo You B-side : "Little T&A" Released: November 1981 Recorded: 1972/1973 and 1981 Songwriters: Jagger/Richards The lazy ballad "Waiting On a Friend" is the closing track on the Rolling Stones album Tattoo You . C onsisting of outtakes and leftovers from other sessions, it was the final Rolling Stones album to reach the top position of the US charts, ending the band's string of number-ones that dated back to 1971's Sticky Fingers .