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“What I Got” is a song from Sublime’s eponymous third album titled Sublime and was the band’s biggest radio hit, posthumously after singer Bradley Nowell’s 1996 heroin overdose. This song was one of the most popular songs of 1997 and is still played on radio today. At the time of its release, it reached the #1 spot on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was also a mainstream Top 40 hit, peaking at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay.

It is ranked among the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone at #83. The song is noted for carrying a melody almost identical to that heard on The Beatles’ “Lady Madonna”, while the song itself is an adaptation of the track “Loving” by Half-Pint. Half-Pint has since performed songs with the Long Beach Dub Allstars, which includes the two surviving members of Sublime. It can be heard on the movie, Fun with Dick and Jane. A shortened, clean version of the song was also included in the video game Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX. It also appeared on the soundtrack of Guitar Hero 5.

The guitar solo was played by Michael “Miguel” Happoldt, the founder of Skunk Records.^[4]

The song was covered by Michael Franti & Spearhead feat. Gift of Gab on the tribute album Look at All the Love We Found.

The song contains a sample of the words “too short” from “Life Is… Too Short” by the American rapper Too Short. The song also contains a sample from a Richard Pryor quote, the same Richard Pryor quote that is used in Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Shimmy Shimmy Ya.

The sentence “Never had to battle with no bulletproof vest” is taken from “Mona Lisa (Nappy Heads Remix)” by The Fugees.

“Bring Me to Life” is the first single from Evanescence’s multi-platinum debut album Fallen. At the 2004 Grammy Awards the song was honored with the award for Best Hard Rock Performance.

When the single was released, the track order of Fallen had not yet been finalized; although the single states the B-side “Farther Away” is the Album Version, it was eventually dropped from Fallen. The Bliss Mix of “Bring Me to Life”, another B-side on the single, is the original version of the song before Paul McCoy’s vocals were written for the Daredevil soundtrack.

Different versions of the “Bring Me to Life” single have been released, such as promos, DVDs and versions with altered track orders. A well known version, considered to be a collector’s item, is the first pressing of the Australian single. On this version, the fourth track was not the video version of “Bring Me to Life”, but another B-side titled “Missing”. This track was removed in subsequent pressings, and was eventually released with Anywhere but Home.

There are two other demo versions of “Bring Me to Life” known to exist, both having been leaked onto the Internet. Both are often referred to as an ‘acoustic version’; however, neither are available on any album; instead they can occasionally be found through websites or peer-to-peer networks. Both versions are similar in composition, with only a few differences — such as Amy Lee’s voice being warped in the intro to one — setting them apart. The song itself is mainly made up of electric guitar and assorted digital sound effects. Neither of the demos feature the vocals of Paul McCoy like their Fallen counterpart. This original cut of the song lacks the piano in the intro, and features a guitar solo during the breakdown.

During live performances featuring “Bring Me to Life”, McCoy’s lines were sung by former Evanescence guitarist John LeCompt.

“In Your Eyes” is a song by musician Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. It reached #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986. It was not released as a single in the UK. Gabriel later released an extended version of the song which was nearly 9 minutes in length (as compared to the original 5:29). Like many of his songs, “In Your Eyes” contains significant African influences, even more so when performed live (on the So tour) as an extended vocal duet with Youssou N’Dour.

The song was the finale of the Secret World Tour, and is the final track on the Secret World Live album.

The song was used twice in the 1989 Cameron Crowe film, Say Anything…, as well as in its trailer. An iconic scene from the film occurs when broken-hearted Lloyd Dobler serenades his ex-girlfriend, Diane Court, outside her bedroom window by holding a boombox up above his head and playing the song for her. The scene has become a standard pop culture reference for romance.

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 ”You May Be Right” is a single written and performed by rock singer Billy Joel from his 1980 album Glass Houses. The song reached #7 on the US charts, but failed to chart in the UK unlike his preceding and succeeding singles “All for Leyna” (UK #40) and “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” (UK #14). The song was used as theme song for the television show Dave’s World, as sung by Southside Johnny. “You May Be Right” and “All for Leyna” both last 4 minutes 15 seconds on the album, making them the longest songs on Glass Houses. “You May Be Right” is featured in disc 2 of Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits – Volumes I and II album.

The song was also performed by Garth Brooks on the live video This Is Garth Brooks recorded in Dallas, Texas and in Garth’s 1997 New York concert with Billy Joel as a special guest. The song has also been covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks, Keith Urban and the Rock Bottom Remainders.