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The Macarena is fine. It’s these two songs that I despise.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 24, 2017
  • Post category:DJ/Music
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I was asked by someone on Facebook if, as a wedding DJ,  I'm sick of the Macarena. Honestly, I'm not. I explained that even though I have led thousands of wedding…

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Richard Marx is trapped in my head, and I didn’t even know it.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 30, 2016
  • Post category:Music/Quandry
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My wife decided that the theme of our next Speak Up show at Infinity Music Hall in Hartford would be "Should've Known Better."We decided this in the car on the…

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Read more about the article Our unusually dark and strange family lullaby

Our unusually dark and strange family lullaby

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 21, 2014
  • Post category:Family/Music
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About two years ago, I sat down with my infant son to rock him to sleep. Regina Spektor’s song On the Radio was running through my head, so I decided…

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Read more about the article Unnecessary repetition. Wasted opportunity.

Unnecessary repetition. Wasted opportunity.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 3, 2012
  • Post category:Music
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I will never understand why songwriters repeat the first verse of a song as their third verse. Thankfully, it doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it can completely ruin…

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