A History of Whammies at the Grammys - Into It with Sam Sanders
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A Random Paul Simon Record
Steely Dan won album of the year for Kid A and Marshall Mathers LP. This is happening because they hadn't put out a record in like 20 years. So when you're looking at the older skew white male of the voting members of the Recording Academy, it's just not the right pick. I think Paul Simon by contrast is one of the most successful late careers of someone who's been around since the 60s.
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