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“Macarena”—Los del Rio

60 Songs That Explain the '90s

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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Suzanne Vega was born in Santa Monica, but grew up in New York City and Spanish Harlem. The first track on her 1987 album, Solitude Standing, is acapellates; it's a little over two minutes long. Two English dudes calling themselves DNA dropped a dance beat from a soul to soul song without Suzanne Vega's knowledge.

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