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Hidden Gems From The B-Side.. Life Side (Week 10)

Tonic 🎶 Future Says Run 🎶 Sugar…

Sup my people…
I’m sticking with Tonic this week… just too many great songs to leave behind…
Thought I’d let you experience them on a deeper level…
They’ve always been such an underrated deal…
except for those of us who know…

So I’ve got two more for you…

🎵 Future Says Run
Album… Sugar
Release year… 1998

🎵 Sugar
Album… Sugar
Release year… 1998

I hope yall enjoy…
So press play…
and let’s go over this midweek hump together…

…….⏳<3→👀→✅…💬”im right”…🙏<3…🚫⏸️…🌙⚡<3’…….<3~⏳~→?→=…”:;=;”…<3→/→!→…~NOW~’…….<3~⏳~…👁…”:;right?;”…<3…~no fear~…🌙’

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Hidden Gems From The B-Side.. Life Side (Week 9)

Tonic 🎶 Head On Straight 🎶 Lemon Parade…

Hey yall… so I have two more great songs from Tonic for you…

“Head on Straight”
• Album: Head on Straight
• Year: 2o02

“Lemon Parade”
• Album: Lemon Parade
• Year: 1996

And here’s some cool facts about the band…

• The name “Tonic” comes from music theory — the tonic is the home note of a scale.. They chose it because they wanted their songs to feel grounded.. centered.. and real…

• “If You Could Only See” became one of the most-played rock songs of the late ’90s.. but the band actually thought deeper tracks like “Lemon Parade” better represented who they really were…

• Emerson Hart (lead singer) wrote many of their songs while dealing with personal struggles — addiction.. recovery.. and relationships — which is why their lyrics hit with that raw… honest edge….

• They turned down being over-polished… Labels wanted them slicker… but Tonic pushed to keep their sound emotional and imperfect — part of why they connect so well with listeners who love real feeling over radio gloss…

• They reunited after a long break because fans never stopped asking for them — and when they came back… they kept the same heart instead of chasing modern trends…

I hope you enjoy 😉 `.°~

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