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When I hear the word "Wanna" and rock & roll I immediately think of 'I Wanna Be Your Dog' by The Stooges. Rock music doesn't get much snottier, or glue-sniffin' than this grimy, fuzztastic track.

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Legendary song! That’s an all-time favorite of mine too (used to cover it in my high school band). I had it on here at one point, but in adhering to my arbitrary rule of “only 40 songs,” it somehow got cut.

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Me too!

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"Wanna... is powerful pronouncement masquerading as a momentary flight of fancy." Love this sentence! Great stuff.

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Thank you!

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As always a great play list, have it on now and can not sit, have to be up and shaking my good things!

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Shake it!

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Jun 13Liked by S.W. Lauden

NYC’s Baby Shakes, Do You Wanna Know…

https://babyshakesny.bandcamp.com/album/starry-eyes

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Yes!!!

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Two of my favorites:

I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That - Elton John

I Wanna Be Where You Are - Melissa Manchester

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Nice! Those two definitely popped up when I went down the Wanna rabbit hole. There are SO MANY songs that use that word in the title.

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Great playlist! It's not in the title of the song, but Springsteen's "Where the Bands Are" comes to mind.

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Thanks! Man…if I widened it to songs that simply INCLUDE the word “Wanna,” I would have never finished the playlist (but that’s a good one).

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