{"id":29285,"date":"2024-04-16T18:05:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T18:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/library-of-congress-picks-classics-by-blondie-the-cars-and-more-for-the-national-recording-registry\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T18:05:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T18:05:32","slug":"library-of-congress-picks-classics-by-blondie-the-cars-and-more-for-the-national-recording-registry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/library-of-congress-picks-classics-by-blondie-the-cars-and-more-for-the-national-recording-registry\/","title":{"rendered":"Library of Congress picks classics by Blondie, The Cars and more for the National Recording Registry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-04-16\/M_TheCarsAlbum_041624.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Electra Records\/Rhino Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Library of Congress has chosen <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.loc.gov\/news\/national-recording-registry-inducts-sounds-of-abba--blondie--the-cars--the-chicks--juan-gabriel\/s\/29ee4224-3060-4247-a7a4-7deea2c2f816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>25 new recordings<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\"> to join the National Recording Registry, including classics by <strong>Blondie<\/strong>, <strong>The Cars\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>ABBA<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The albums were chosen for preservation based on their \u201ccultural, historical or aesthetic importance&#8221; and include The Cars&#8217; self-titled debut, which\u00a0featured such songs as &#8220;Just What I Needed,&#8221; &#8220;My Best Friend&#8217;s Girl&#8221; and &#8220;Good Times Roll,&#8221; as well as Blondie\u2019s <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Parallel Lines<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, which\u00a0included their hit \u201cHeart of Glass.\u201d Other albums chosen for preservation include <strong>Green Day<\/strong>\u2019s <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Dookie<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, <strong>Jefferson Airplane<\/strong>\u2019s <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Surrealistic Pillow<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"> and ABBA\u2019s <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Arrival<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Songs chosen for preservation include ABBA\u2019s \u201cDancing Queen,\u201d \u201cAin\u2019t No Sunshine\u201d by <strong>Bill Withers<\/strong>, \u201cRudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer\u201d by <strong>Gene Autry<\/strong> and <strong>Bobby McFerrin<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Worry, Be Happy.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Library of Congress is proud to preserve the sounds of American history and our diverse culture through the National Recording Registry,\u201d Librarian of Congress <strong>Carla Hayden<\/strong> shares. \u201cWe have selected audio treasures worthy of preservation with our partners this year, including a wide range of music from the past 100 years, as well as comedy. We were thrilled to receive a record number of public nominations, and we welcome the public\u2019s input on what we should preserve next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The public can nominate recordings to be considered; this year, the Library of Congress received a record\u00a0<\/span>2,899 nominations. With the new additions, the National Recording Registry titles are now at 650, part of a recorded sound collection of close to 4 million items.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electra Records\/Rhino Entertainment The Library of Congress has chosen 25 new recordings to join the National Recording Registry, including classics by Blondie, The Cars\u00a0and\u00a0ABBA. 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