"The Library of Congress has announced this year's batch of "defining sounds of history" to be preserved in its National Recording Registry. Among the inductees are songs and albums by Beyoncé (" Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"), Taylor Swift () Weezer ( The Blue Album), Chaka Khan (her version of Prince's "I Feel For You"), the Go-Go's (Beauty and the Beat), Jamie Principle and Frankie Knuckles ("Your Love" remix), and Gladys Knight and the Pips ("Midnight Train to Georgia"). Check out the full list of below."
"Jane Wiedlin was more forthright: "I don't know that there is a better feeling than knowing that women are raising their daughters and playing them The Go-Go's. As far as The Go-Go's legacy, the biggest accomplishment is that we broke the glass ceiling. I get in a lot of arguments over this, but there is literally no other all-female band that went No. 1 on the charts, play their own instruments and write their own songs. None.""
"Chaka Khan, meanwhile, said her version of "I Feel for You" represented "a moment where everything converged: Prince's genius, Stevie's harmonica, Grandmaster Melle Mel's rap, and whatever God put in me that day. For the Library of Congress to say this recording belongs in the permanent collection of American sound heritage, that means it wasn't just a hit, it was history. And I am so very grateful to have been part of it.""
The Library of Congress announced a new batch of recordings for preservation in the National Recording Registry. Inductees include songs and albums by Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Weezer, Chaka Khan, the Go-Go’s, Jamie Principle and Frankie Knuckles, and Gladys Knight and the Pips. The acting librarian of Congress unveiled the selections as audio treasures worthy of preservation. Recordings are chosen for cultural, historical, or aesthetic importance to the nation’s recorded sound heritage. Go-Go’s members expressed pride that the band’s presence will support future research and that the group helped break barriers for women in music. Chaka Khan described her “I Feel for You” version as a convergence of multiple creative influences and as history worthy of permanent preservation.
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