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Lisa Loeb also did it. http://www.merrimackhall.com/lisaloeb.html

I winced when the guy hedged by saying "in modern history" — remembering this doesn't make me that old.

When Lisa Loeb hit #1 in 1994, less than 50% of Americans approved of Black-White marriages. Maybe 1994 really isn't modern.

[1] http://www.gallup.com/poll/149390/record-high-approve-black-...

Absolutely perfect.

When I read the article I had in the back of my mind that this had been done before but I could not remember who. Thanks for the reminder. Her song was introduced to people because of the movie Reality Bites. This song going number one I will take as a positive thing because it shows the still growing influence of the internet.

Oh, agreed entirely that it's apples and oranges. Reality Bites was a Universal movie, the soundtrack was on RCA, and they put five tracks on MTV. It was very much top-down.

Now these guys, on the other hand...

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