Songs to Invoke Identity

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"Born This Way" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga, and the lead single from her second studio album of the same name. Inspired by the 1990s empowering music for women and the gay community, Gaga explained that "Born This Way" was her freedom song.

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"Excuse My Beauty" is a song performed by Peppermint. The video for the song was directed by Brendan Kyle Cochrane.

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"Jesus Wept" is an album by American hip-hop group P.M. Dawn. It was released in October 1995 via Gee Street Records, and was unable to attain the success of the group's first two albums. The leading track from the album is "Intro".

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"Each Tear" is a song performed by R&B recording artist Mary J. Blige. It was released as the second international single from her ninth studio album, "Stronger With Each Tear". The song is originally sung by just Blige on the United States version.

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"Who We Be" is a song by American hip-hop recording artist DMX, released as the second single from his fourth album "The Great Depression" (2001). The song peaked at 60 on the Hot 100. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.

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"The Great Pretender" is a popular song recorded by The Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single on November 3, 1955. The song reached the number one position on both the R&B and pop charts in 1956.

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"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" is a song, written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, in 1971. Later that year, Whitfield remade it for The Temptations. It was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and won three Grammy Awards in 1973.

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"Some Nights" is a song by rock band fun. It was released as the second single from their second album "Some Nights". Musically, it is an indie pop song, with elements of acrobat, while the lyrics depict the protagonist having an existential crisis.

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"Some Nights" is a song by rock band fun. It was released as the second single from their second album "Some Nights". Musically, it is an indie pop song, with elements of acrobat, while the lyrics depict the protagonist having an existential crisis.

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"Velvet Rope" is the title track from the album "The Velvet Rope", which is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson. The album was released on October 7, 1997 through Virgin Records America.

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