17 Unreleased Britney Spears Songs Every Fan Needs To Hear

You’re not a true stan until you know all the words to “Dramatic.”

"Baby Boy"

Recorded during sessions for Original Doll

Choice Lyric: “So why do you desert me, baby boy? / I need your love right now!”

Sounds Like: A K-Fed-era torch song.

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"Every Day"

Recorded during sessions for Femme Fatale

Choice Lyric: “Every day, the sun comes up again / A little hope begins and it starts with you 'cause you get me through it”

Sounds Like: The first single from a Britney Spears Christian pop album.

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"Little Me (Just Yesterday)"

Recorded during sessions for Blackout

Choice Lyric: “Little me / Please forgive me / I couldn't see / You hurting inside”

Sounds Like: "Everytime" with guitars.

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"Love 2 Love You"

Recorded during sessions for Original Doll

Choice Lyric: “I wanna hold you wherever you are / There ain't no time that's wrong / Ain't no place that's too far”

Sounds Like: Madonna’s "La Isla Bonita" meets Sean Paul.

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Listen To Kanye West's Perfectly Gloomy Rework Of Lorde's "Yellow Flicker Beat"

Doom and gloom never sounded so good.

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Lorde wanted the Yeezus treatment and she got it.

The new version is engulfed in darkness, with the soaring synths of the original replaced by bass-heavy beats and a healthy dollop of foreboding.

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Proof Christina Aguliera Was The Most Influential Pop Star Of The '00s

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Nicki, Jessie, and Ariana's all-lady super-collab "Bang, Bang" could only compete for the silver medal after the gold standard that was "Lady Marmalade."

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This Taylor Swift And Kendrick Lamar Mash-Up Perfectly Embodies Their Friendship

It was adorably inevitable.

Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar have been recently exchanging lil' head nods over each other's music.

It started when Taylor first revealed to Rolling Stone that KDot's "Backstreet Freestyle" was one of her favorite songs.

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After her album broke records, she issued this celebratory Instagram video lip-synching to his hyphy hit. "IT'S GOT ME LIKE" she captioned:

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In response, Kendrick talked up Taylor's talents.

"Shout out to Taylor Swift," he told FADER last week. "You can't put great music in different genres ... It's a great thing for her to acknowledge that and put that good energy out into the world like that."

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He then revealed he "loved" her "Shake It Off" record and even began to sing some of it:

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31 Things A Tyrannosaurus Rex Couldn’t Do That You Take For Granted

Next time, think about the T-Rex before you complain about how bad things are.

Getting some quick cash at the ATM machine while holding a shopping bag

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Talking on the phone while wading in a body of water

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Bandaging your ankle with gauze

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Placing your carry-on in an overhead bin

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This Girl Singing Along To Prince's "Kiss" Will Make Your Day

It’s delightful, but also sorta poignant. If you’ve ever had a hopeless crush, this will hit you right in the feels.

This version of Prince's "Kiss" was apparently the opening track of a mix cd made by a girl named Amy for her friend Caroline. She talks and sings over the song, and it's adorable.

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This recording has been floating around the internet since the early '00s, when many "mic in track" recordings intended for private use made their way into other people's collections via peer-to-peer file sharing programs. (In a lot of cases, users didn't realize that the directory with these files were being shared.)

This track comes courtesy of The Professor, who featured many of these tracks along with all manner of fascinating found audio on his WFMU radio show The Audio Kitchen between 2001 and 2003.

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Which Emo Band Are You IRL?

You wore skinny jeans before the hipsters ruined them and you dawned more eyeliner than Mimi from The Drew Carey Show. BUT, which Emo band was really your jam IRL?

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