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Remember when brother-sister indie darlings Fiery Furnaces confounded the fans who loved 2004’s proggy-pop opus Blueberry Boat by making a whole entire album with their beloved grandmother, Olga Sarantos? Shamelessly cheesy and undeniably wholesome, this track stands out from the rest because the mom in question, Sharon Singer, doesn’t just interject with spoken-word segments; she actually raps about the meaning of courage alongside her son, Toronto rapper Abdominal. They trade rhymes during the chorus, like a family-friendly Beastie Boys offshoot, before Singer takes over the mic: “When I hear and see Abs rap to a crowd / I listen, I smile, he does me real proud.” They even made a video together!
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