"Rich Girl" is a song by American recording artist Gwen Stefani (pictured) from her 2004 debut solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Produced by Dr. Dre, the track features rapper Eve, who had previously collaborated with Stefani on the 2001 single "Let Me Blow Ya Mind". "Rich Girl" is a remake of Louchie Lou & Michie One's 1993 song of the same name, which was in turn an adaptation of the Fiddler on the Roof song "If I Were a Rich Man". In the song, Stefani discusses dreams of wealth and luxury. She has said that the song is from the perspective of "when she was just an Orange County girl". The last song to be included on the album, "Rich Girl" was released in late 2004 to mixed reviews from music critics. Some found it ironic that Stefani, who had already sold 26 million records as a member of the rock group No Doubt, discussed having money in the counterfactual conditional. It was a commercial success, reaching the top ten on the majority of the charts it entered. In the United States, the song was certified gold, and it received a nomination for Best Rap/Sung collaboration at the 48th Grammy Awards. The music video was directed by David LaChapelle and features a pirate theme.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1745:

Jacobite Risings: Jacobite troops led by Charles Edward Stuart defeated the Hanoverians in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Prestonpans

1860:

Second Opium War: Anglo-French forces earned a decisive victory against Qing Dynasty troops in the Battle of Palikao, allowing them to capture Beijing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Palikao

1921:

A tower silo storing 4,500 tonnes of a mixture of ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate fertilizer exploded at a BASF plant in Oppau, Germany, killing at least 500 people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppau_explosion

1938:

The Great New England Hurricane made landfall on Long Island, New York, killing at least 500 people and injuring about 700 others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_New_England_hurricane

1953:

North Korean No Kum-Sok defected with his MiG-15, inadvertently making Operation Moolah, an American effort to bribe Communist pilots, a success. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Moolah

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

infanticide: The murder of an infant. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/infanticide

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