How to avoid the same songs being selected by Genius playlists

I love iTunes Genius for making play lists, but I am annoyed by the fact that some songs are chosen again and again. For some reason "16 by 32" by the Decemberists pulled nearly every time I make a Genius playlist even though I've never chosen to play the track directly. Amazingly, it has racked up 150% of the plays of the next closest track that I actively listen to. Is there some way to have Genius ignore tracks or artists entirely without removing them from my iTunes library? Are there any ways to tweak Genius to provide a better sampling of tracks rather than the same old same old?
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