Fats Domino – When the Saints Go Marching In
Best Oldies Songs Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In: A Rhythmic Celebration of Eternal Hope The classic New Orleans spiritual transformed into a joyous Rock and Roll anthem yearning for a place…
Roy Orbison – Blue Angel
A Tear-Stained Ode to the Elusive “Blue Angel” There are certain songs, moments carved in the sonic history of the 20th century, that instantly transport the listener back to a…
Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman
A Timeless Ode to Unexpected, Captivating Beauty There are songs that define an era, and then there are songs that transcend time, echoing with a purity of emotion that remains…
John Denver – I Guess He’d Rather Be in Colorado
Longing for the Mountains: A City Heart’s Colorado Dream The essence of freedom and the yearning for nature over the urban grind. There are certain songs, aren’t there, that feel…
Sweet – The Six Teens
That Teenage Year: The Glam Rock Anthem That Looked Deeper Than the Glitter For those of us who came of age in the 1970s, the sound of The Sweet was…
The Osmonds – Girl
An anthem for youthful longing and the agony of an unspoken crush. The year was 1971, a time when AM radio was king, bell bottoms were high fashion, and a…
David Essex – A Winter’s Tale
A Poignant Memory of a Fading Romance in the Midst of Winter The air was undeniably different in the waning months of 1982. A subtle shift in the cultural landscape…
Fats Domino – I Want to Walk You Home
The Irresistible Charm of a Simple Request: Remembering Fats Domino’s “I Want to Walk You Home” There are songs that simply exist, and then there are songs that become woven…
Roy Orbison – California Blue
The Big O’s Farewell: A Melancholy Dream of Home There are certain songs that, upon the first few notes, don’t just occupy the air but transport you completely—back to a…
Sweet – Teenage Rampage
Anarchy, Anthems, and the Irrepressible Sound of Youthful Revolution The year was 1974. Britain, mired in a three-day week and industrial strife, felt a chill in the air—both literal and…