Sweet – Stairway to the Stars
Best Oldies Songs A QUIET ASCENT INTO LONGING When the first note of “STAIRWAY TO THE STARS” by Sweet unfurls, time seems to pause — caught between shimmering dreams and the ache of…
Sweet – Cockroach
Resilience in the Shadows: A Dark Glam Anthem by THE SWEET In the reflective undercurrents of THE SWEET’s transformation from glitter‑gilded glam‑pop to hardened rock swagger, “COCKROACH” emerges as a defiant, subterranean…
Donny Osmonds – Close Every Door
When the walls close in around you, the only escape is the strength to hope again. From the moment the first sombre piano chord cuts through the air, CLOSE EVERY…
Donny Osmonds – Any Dream Will Do
A FAITH IN THE IMAGINED GLORY, A VOICE THAT DARES IT TO LIVE In 1992 the ever‑adaptable Donny Osmond lent his crystalline tenor to the title number Any Dream Will…
Roy Orbison – Penny Arcade
A JOYFUL SWING BETWEEN LONGING AND LUMINANCE When PENNY ARCADE bursts into its opening bars, there is a palpable sense of escapism—an urging out of the shadows into the neon-glow…
Roy Orbison – My Prayer
A devout whisper of longing wrapped in moonlit velvet The haunting, devotional hush of “MY PRAYER”, as delivered by Roy Orbison, appears on his fourth studio album In Dreams, released…
Fats Domino – The Big Beat
The pulse of a generation, pounding through rhythm and joy, as America danced to its own awakening. When Fats Domino released “The Big Beat” in 1958, the world was already…
Fats Domino – When My Dreamboat Comes Home
A Gentle Tide of Longing and Joy, Where Dreams Drift Toward the Shore of Love When Fats Domino released “When My Dreamboat Comes Home” in 1956, the world was already…
Marty Robbins – My Woman, My Woman, My Wife
A Man’s Quiet Prayer of Devotion, Etched in the Dust and Glory of Ordinary Life When Marty Robbins released “My Woman, My Woman, My Wife” in 1970, it stood apart…
Marty Robbins – Ain’t I the Lucky One
A CELEBRATION OF SIMPLE WONDER — Ain’t I the Lucky One AS AN ODE TO UNEXPECTED LOVE From the first bright chords of “Ain’t I the Lucky One”, native son…