Sweet – I Wanna Be Committed
Best Oldies Songs The Unsettling Glam-Rock Anthem of 1973 That Dared to Whisper About Madness The early 1970s was a kaleidoscopic era where the hard-rocking guitars of bands like Led Zeppelin and Deep…
Roy Orbison – House Without Windows
A Fortress of Heartbreak: The Big O’s Solitary Refuge Do you remember those moments in the early 1960s, when the world seemed to be turning faster, full of new sounds…
Fats Domino – Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
The Joyful Insanity of Open Love in a World of Secrets Ah, a magnificent choice, indeed! To speak of Fats Domino is to invoke the very spirit of New Orleans,…
Marty Robbins – Pretty Words
A heartbreaking reflection on the betrayal felt when tender pledges prove to be nothing more than beautiful, meaningless chatter. There are certain songs that don’t just ask you to listen—they…
Marty Robbins – If Her Blue Eyes Don’t Get You
The Last Great Ballad of a Golden Era, a Lonesome Plea Against an Irresistible Gaze Ah, the late songs. They carry a distinct kind of melancholy for those of us…
Marty Robbins – Falling Out Of Love
The Quiet Ache of a Fading Heart: Marty Robbins Captures the Pain of Losing Love Inch by Fading Inch The gentle, heartbreaking ballad “Falling Out of Love” by the incomparable…
Marty Robbins – Today, I Started Loving You Again
The Agony of the Endless Dawn: When a Broken Heart Refuses to Stay Broken There are some songs—those pure, unvarnished classics—that don’t just speak to a moment, but speak to…
Marty Robbins – You Made Me Love You
A timeless ballad of jealous, deadly love that drives a lonely cowboy back to his fate in the dusty streets of El Paso. There are songs that simply pass through…
Marty Robbins – Yellow Roses
A Father’s Heartbreak and the Fading Hue of Love For many of us who lived through the golden age of American popular music, the voice of Marty Robbins holds a…
Johnny Cash – So Doggone Lonesome
The Lonesome Cry of a Heart That Refuses to Let Go of Lost Love The world of music has offered us few figures as utterly singular and profoundly resonant as…