Marty Robbins – Some Memories Never Die
Best Oldies Songs Some memories cling to us long after the final note fades In April 1982, Marty Robbins unveiled Some Memories Just Won’t Die as the lead single from his album Come…
Marty Robbins – Hello Heartache
A lonely farewell stitched in sorrowful chords In 1967, on his album My Kind of Country, Marty Robbins offered the quiet lament “Hello Heartache.” Though it did not rise among…
David Bowie – Starman
A Luminous Beacon of Hope Emerging from the Cosmic Night Upon its release in 1972 as part of David Bowie‘s seminal album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and…
The Beatles – Something
The Pure Elegance of Unspoken Devotion in Something Upon its release in 1969 as part of The Beatles’ monumental album Abbey Road, Something swiftly emerged as one of George Harrison’s…
The Osmonds – Are You Up There
A desperate prayer rising from the heart of rock‑tinged innocence When The Osmonds released their concept album The Plan in 1973, they included a song that laid bare a restless…
Sweet – Lady Starlight
A quiet light in the storm of glam rock When “Lady Starlight” by Sweet first emerged in the midst of the band’s 1970s glam‑rock ascendancy, it offered something unexpected: a…
Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas
A LONELY CHRISTMAS FIREGLOWS IN BLUE When Elvis Presley first released Blue Christmas on the 1957 LP Elvis’ Christmas Album, he transformed what had been a modest country‑seasonal ballad into…
Linda Ronstadt – When Will I Be Loved
When Heartache Becomes a Question of Worth Knowing When You Will Be Loved In 1975, Linda Ronstadt lifted “When Will I Be Loved” from the shadow of its 1960 origin…
Marty Robbins – Without You To Love
A quiet ache unfolds at the center of Without You To Love, revealing Marty Robbins at his most contemplative and emotionally unguarded. In the wide arc of Marty Robbins career,…
Marty Robbins – Ballad of a Small Man
A quiet reckoning unfolds in a single voice that refuses to look away from the cost of power and the price of a hardened heart. In Ballad of a Small…