Fats Domino – Let the Four Winds Blow
Best Oldies Songs A Resilient Spirit: Enduring Love and Hope in the Face of Hardship The late 1950s was a fascinating, often tumultuous, time for American music, and few artists embodied its soulful,…
Roy Orbison – Lonely Wine
đź’” The Poignant Elixir of Heartache: A Reflection on Loss and Solitude The 1960s were a fascinating crucible for popular music, where rock and roll was maturing, and the emotional…
Sweet – Peppermint Twist
An Irresistible Slice of Glam Rock Giddiness: The Enduring Charm of “Peppermint Twist” As the 1970s dawned, a seismic shift was rumbling beneath the surface of the pop music landscape.…
David Essex – Oh What A Circus
A Skeptic’s Farewell: When Grief Becomes a Grand, Manipulative Spectacle A critical look at the public’s excessive, almost religious mourning over a charismatic yet deeply flawed political figure. There are…
John Denver – Prisoners
An Eloquent Plea for Connection: The Profound Loneliness of Separation The quiet ache of separation and the yearning for home during a time of national division—that is the poignant heart…
Sweet – Hell Raiser
The Anthem of a Generation’s Riot: How a Three-Minute Glam Rock Explosion Defined Rebellion Long before the stadium-filling anthems of Hair Metal, and just as the dust of the first…
The Osmonds – He Ain’t Heavy…He’s My Brother
An Enduring Anthem of Unconditional Love and Brotherly Duty The 1970s, a decade often characterized by bell bottoms, disco, and a pervasive yearning for deeper, more meaningful expression in popular…
Donny Osmonds – The Twelfth Of Never
That Long, Long Time: The Enduring Promise of an Unending Love The song’s meaning is a solemn, poetic vow of eternal, unconditional devotion to a beloved. There are certain melodies,…
Fats Domino – Whole Lotta Loving
Whole Lotta Loving: A Joyful Testament to Enduring Love and the Dawn of Rock ‘n’ Roll The year was 1958, a time when the nascent sounds of rock and roll…
Roy Orbison – Shahdaroba
An Epic, Yet Often Overlooked, Ballad of Mysterious Love and Unwavering Devotion The late 1960s were a time of seismic shifts in popular music, yet amidst the psychedelic sounds and…