Fats Domino – Going to the River
Best Oldies Songs The Last Train to Redemption: Fats Domino’s River Run There are songs that simply clock the time, and then there are those that mark an era—a soundtrack to the very…
Roy Orbison – Love Hurts
The Cruel Equation of Affection: A Timeless Ballad of Heartbreak Ah, Roy Orbison. Just uttering the name sends a shiver down the spine, a nostalgic wave of that raw, unforgettable…
John Denver – Let It Be
A Timeless Anthem of Acceptance: Unraveling the Soul of “Let It Be” The comforting whisper from Mother Mary that became a world-weary generation’s plea for peace and acceptance. There are…
The Osmonds – It’ll be me
When the Bubblegum Burst: The Gritty Swan Song of a Family’s Rock Dream A desperate final plea for enduring love, wrapped in the hard rock edge of a group determined…
Fats Domino – Let the Four Winds Blow
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
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 landscape…
Sweet – Peppermint Twist
THE JOY OF DANCE MEETS THE EDGE OF GLAMOROUS REVELRY When the English glam-rock force Sweet released their re-imagining of “PEPPERMINT TWIST” in 1974—drawn from their album Sweet Fanny Adams—they…
David Essex – Oh What A Circus
A Skeptic’s Farewell: When Grief Becomes a Grand, Manipulative Spectacle There are certain songs that, upon hearing the first few bars, instantly transport you back to a specific moment in…
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…