Donny Osmond – Who
Best Oldies Songs Who: The Ache of Uncertainty in a Faltering Young Love The autumn of 1972 delivered a surprise to the pop charts, a tender ache of a ballad that marked a…
Fats Domino – The Fat Man
🎷 A Boisterous New Orleans Boogie Woogie Anthem That Launched a Legend The post-war American landscape was one of transformation, and in the bustling, soulful heart of New Orleans, a…
Roy Orbison – Crying
The Soul-Baring Anthem of Uncontrollable Heartbreak and Regret Oh, the magic of the radio dial in 1961. We were just coming into our own, weren’t we? The world was changing…
David Essex – Gonna Make You A Star
That Gleam in Your Eye: The Glamorous, Self-Aware Anthem of Stardom An ode to the intoxicating, often cynical, dream machine of the music industry. There are certain songs, certain moments…
David Essex – Hold Me Close
A Gentle Plea for Lasting Love in a Whirlwind Decade “Hold Me Close” is a simple yet sincere pop declaration of enduring love and commitment. The mid-1970s. What a time,…
Sweet – Fox on the Run
That Glorious Year the Glam Rockers Finally Took Control: The Stealthy Smash That Changed Sweet Forever The mid-1970s. For those of us who lived through the glam rock explosion, the…
The Osmonds – Down By The Lazy River
A Testament to Simpler Times: The Enduring Charm of “Down By The Lazy River” For those of us who came of age during the vibrant, sometimes turbulent, early 1970s, there…
David Essex – Rock On
Echoes in the Alley: The Glam-Rock Spectre of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Lost Promise The year was 1973. The psychedelic dream had dissolved into a cynical haze, and the glitter-encrusted strut…
Fats Domino – I’m Walkin’
A Stroll of Love and Confidence: The Enduring Charm of a Rock and Roll Standard The late 1950s—an era of burgeoning youth culture, seismic shifts in musical landscapes, and the…
Roy Orbison – You Got It
A Glorious, Bittersweet Farewell: The Last Great Ballad of The Big O It’s an echo from a time that feels both recent and a lifetime ago, a sound that, for…