John Denver – Goodbye Again
Best Oldies Songs A Poignant Reflection on the Weariness of Constant Farewells The late 1970s marked a complicated crossroads for American popular music. The sheen of the 60s folk revival was long past,…
Sweet – Wig Wam Bam
Glam Rock’s Tribal Call: The Song That Took Sweet from Bubblegum to Big-League Glitter Oh, the early 1970s. For those of us who lived through the seismic cultural shift, the…
The Osmonds – Hold Her Tight
When Bubblegum Burst: The Hard-Rock Surprise of a Family’s Defiant Love Song Ah, the early seventies. A time of change, of musical shifts that saw yesterday’s teen idols desperately scrambling…
Fats Domino – My Blue Heaven
🎶 The Everlasting Serenity of Simple Joys: A Blue Heaven to Call Our Own 🏡 It was a simpler time, wasn’t it? A time when a song could rise to…
Roy Orbison – I Drove All Night
The Agony and Ecstasy of Reckless Devotion: A Night’s Journey for Love There are few voices in the annals of popular music that can summon the depths of heartbreak and…
John Denver – Calypso
An Ode to Exploration: John Denver’s Timeless Mariner Song A resonant folk tribute to the deep-sea voyages of Captain Jacques Cousteau’s legendary research vessel. There are certain melodies that, upon…
Sweet – Little Willy
An Ode to Teenage Flirtation and Pop Innocence The year was 1972. Bell-bottoms were wide, platform shoes were high, and the airwaves were dominated by a glorious, infectious blend of…
The Osmonds – The Proud One
A Velvet-Gloves Farewell: How the Wholesome Osmonds Mastered the Blue-Eyed Soul Ballad There are certain songs that, decades later, feel like the quiet curtain drawing on an era, and for…
Donny Osmond – Breeze On By
A smooth, soulful reflection on effortless love, marking a celebrated return to the charts after three decades. The passage of time can be a cruel mistress in the fickle world…
Fats Domino – Walking to New Orleans
A joyful journey back to the roots of rock and roll. It’s a rare and beautiful thing when a song captures the very spirit of its creator and the soul…