GARY GLITTER – ROCK & ROLL PART 1 & 2
Best Oldies Songs A Glam-Rock Anthem That Turned a Primitive Beat Into a Stadium Ritual Released in 1972 by Gary Glitter and producer Mike Leander, “Rock and Roll Part 1 & 2” arrived…
Sweet (Brian Connolly) – Live Hanau Germany 1986
A Voice Once Built for Glamour, Now Singing Through the Ruins of Memory By 1986, Brian Connolly was no longer standing at the center of pop culture’s blinding spotlight, yet…
Sweet – “Little Willy” Top Of The Pops/Disco 1972 (OFFICIAL)
A Glam-Rock Anthem That Turned Teenage Longing Into a Roaring Street-Corner Celebration When Sweet released “Little Willy” in 1972 from the album Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be, the song…
Roy Orbison – In Dreams (Official Video)
A Man Falls Asleep and Finds That Love Is the Only Place More Dangerous Than Reality Released in 1963 on Roy Orbison’s landmark album In Dreams, “In Dreams” never reached…
Roy Orbison – The All Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison (1977)
A Monument Built from Loneliness, Desire, and the Echo of an Unforgettable Voice When Roy Orbison released The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison in 1977, the compilation did more…
David Essex – “Hold Me Close” Wembley Arena, London, October 2017
A Love Song That Refused to Fade with Youth, Choosing Instead to Grow Older Beside Its Audience When David Essex first released “Hold Me Close” in September 1975, the song…
Showaddywaddy – A Little Bit Of Soap (Top of the Pops, 22/06/1978)
Sometimes the Smallest Heartbreaks Leave the Deepest Stains When Showaddywaddy released “A Little Bit Of Soap” in the summer of 1978, the record climbed to No. 5 on the UK…
Slade – Look Wot You Dun 1972
A heartbreak dressed in stomping boots and shouted through the smoke of early glam rock. When Slade released “Look Wot You Dun” in January 1972, the group was standing on…
Fats Domino – “Blueberry Hill” Live From Austin City Limits TV
A song about lost tenderness that somehow still smiles through the heartbreak When Fats Domino carried Blueberry Hill into the American consciousness in 1956, he did more than revive an…
Roy Orbison – Mean Woman Blues (Monument Concert 1965)
A Wild Heart Cornered by Desire and Defiance When Roy Orbison stepped onto the stage for his celebrated 1965 Monument concert performances, he was already standing at the summit of…