The Osmonds – Love Me for a Reason
Best Oldies Songs That Crucial Difference Between Puppy Love and Forever Love A Sophisticated Plea to Be Valued Beyond the Teen Idol Hype For those of us who came of age in the…
Donny Osmond – Go Away Little Girl
The sweet, painful cry of youthful temptation and a vow to remain true. For those of us who came of age with the pop idols of the early 1970s, the…
Fats Domino – Blueberry Hill
When Rock ‘n’ Roll Was Young: The Sweetest Sound on the Hill A Tender, Timeless Memory of Lost Love on a Moonlit Knoll If ever a single song encapsulated the…
Roy Orbison – In Dreams
The Melancholy Aria of the Unattainable: A Voice That Turned Heartbreak into High Art A Ballad Where Lost Love Lives Only in the Beautiful, Cruel World of Sleep There are…
Marty Robbins – San Angelo
The Doomed Return: A Second Chapter in the Tragic, Romantic Mythology of the Old West For those of us who grew up with the sounds of a dusty, mythic American…
Don Williams – Love Me Over Again
The Quiet Strength of the Gentle Giant’s Tenth Reign A plea for emotional renewal from a lover weary of life’s daily trials. As the decade of bell-bottoms and smooth countrypolitan…
Conway Twitty – The Rose
A High Priest’s Tender Gospel: The Eternal Power of Unselfish Love In the long, storied history of country music, few artists possessed the commanding, yet utterly tender, vocal presence of…
Marty Robbins – Man Walks Among Us
The Lone Voice Crying Out in the Wilderness of Progress A lament for the vanishing beauty of the American West, slowly paved over by man’s march. There are songs that…
Don Williams – Stay Young
The Ageless Gospel of the Gentle Giant An enduring message that wisdom doesn’t require losing the light in your eyes. By the early 1980s, the music landscape was transforming, embracing…
Conway Twitty – Next In Line
The Long, Hard Road to the Top: The Price of Unrequited Devotion The enduring meaning of the quiet bystander who will accept a broken heart just for a chance. There…