Conway Twitty – There Stands The Glass
Best Oldies Songs The raw, aching confession of a man turning to the bottle for a brief, blurred moment of peace from a love he can’t forget. Ah, to be an older fan,…
Conway Twitty – She’s Got a Single Thing in Mind
The Heartbreaking Finality of a Love That’s Already Gone There are some songs, especially in country music, that arrive not with a bang, but with a quiet, devastating certainty, and…
Conway Twitty – Rest Your Love On Me
A tender confession, offered in the midnight hour of a love that still aches. When Rest Your Love On Me arrived as a single in 1981, Conway Twitty carried it…
Don Williams – Louisiana Saturday Night
A simple, unforgettable ode to family, community, and down-home celebration in the Louisiana backroads. When the needle dropped on Don Williams‘ 1977 album, Country Boy, nestled among the tracks was…
John Denver – On the Road
A heartfelt ode to the wanderlust of youth, the freedom of the highway, and the transient connections made along the way. There are certain songs that, upon hearing the first…
John Denver – Darcy Farrow
A Timeless Western Tragedy: The Haunting Ballad of Lost Innocence and Undying Devotion The gentle, plaintive strains of “Darcy Farrow” by John Denver feel like an old photograph come to…
The Osmonds – The Girl I Love
The Timeless Ache of Finding True, Unconditional Love in a Jaded World For those of us who came of age in the 1970s, the name The Osmonds instantly conjures up…
The Osmonds – Gabrielle
The Ballad of the Rolling Stone: A Wistful Farewell to a Lost, Gentle Love. For those of us who came of age amidst the swirling, changing currents of the early…
David Essex – Streetfight
A gritty, poetic reflection on the anxiety of youth and the yearning for a rebellious past. In the glittering, high-octane landscape of 1970s British pop, few artists navigated the terrain…
David Essex – Imperial Wizard
The Grandeur of Illusion: A Look Back at David Essex’s Shimmering, Mystical Soundscape For those of us who came of age amidst the flared trousers and the shimmering theatricality of…