Yeah, I love a lot of Oingo Boingo’s music. Danny Elfman was a musical genius for a long, long time. Might still be, I just haven’t heard anything from him in a while.
Death Cab for Cutie’s “Plans”, released in 2005, had a lot of great songs on it. But sometimes you hear…
I didn’t used to be a Tears for Fears fan. During their 1980s run, I liked their music, but their…
Freda Payne’s 1970 hit was not a Motown song, but was released on the Invictus label. It was written by former songwriters at Motown.
Bill Conti is still alive, and the genius of his effort here has been lauded elsewhere, although somehow this lost to the tepid Evergreen by Barbara Streisand in the Academy Awards for best song that year.
Colourbox deserved better. This song didn’t get the attention is deserved. Here’s your chance to catch up.
For my money, Coldplay still owns the greatest rock song released in the 21st century. They will eventually be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I’m not a giant fan of the band. But I am a giant fan of this song.
This is the live version of Moon Tears. I bought the live Nils Lofgren album, Night After Night, after hearing it on KTIM AM, a fantastic radio station that used to broadcast in Marin County , California.
When David Bowie came out with “Blue Jean” in 1984, I will admit, I wasn’t that excited about it. Seemed too saxophone-y.
Give the Black Eyed Man album a listen. Murder, Tonight, in the Trailer Park is a fairly laid back tune that accentuates the story in the lyrics and especially Margo Timmins’ vocals. If you don’t love her singing after hearing this song, not sure what the issue is