John Prine And Stephen Colbert: “That’s the Way the World goes Round”
Oldies Songs A Gentle Laugh in Hard Times: How “That’s the Way the World Goes Round” Turns Life’s Sorrows into Wry, Enduring Wisdom Few songwriters have ever captured the fragile absurdity of…
Three Dog Night – Black and White
A Joyful Cry for Unity in Divided Times When Three Dog Night released “Black and White” in 1972, they didn’t simply deliver another radio hit—they captured the moral heartbeat of…
Three Dog Night – The Show Must Go On
A defiant anthem about resilience, performance, and the quiet dignity of carrying on when the curtain refuses to fall When “The Show Must Go On” by Three Dog Night was…
Hello in There – Bette Midler
Oldies Songs A Poignant Reflection on the Loneliness of Aging In the realm of music that dares to delve into the depths of human emotion, Bette Midler’s rendition of Hello in There…
Buddy Holly – Tell Me How
Oldies Songs A Young Man’s Plea for Love, Set to the Bright Pulse of Early Rock and Roll When Buddy Holly and The Crickets released “Tell Me How” in November 1957 on…
Three Dog Night – Liar
A Cry of Betrayal Wrapped in Rock Power and Soulful Fury Few songs in the early 1970s captured the sting of deception with as much raw intensity as “Liar” by…
Brandi Carlile – The Joke
A Defiant Hymn for the Outsider — A Song That Turned Pain into Power When “The Joke” was released in 2017, it did not arrive with the bombast of a…
Steve Earle – Goodbye’s All We’ve Got Left
When Love Has Run Its Course, All That Remains Is the Quiet Weight of Farewell Released in January 1987 as the fourth single from the landmark 1986 album Guitar Town,…
Ritchie Valens – Now You’re Gone
A Tender Lament from a Life Cut Short, Where Young Love Turns into Eternal Echo On September 23, 1958, inside the legendary Gold Star Recording Studios in Los Angeles, a…
Waylon Jennings – I Ain’t Living Long Like This
A Defiant Promise of Freedom and Fate in a Restless American Life In 1979, Waylon Jennings carried a hard lived confession to the top of the charts with “I Ain’t…