Devo – Whip It
Oldies Songs A Satirical Synth-Pop Anthem Cloaked in Nonsense The enduring new wave hit “Whip It” by the American band Devo is, at its core, a sardonic, tongue-in-cheek satire of hollow American…
Billy Joe Shaver – Ragged Old Truck
A Raw and Startling Confession of Rock Bottom, Drugs, and Resurrected Hope. The music of Billy Joe Shaver is the genuine, unvarnished articleโa kind of sonic poetry written in blood,…
Billy Joe Shaver – Wacko From Waco
A Raucous, Grinning Account of Outlaw Legend’s Closest Brush with the Law There are artists whose lives are as vivid and unpolished as their songs, and then there is Billy…
Jim Reeves โ I’m Gonna Change Everything
Oldies Songs ๐ The Heartbreaking Vow to Erase a Lost Love: A New Dawn Born of Despair Sometimes, a song catches a truth so universal, so raw, that it simply transcends genre…
Jerry Jeff Walker – Takin’ It As It Comes
An anthem of resilience, urging acceptance of life’s unpredictable path. “Takin’ It As It Comes,” a deeply resonant track often associated with the quintessential “outlaw country” spirit of Jerry Jeff…
Sparks – Here in Heaven
The Ethereal Echo of Loss and Longing: A Journey to an Otherworldly Sanctuary In the sprawling, eclectic career of the brothers Ron and Russell Mael, collectively known as Sparks, few…
Fats Domino – Something’s Wrong
๐น The Unmistakable Feeling of a Love Fading Away There are records that simply define an era, and then there are the songs that, though perhaps not topping every list…
Emmylou Harris – If I Could Only Win Your Love
๐ The Timeless Ache of Unrequited Love, Beautifully Expressed in a Country Classic. There are certain songs, aren’t there, that feel less like three minutes of music and more like…
Roxy Music – More Than This
The Haunting Lyrical Question of a Life Unfulfilled The year was 1982, a time when the sonic landscape was shifting from the punk-inflected new wave to a more polished, synthesized…
John Prine – Summer’s End
๐ The Gentle Ache of Time Passing and Love Lingering: A Lullaby for the Soul Oh, how the years fly by, bringing with them a certain clarity, don’t they? And…