Three Dog Night – Sure as I’m Sittin’ Here
Oldies Songs A Restless Farewell to Innocence and Certainty in a Changing American Soundscape When Three Dog Night released “Sure as I’m Sittin’ Here” in 1974, the band was already a formidable…
Brotherhood Of Man – Save Your Kisses For Me
A Tender Farewell to Youthful Love and the Innocence We Once Knew When “Save Your Kisses For Me” by Brotherhood Of Man was released in 1976, few could have predicted…
Paper Lace – Love Song
A tender farewell wrapped in melody – a gentle confession of love that lingers long after the last note fades Released in 1974, “Love Song” by Paper Lace stands as…
Paper LAce – The Black-Eyed Boys
A haunting ballad of lost youth and restless streets, where innocence fades under the shadow of the “black-eyed boys.” When “The Black-Eyed Boys” was released in 1974 by Paper Lace,…
Three Dog Night – Out in the Country
A Gentle Escape to Simplicity, Where the Noise Fades and the Soul Breathes Again Few songs from the early 1970s capture the longing for peace and pastoral refuge quite like…
Three Dog Night – Celebrate
A Joyful Anthem of Togetherness That Turned a Soul Groove into a Pop Celebration When Three Dog Night released “Celebrate” in 1970, they were not merely adding another single to…
Ritchie Valens – Ooh! My Head
Oldies Songs A Teenage Cry of Pure Rock and Roll Exuberance, Captured Before the Music Fell Silent Released in 1959 as the B-side to “La Bamba,” “Ooh! My Head” by Ritchie Valens…
Paper Lace – Hitchin’ a Ride ’74
A carefree anthem of youth on the open road, where optimism and rhythm carried a generation forward When Paper Lace released “Hitchin’ a Ride ’74” in 1974, the song did…
Gene Vincent – Lotta Lovin’
A Rockabilly Cry for Affection That Burned Bright in 1957 In July 1957, Gene Vincent returned to the charts with a record that carried both urgency and youthful hunger. “Lotta…
John Prine – Knockin’ on Your Screen Door
A Gentle Knock at the Door of Memory and Forgiveness When John Prine released “Knockin’ on Your Screen Door” in 2018, it arrived not as a commercial bid for radio…