Lucinda Williams – Fruits Of My Labor
Oldies Songs An Ode to Desire and Devotion: The Sweet, Lingering Payoff of Enduring Love Oh, to be transported back to April 8, 2003, the moment when Lucinda Williams unveiled her seventh…
Shaun Cassidy – Be My Baby
That Unforgettable Echo: The Teen Idol’s Nod to a Wall of Sound Masterpiece The heart of Shaun Cassidy’s rendition of “Be My Baby” is the intoxicating plea for simple, all-consuming…
Shaun Cassidy – Cool Fire
When the Pop Idol Trades Bubblegum for a New Wave Edge It’s a curious thing, isn’t it, how certain songs mark a genuine turning point in an artist’s journey, a…
Nanci Griffith & Emmylou Harris – Are You Tired of Me, Darling?
A Timeless Echo of Doubt in the Twilight of a Romance There’s a particular, gentle sadness that settles upon you as the years accumulate, a soft, inevitable melancholy that recognizes…
Shaun Cassidy – It’s Like Heaven
When Love Lifts You Up, It’s a Slice of Paradise: The Euphoria of New Romance “It’s Like Heaven” is a dreamy slice of soft rock that captured the tender, euphoric…
Shaun Cassidy – So Sad About Us
A Bittersweet Farewell to Youth: The Unsentimental End of a Relationship Oh, those golden years of pop music! Do you remember how quickly the landscape shifted? One minute, it was…
Nanci Griffith – Once In A Very Blue Moon
When Nostalgia Hits, You Know It’s Time for a Blue Moon There are some songs that, the moment the first gentle, soaring note hits, transport you back to a specific…
Nanci Griffith – I Wish It Would Rain
Longing for a Downpour to Wash Away the Pain of Unrequited Love The Diamond Tears of the Heartlands There are songs that simply play, and then there are songs that…
Shaun Cassidy – Rebel, Rebel
When a Pop Idol Tries to Shed His Teen-Dream Image and Embrace the New Wave Vibe The defiant anthem of gender fluidity and cultural rebellion gets a surprising, late-career makeover…
Nanci Griffith – Trouble In The Fields
Enduring Love and Resilience in the Face of the Farm Crisis The 1987 release of Nanci Griffith’s album Lone Star State of Mind brought us a song that struck a…