John Denver – Boy from the Country
Oldies Songs An Anthem for the Outlier and the Call of the Wild Heart For those of us who came of age during the gentle, earth-conscious 1970s, the music of John Denver…
Jackson Browne – The Pretender
An Anthem for Lost Innocence: The Painful Capitulation of Youthful Ideals to the Comfort of Convention The song “The Pretender” by Jackson Browne is a melancholic meditation on the slow…
Marty Robbins – Don’t Worry About Me
Oldies Songs Marty Robbins – Don’t Worry About Me: A Heartfelt Farewell Wrapped in Melody Marty Robbins—a name that resonates with the golden era of country music, known for his rich voice…
Everly Brothers – Bye Bye Love
Oldies Songs An Enduring Anthem of Heartbreak and Hand-Wringing The Everly Brothers’ Breakthrough and the Dawn of Harmony Pop Ah, the late 1950s. A time when the sonic landscape was shifting beneath…
Barbara Mandrell – Sleeping Single In A Double Bed
When the Loneliness of a Breakup Fills the Space of a Double Bed There are songs that simply walk you down memory lane, and then there are songs that capture…
Barbara Mandrell – (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right
When Love Defies Convention, the Heart Votes for Beautiful Wrongness Oh, what tangled webs we weave when the heart decides to follow a path the world calls forbidden. Long before…
David Cassidy – It’s One Of Those Nights (Yes Love)
The melancholy pop anthem of a lonely night, perfectly balancing teen idol gloss with genuine heartache. For those of us who came of age in the 1970s, the name David…
David Cassidy – Where Is The Morning
An intense, aching portrait of longing and the desperate wait for dawn after a fleeting moment of connection. To truly appreciate “Where Is The Morning,” you must first remember the…
Shaun Cassidy – Amblin’
A fleeting, wistful melody from a teen idol’s brief, bright moment in the sun. When we talk about the great teen idols of the 1970s, the name Shaun Cassidy conjures…
Jackson Browne & Bonnie Raitt – Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
A folksy, tender ode to a lifetime of love and simple joys. Stepping back into the late 1990s, when collaborations between enduring rock and folk icons often produced quiet magic,…