Shaun Cassidy – Rebel, Rebel
Oldies Songs 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…
Nanci Griffith – Late Night Grande Hotel
The ballad of the anonymous traveler seeking solace in a temporary sanctuary. There are certain songs that don’t just ask to be heard, they ask to be lived—and Nanci Griffith’s…
Marty Robbins – I’m Gonna Miss You When You Go
Oldies Songs An Echo from the Trail: The Quiet Heartache of a Cowboy’s Farewell “I’m Gonna Miss You When You Go” is a tender, yet resigned lament for a love that must…
Johnny Rodriguez – Eleven Roses
A Half-Dozen Roses Short of a Dozen: A Heartbreaking Farewell Sealed with a Bouquet The enduring ballad of love lost and a final, eloquent gesture of regret and forgiveness. For…
Nanci Griffith – From A Distance
A gentle, reflective call for peace, viewed from the perspective of an omniscient observer. There are songs, and then there are moments in music history—pieces that seem to simply appear,…
Suzi Quatro – Daytona Demon
Roaring Engines and Leather-Clad Power: The Thrill of a Pure Rock ‘n’ Roll Obsession The embodiment of a raw, fast-paced attraction, equating a lover to a high-octane racing machine. Ah,…
Kenny Rogers – Lucille
A Haunting Tale of Despair and Desertion on a Bar Stool “You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille.” Few lines in the history of country and pop music…
Roy Orbison – Breakin’ Up Is Breakin’ My Heart
When the Tempo Speeds Up, But the Heart Still Slows Down The year was 1966, a time of shifting sands in popular music, yet some voices remained timeless, echoing the…
Fats Domino – Every Night About This Time
A Melancholy Nocturne of Lost Love and Solitude Oh, to be transported back to a simpler time, when a low-fi, mournful blues shuffle could capture the universal ache of a…