Emmylou Harris – Brand New Dance
Oldies Songs A song about renewal after heartbreak, where movement becomes memory and hope quietly finds its way back Released on October 16, 1990, Brand New Dance marked a pivotal and deeply…
Roy Wood – Dear Elaine
Oldies Songs A tender farewell wrapped in melody — a song about love that lingers even after goodbye, where memory speaks louder than presence When “Dear Elaine” appeared in the spring of…
Wizzard – Iron, Steel, Metal
A thunderous celebration of raw material and human will, where rock ’n’ roll becomes a forge for memory, noise, and working-class pride When talking about Wizzard, the conversation often drifts…
Jann Arden – Could I Be Your Girl
A Quiet Confession of Love, Vulnerability, and the Courage to Ask for a Place in Someone’s Heart Released at a moment when introspective songwriting was finding a renewed audience, “Could…
Jann Arden – Insensitive
A quiet confession of wounded dignity, “Insensitive” turns emotional restraint into a timeless anthem of self-respect and inner awakening. When Jann Arden released “Insensitive” in 1995, it arrived without bombast,…
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Gila Monster
“Gila Monster” as a modern myth: a thunderous warning about power, excess, and the ancient beasts we awaken When King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard released “Gila Monster” in 2023,…
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Robot Stop
A restless hymn to modern overload, where repetition becomes rebellion and rhythm turns anxiety into motion Released in 2016, “Robot Stop” stands as one of the most emblematic opening statements…
Jerry Lee Lewis – Breathless
A SONG THAT CAPTURED THE MOMENT WHEN ROCK AND ROLL LEARNED TO HOLD ITS BREATH When Jerry Lee Lewis released “Breathless” in February 1958 on Sun Records, the song arrived…
Blaze Foley – You’ll Get Yours Aplenty
A Stark Folk Testament About Moral Reckoning and the Invisible Lives Left Behind Few songs in the American folk canon confront social injustice with the unfiltered bluntness of “You’ll Get…
Bob Dylan – Shelter from the Storm
A SONG ABOUT MERCY, REFUGE, AND THE QUIET HOPE OF BEING SAVED WHEN THE WORLD TURNS COLD When “Shelter from the Storm” appeared in early 1975 on Bob Dylan’s fifteenth…