Cory Wells “End Of A Good Thing”
Oldies Songs A Quiet Farewell from a Voice That Once Shook the Airwaves When Cory Wells released “End Of A Good Thing”, it felt less like a single chasing chart glory and…
Steve Goodman – Lincoln Park Pirates
A Bitterly Humorous Portrait of Vanishing Chicago and the People Left Behind Few songs capture the soul of a city with as much wit, irony, and quiet melancholy as “Lincoln…
Steve Goodman – Go Cubs Go
A Joyful Anthem of Loyalty and Longing for a Beloved Team When “Go Cubs Go” was released in 1984, it did not storm the national charts. It did not climb…
Brotherhood of Man – Silly Love Songs
A playful anthem that reminds us love never grows old, no matter how many times the world tries to dismiss it. When we speak of “Silly Love Songs”, we inevitably…
Brotherhood of Man – Angelo
A Tender Farewell Wrapped in a Melody of Youthful Devotion When “Angelo” by Brotherhood of Man was released in 1977, it quietly carved its place in pop history by reaching…
Emmylou Harris – Making believe
Oldies Songs A Song About Loving What You Can Never Truly Have When “Making Believe” was first released in 1955, it rose to No. 5 on the Billboard country chart in the…
Jerry Lee Lewis – Lewis Boogie
“Lewis Boogie” – When Jerry Lee Lewis Turned a Piano Into a Declaration of Identity Released in June 1958 on Sun Records as Sun 301, backed with “The Return of…
Mud – The Cat Crept In
The Cat Crept In and the Enduring Joy of Mud’s Glam Rock Legacy A performance of Mud’s hit single The Cat Crept In on the Dutch television program TopPop in…
Three Dog Night – Try A Little Tenderness
Three Dog Night’s Powerful Rendition of “Try A Little Tenderness” Still Resonates Across Generations Few live performances capture the emotional force of classic American rock and soul quite like Three…
John Prine & Steve Goodman – You Never Even Call Me By My Name
A Tenderly Ironic Farewell to Country Pride and Heartache Few songs in the American country canon balance satire and sincerity as gracefully as “You Never Even Call Me By My…