Billy Joe Shaver – Wacko From Waco
Oldies Songs A Raucous, Grinning Account of Outlaw Legend’s Closest Brush with the Law There are artists whose lives are as vivid and unpolished as their songs, and then there is Billy…
Jim Reeves – I’m Gonna Change Everything
Oldies Songs 💔 The Heartbreaking Vow to Erase a Lost Love: A New Dawn Born of Despair Sometimes, a song catches a truth so universal, so raw, that it simply transcends genre…
Jerry Jeff Walker – Takin’ It As It Comes
An anthem of resilience, urging acceptance of life’s unpredictable path. “Takin’ It As It Comes,” a deeply resonant track often associated with the quintessential “outlaw country” spirit of Jerry Jeff…
Sparks – Here in Heaven
The Ethereal Echo of Loss and Longing: A Journey to an Otherworldly Sanctuary In the sprawling, eclectic career of the brothers Ron and Russell Mael, collectively known as Sparks, few…
Fats Domino – Something’s Wrong
🎹 The Unmistakable Feeling of a Love Fading Away There are records that simply define an era, and then there are the songs that, though perhaps not topping every list…
Emmylou Harris – If I Could Only Win Your Love
💔 The Timeless Ache of Unrequited Love, Beautifully Expressed in a Country Classic. There are certain songs, aren’t there, that feel less like three minutes of music and more like…
Roxy Music – More Than This
The Haunting Lyrical Question of a Life Unfulfilled The year was 1982, a time when the sonic landscape was shifting from the punk-inflected new wave to a more polished, synthesized…
John Prine – Summer’s End
🌅 The Gentle Ache of Time Passing and Love Lingering: A Lullaby for the Soul Oh, how the years fly by, bringing with them a certain clarity, don’t they? And…
Sparks – Falling in Love with Myself Again
The Wondrous Waltz of Narcissism: A Perfect Ode to Self-Love’s Exhilarating Return A Triumphant, Tongue-in-Cheek Waltz from Glam Rock’s Peak For those of us who came of age during the…
Billy Joe Shaver – Live Forever
An Outlaw’s Timeless Gospel: Living Forever in the Light of the Song Oh, the songs that cling to the soul, the ones that feel less like three minutes of music…