Shaun Cassidy – Memory Girl
Oldies Songs When Teen Idols Grow Up: The Melancholy Echo of a Lost Summer A sophisticated, late-career pop gem about the haunting image of an old flame who lives forever in the…
Chris & Susan Norman – All I Have To Do Is Dream
When the Voice of Rock Meets the Heart of Family: A Nostalgic Duet The sweet, timeless fantasy of perfect love, reimagined as an intimate, intergenerational family duet. For those of…
Willie Nelson “Always on My Mind”
The gentlest confession of a man’s shortcomings in love—sung with that unmistakable, rustic country voice. In the spring of 1982, a not-so-new song became a global cultural phenomenon—not from a…
Emmylou Harris – One of These Days
Oldies Songs A Tender Promise of Reunion, a Quiet Longing for Yesterday’s Love Ah, there are just some songs that, upon hearing the first few notes, instantly transport you back to a…
Charlie Rich – I Love My Friend
Finding Love and Solace in Unexpected Companionship: A Classic Tale of Hurting Hearts Oh, the mid-1970s. It was a time when the smooth, sophisticated sound of Countrypolitan reigned supreme, and…
Fats Domino – Blueberry Hill
A Timeless Romance on Blueberry Hill: Fats Domino’s Iconic Ballad Few songs capture the essence of classic rhythm and blues quite like “Blueberry Hill” by the legendary Fats Domino. Released…
Steve Wariner – Your Memory
The Phantom Lover Who Just Won’t Leave the Heart’s Ballroom Steve Wariner’s “Your Memory” is a cornerstone of early 1980s country music, a mournful ballad that perfectly captures the lingering…
Air Supply – Sleigh Ride
The Sound of Enduring Romance Gliding Through a Winter Wonderland For those of us whose musical memories are perpetually draped in the lush, soaring harmonies of the 1980s, the soft-rock…
Nanci Griffith – The Wing And The Wheel
The Poetry of Departure: A Meditation on Lost Friends and Unspent Dreams Nanci Griffith’s “The Wing and the Wheel” is a crystalline piece of poetic melancholy, a gentle-yet-profound reflection on…
Shaun Cassidy – Walk Away
An Intimate Confession of Loss and the Pain of Necessary Separation Shaun Cassidy’s “Walk Away” is an emotional deep cut from the gilded, yet often misunderstood, era of the 1970s…