Keeping Boomers In Touch With Today's Music
We connect a song from back-in-the-day to a current hit that has a similar sound/content/style. You’ll be up to speed in 90-seconds.
Curated by Dave Sholin | Written by Lee Wade
Doris Day Had All The Goods
Doris Day was always "there" in Boomerville, USA. Not disrupting the status quo, like an Elvis Presley or a Marilyn Monroe..but a decades long, constant presence, just the same. Top 40 radio played her hits alongside those of Ricky Nelson, Fats Domino, Gene Vincent....
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That Was Then. This is Now. The Feminization of American Men in Song: 1977-2019
Here's a song that exemplifies the shift in gender identity from our Boomer youth to today's gender fluid generation. In 1977 Yvonne Elliman nearly died of sadness in "If I Can't Have You" because that's how women reacted to rejection by their bigly and strongly men,...
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Movies with Hit Songs
There's a long tradition of movie soundtracks promoting hit songs and vice versa. Last year it was Lady Gaga with her hit from "A Star is Born," and, today, it's Kelly Clarkson's "Broken & Beautiful" from the new, animated "Ugly Dolls." Clarkson voices the...
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A Traditional Mother’s Day Song with Philly-Style Soul
Could there be a a more traditional Mother's Day song than the adoring "I"ll Always Love My Mama," with lines and verses like this… I'll always love my mama She's my favorite girl You only get one, you only get one, yeah I'll always love my mama She brought me in...
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Daughters Then/Daughters Now
That Was Then: "Daughter," by the Blenders, is a fun, snappy 1963 doo-wop ditty, with cute throw-away lyrics that were appropriate for the time, i.e. blatantly sexist and disempowering to women, words that wouldn't even get written today, much less recorded. This Is...
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Update: The Backstreet Boys
Time flies when you are world-wide super-stars like the Backstreet Boys, with 26-years of success under your belt, and still delivering radio-ready hits: their "No Place" is currently top 25 on the Adult Top 40 radio chart. "No Place" is a warm and gooey song, as...
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Tommy James Deserves Our Love and Respect
How about a shout out for under-rated Tommy James whose unique sound and point of view (aided by The Shondells) is embedded in Boomers brains? "Hanky Panky" (One of the biggest hits of 1966) "I Think We're Alone Now" "Crystal Blue Persuasion" "Crimson & Clover" ...
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G-L-O-R-I-A !
What's in a name? Apparently, a lot, if the name is Gloria, as we music-loving Boomers know: In the 1950s it was The Cadillacs and their doo-wop style; in the 60s it was Them/Van Morrison and the classic rocker, "Gloria;" in the 80s Laura Branigan's "Gloria" was a #1...
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Taylor Swift’s New Song: “Me”
It's a major music event when Taylor Swift releases her first new song since 2017, impacting a fan base that rivals just about any artist on the planet. Backed by Brendon Urie, lead singer of the super hot group Panic At The Disco, "Me" is a high energy romp with a...
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