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
Like “Walk On The Wild Side?” Try “Strip That Down”
The current music scene can sometimes bewilder us Boomers; there are (really) young artists with unfamiliar names and musical styles. That said, most of us have have at least heard of the English-Irish pop boy-band One Direction, which is huge and has been around...
read moreA Classic Slow Song
Fellow Boomers, do you remember Jerry Butler's riveting, stentorian basso profundo as he opens “For Your Precious Love?” When you listen to Lord Huron’s "Night We Met,” both in the intro and in the elements of the melody, you’ll hear the distinct and haunting...
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The Top 10 Songs From The “Summer Of Love”
Grills, fireworks and… oldies, the perfect July 4th holiday mix! Fifty years ago, 1967, was the famed "Summer of Love." San Francisco. Hippies. The earliest Boomers were turning 21, and the youngest were just three. Here are the most popular Top 40 hits from that...
read more…Just Don’t Take The Money!
I don’t know what this song is about, but it has a great line: You steal the air out of my lungs, you make me feel it The chorus is good, too: Just don't take the money Just don't take the money Just don't take the money Just don't take the money “Don’t Take the...
read moreSelena Gomez is the Most Followed Instagram User in the World & She Has a Hit Song, Too.
Selena Gomez’s “Bad Liar” brings to mind 1995’s “Hand in Pocket” by Alanis Morissette —similar vocal styles, even though the "Bad Liar" video is steeped in 70's era images. Notably, both are and were very young: Morissette was only 21-years old when “Hand in...
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Chuck Berry’s Final Album Has Been Released
Nearly three months after his death, Chuck Berry’s final album—his first in 38 years, has been released posthumously. “Chuck” is Berry’s final love letter, a 10-track collection that showcases a host of top players, including Berry’s daughter Ingrid on harmonica, his...
read moreA Sunny “Summer Song”…Country Style
For 20+ years, Country superstar Kenny Chesney has been cranking out hits, and, simultaneously, cultivating his image and brand, with an emphasis on his fondness for sun, surf and summer via brilliant marketing, such as his "No Shoes Nation" store for sunglasses and...
read moreEndorphins Run Amok! Fun For The Sake Of Fun!
Remember “El Watusi?” From 1961? Ray Barretto? It was fun and silly and sweet and sexy, and was sung in Spanish, one of several non-English songs that we Boomers made into hits starting early on with "Nel Blu Del Pinto Del Blue" (Volare), "Dominique," ...
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An Electric Performance by Sir Paul: “They Say It’s Your Birthday”
On June 1st the world celebrated "Sargent Pepper’s” 50th birthday, and a scant two weeks later, June 14th, Paul McCartney celebrates his 75th …here’s a video of him singing "They Say It's Your Birthday" and it’s electrifying. McCartney was only 26-years old when he...
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