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
An Irish Heart Is Breaking…
Irish super star singer/songwriter Gavin James has a top 20 hit on the USA’s Adult Top 40 music chart with "Hearts On Fire" and from the very opening you can hear its link to 1982’s A Flock of Seagulls “I Ran So Far Away” despite that the former looks and sounds...
An Ode To The Broken Ones
When a writer describes his song as an “ode to the broken ones” you could logically conclude that the song will be dark, hurtful, and sad. Not. "Broken” by Lovelytheband is chirpy, sweet, upbeat and positive. Two broken spirits, connecting… I like that you're broken...
Let’s Hear It For Bon Jovi!
Yes, dear reader, Bon Jovi is having a year. Two weeks ago it was a performance on the "Late Show With Stephen Colbert;” next week the band resumes their North American tour in Denver; and next month: induction into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame, where they will be...
Dua Lipa is Sizzling Hot & You Need To Know About Her.
Remember Toni Tennille’s come hither purr-- “do that to me one more time” –her clear, sweet voice fronting the growling, prowling sound of a satisfied woman. It takes a lot of confidence to emote like that, and when listening to 22-year old Dua Lipa (pronounced...
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 2008 “Artist To Watch” Has A Hit
Rolling Stone magazine gave us the heads up in 2008 when it announced singer/songwriter Brett Dennen an "Artist To Watch." Sure enough, Dennen’s hit his stride with "Already Gone," displaying his innate ability to blend pop/rock and folk –he gets audiences...
And The Oscar For Best Song Goes To: A Song I’ve Never Heard
January’s Grammy’s kicked off “Awards Season,” with the biggie on Sunday night—the 90th Annual Academy Awards, which will, of course, include the Award for “Best Song” from a movie. This year’s nominees don’t have quite the punch packed by past winners, songs that...
Good Ol’ Boys Sing Their Appreciation
Randy Travis hit a home run almost 30 years ago with “Forever and Ever, Amen,” winning 1987’s Grammy for “Best Country Song” and what worked for Randy Travis then seems to be working for singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley, now. Travis’ “Forever and Ever, Amen” and...
Explosive, Compelling & Gritty
We love Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (https://boomermusicupdate.com/weekly-whatever/you-have-to-hear-nathaniel-rateliff-sing-s-o-b/ ) and his latest, "You Worry Me,” is explosive, compelling and gritty, with roots in early New Orleans soul....
Kelly Clarkson: From “American Idol” Winner to Coach on “The Voice”
On Monday night, "The Voice" kicks off its 14th season, and Kelly Clarkson will be joining Alicia Keys, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton as the show's newest judge. Clarkson was the very first "American Idol" winner (2002); when comparing the two shows, she...