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 Adorable Song About Heartbreak? Yes!
Newcomer singer and songwriter Stephen Wrabel’s debut song "11 Blocks” brings to mind 1987’s “Here I Go Again” by Whitesnake because both tunes have the common thread of building intensity as they each tell their own story of trying to recapture love. "Here I...
Songs That Make References To Other Songs
"A Song For Another Time," the newest release by “Old Dominion,” a slick, corporate sounding Country band, follows a long history of “songs that make reference to other songs,” like 1974’s "Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)." “A Song For Another Time” is...
Elvis! Elvis! Elvis!
Next week is ”Elvis Week” in Memphis, Tennessee. Starting Tuesday, thousands of fans will make the pilgrimage to Graceland and pay homage to the original rock n' roll idol, the undisputed King Of Rock N' Roll. First wave Boomers can remember the mid-50s....
Drugs & Rock n’ Roll: Millennials vs. Boomers
In the summer of 1967 the English group Small Faces shared their brand of "happy rock" with "Itchycoo Park" a song title that even sounds like it would be a happy destination. How did they get so happy? They got high. Almost 50 years later, Los Angeles based...
A Justin Bieber Song Fit For A Boomer
Over 45 years ago, The Jackson 5, including a very young Michael, sang a plaintive, sweet, simple line: “I’ll be there”-- a faithful promise, heartfelt, emotional, tender. Today, it’s Justin Bieber who’s making a faithful promise in “Cold Water,” which is...
Katy Perry: Adorable Feminist Unites The World
Last week, in Philadelphia, Katy Perry performed at the Democratic National Convention, just prior to Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech. And she’ll be there, tonight, at another historic event, the opening of the XXXI Olympiad, aka as “Rio 2016,” where she’ll sing...
A New Song With A 70s Sound
Boomers have been known to get smug about how great “our” music was, back in the 70s and 80s, with smooth, thoughtful, elegant but relatable songs like “I'd Love You To Want Me” by Lobo. Then along comes a new song, "All We Ever Knew," by Seattle based,...
Good Vibrations: Songs That Make You Feel Good
In 2009 an Australian trio with the cleverly titled name of "Cookin' On 3 Burners" released a song called "This Girl." Now, seven years later, a 19-year old French DJ/Producer named Kungs has added a dance beat to the original track and both he and this...
Country Vice: Miranda Lambert Is A Badass
Miranda Lambert released her newest, long awaited single last week and within hours “Vice” was number one on i-tunes, and embraced by Country radio. Lambert is the kind of woman who can sing these lyrics and and convince you it’s true. She has a big voice and she’s...