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
This Party Never Goes Out Of Style
In the summer of 1963 Boomers world wide were zapped by Lesley Gore’s “It’s my Party,” produced by a then 30 y/o Quincy Jones, whose embellishments—adding Latin-sounding rhythms, double tracked vocals and effective horn parts—helped propel “Party” to #1 for...
The Painful Side Of Love
Some love songs are about the delightful part of love, but “Unsteady” by X Ambassadors, isn’t one of those. This song is a tearjerker, with a sound that rips your heart out; the plea of a small kid whose parent’s relationship is exploding. He appeals to them to hold...
Merle Haggard: RIP
"The Fightin' Side Of Me," "Workin' Man Blues," Today I Started Loving You Again," “Mama Tried:” More than just song titles, Merle Haggard lived the songs he sang. And he had lots and lots of songs! He wrote over 600, 40 of them went to #1, and he put out more than...
Baring Their Souls In Song: Kelly Clarkson, Janis Ian
Tomorrow marks the end of an era in reality TV as "American Idol" completes its 15th and final season. Kelly Clarkson, who made history when she became the show’s first winner, will be returning for the finale. Clarkson also guested on “Idol” this past February...
The Energy & Enthusiasm of Youth
Things move fast in a digital world, and in case you blinked, here’s one of music’s newest sensations, 20-year old Australian Troye Sivan. He’s already appeared on the cover of "Rolling Stone," wowed "Ellen," and guested on both "The Tonight Show" and "The...
The Perfect Song For April Fools’ Day
Ha!Ha! It’s April Fools Day, so go with one of the coolest rockabilly songs ever, from the first era of Top 40: Sanford Clark’s “The Fool,” from 1956. Clark struck gold with this one; it was a Pop hit and then crossed over to Country and R&B. “The Fool” is a great...
Americana Inspires Country Hits
Singer, songwriter (and surfer) Jake Owen has been on a roll with a succession of number one country hits starting with "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" five years ago and now his "American Country Love Song," released a few weeks ago, the second single from his album...
A Good Song Is A Good Song: Oh What A Night!
“What A Night” is a terrific new, hip song with a sound and rhythm that isn’t what we Boomers grew up with but that’s OK, because throughout the song is the unforgettable hook from “Oh What A Night” the 1975 hit by The Four Seasons, which we did grow up...
Country Song Conjures Up Past Summer Romances
Spring is here and summer is just around the corner, bringing with it the possibility of a “summer romance” or, in the case of this new song, the memory of a past summer romance—the one where the girl got away. I hear that song, the one we sang all summer long and...