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
A Feel-Good Country Song About Fun Love
Remember Dan Seals joyous 1986 Country romp “Bop?” “Head Over Boots” has the same effect, thanks to singer/songwriter Jon Pardi who charms us with lines like You're the rock in my roll And The way you sparkle like a diamond ring Maybe one day we can make it a...
Andra Day A Must Listen To! R&B Hit Crosses Over To Top 40
Drawing immediate comparisons to the late Eartha Kitt, the supremely talented vocalist Andra Day broke through in a big way in late 2015 with "Rise Up” which earned her a Grammy nomination for "Best R&B Performance" and is now, not surprisingly,...
And The Oscar Goes To…
The Grammys just concluded their 58th year, and this Sunday it’s the 88th annual Academy Awards, which includes movie industry acknowledgement of the top films and performances and also "Song Of The Year." Thirty years ago “Top Gun” was the movie to see, and...
Women Who Are All In For Love
There's always room on the Top 40 charts for a song, sung by a woman, about how she is nothing without a man. A song that packs an emotional punch, such as Tori Kelly’s “Hollow,” which reminded me that in music, and in most art, it’s drama that is at the core of it...
A New Song With The Intensity of Led Zeppelin
If you love the beat and vocal intensity of Led Zeppelin’s 1973 hit “D'yer Mak'er” than you might want to try out "Mountain At My Gates" by UK indie-rock band Foals, which conjures up a similar sound, albeit with a slower tempo, plus the Zeppelin song is...
Very Steamy Pillow Talk Enters Billboard Top 40 at #1!
Boomers, you may not instantly recognize the name Zayn Malik, but your children and/or your grand-kids surely will since he was a member of the superstar boy band One Direction. Now he’s a solo act, under just the name Zayn, with his debut album "Mind Of Mine" set...
Why You Want to Know Brittany Howard, Lead Singer for Alabama Shakes
The group Alabama Shakes won several Grammys on Monday night, for 'Best Alternative Music Album" and also "Best Rock Song" and “Best Rock Performance” for Don't Wanna Fight," although their album “Sound & Color” lost to Taylor Swift’s “1989” for "Best...
The Fun of Falling in Love
Though the messages are vastly different, the late Paul Davis' monster hit from 1978, "I Go Crazy," featured melodic strains that connect the dots to the emotion of "Youth," the current single performed by 20-year old Australian singer/songwriter Troye Sivan. "Youth"...
R.I.P. Paul Kantner, Co-founder of Jefferson Airplane
Last week, the 50th Super Bowl was played in Santa Clara, California, a festive event that contrasts with San Francisco’s recent mourning over the death, at age 74, of one of its local music legends, Paul Kantner, co-founder of The Jefferson Airplane. In a...