The Urge to Dance
From the bop to the twist to 70's disco and the dance pop of the 80's and 90's, joyous, energetic "dance songs" inspire and urge us to let go, get loose, to dance... You can hear that "magical sensation" in 1992's international hit and dance sensation "Rhythm Is A...
“What’s Love Got To Do With It” Update Sizzles!
In 1984, when the oldest Boomer was 38 y/o, and the youngest 20, Tina Turner's "What's Love Got To Do With It" was a musical sensation and at the 1985's Grammy Awards she won "Record Of The Year," "Song Of The Year," and "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance." Now, 35+...
Exuberant Christian Song Crossing Over to Other Formats
Togetherness, 2020 style, has taken on new meaning, exemplified in the new single from Australian brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone, who go by the name for King & Country. “Together” features guests Kirk Franklin, a Gospel star, and Pop...
Middle Class White Male Has Tough Time Adjusting to Grown-Up Life in the City
No matter if it’s 1969 with Marmalade’s “Reflections of My Life” contemplating the whole enchilada-- past, present and future—and turning it into a Top 10 hit, or the brand new “This City” by Australian R&B, soul, and neo-soul singer/songwriter Sam Fischer,...
A Joyful Song for Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today we honor Martin Luther King, Jr. by sharing Stevie Wonder and a slew of stars and celebrities singing “Happy Birthday,” 4+ minutes of aural energy and joy. As one of the song’s “comments” on YouTube put it: “Stevie should have a national holiday named after...
You Can’t Keep a Good Song Down
It's back. Again. Lesley Gore's monster 1963 hit "You Don't Own Me." Three+ years ago Grace and rapper G-Eazy released a mix version, and now it's Kristin Chenoweth and Ariana Grande belting their hearts out on this classic, emotionally wrenching and early feminist...
Dolly Parton’s Ode to Labor Day: “9-5”
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“Only Human” by the Jonas Brothers: Slick and Sexy.
Pop Rock band the Jonas Brothers are huge: they are young (late 20s-early 30s), global heart throbs, culturally significant to millions. The group went through the Disney talent funnel, and their sound is perfectly smooth, polished, and produced; they are clean...
Break-ups: It Seems Like It’s Never Really Over–And Yet–
Carole King's "So Far Away" couldn't be further from Katy Perry's "Never Really Over," but each song so P-E-R-F-E-C-T-L-Y expresses the lingering, conflicting emotions post romantic "break up." King's style fits her time: abstract, lilting, lyrical, contemplative and...