“Adore You”—A Lovely Love Song
Harry Styles has a hit single, "Adore You," from his "Fine Line" album, which is one of the year’s best selling and highest ranking. “Adore You” is a lovely love song, with lyrics like this: I'd walk through fire for you Just let me adore you and lines like this: Walk...
FYI: The Top 10 Most Popular Songs in 2019
Dear readers, We wish you the best-est 2020 ever, and what better way to kick off the new than by recapping from whence we came: Here are 2019’s 10 biggest hits. Old Town Road/Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider…)/Post Malone...
Boomers: Don’t be out of it. Get to know Lizzo
Fellow Boomers, you'll want to know about Lizzo--she's sizzling hot on the music scene; at 31-years old, she's been around (Texas, Minneapolis) and paid her dues. The result is a muti-talented, charming, smart rap/pop//R&B star with a large body and a larger than...
Billie Eilish, Music’s “It Girl” of the Moment, Talks Climate Change
Fifty years ago, when Marvin Gaye addressed climate change in his "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" it was a tender and lyrical lament for our abused and beloved mother nature and our beautiful earth. Today, the issue is at the forefront, and 17-y/o singer/songwriter...
What If…
Is there any one of us who hasn't, at some time, looked back and wondered "what if," as in "What If We Never Met," singer/songwriter John. k's soft ballad that questions his life's direction had he not met that special someone. If we never met I'd be drunk, waking up...
From Gloria Gaynor to Selena Gomez: The Break-up Song
Some 3-minutes are longer than other 3-minutes, for example, listening to Selena Gomez sing about her break up with Justin Bieber reminds us Boomers that we’ve been around this block before. Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” comes to mind. A feminist “in your face”...
Tones And I: A Name You’ll Want to Know…
Tones and I is the stage name for 19-y/o Australian singer/songwriter Toni Watson whose “Dance Monkey” is an international hit, topping the charts in over 20 countries and now catching fire Stateside, gathering airplay on three formats: Alternative ( #20), Top 40...
For Veterans Day: John Fogerty Singing “Fortunate Son” Live at Red Rocks
Today is the release of "John Fogerty--50 Year Trip: Live At Red Rocks." Recorded last June, it includes his "Fortunate Son," a Creedence Clearwater Revival hit that touched a national nerve 50- years ago, at the height of the Vietnam War, with this famous line that...
Cool Is As Cool Does
26-year old Niall Horan has the kind of relatable, appealing cool that a Boomer can appreciate. For example, he credits the influence of classic rockers Fleetwood Mac and The Eagles on his 2017 debut solo album. Horan has one of those "right time/right place"...