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"...
Hot! Hot! Hot! Post Malone Has Two Songs in Billboard’s “Top 10”
How big is singer/songwriter/rapper/producer Post Malone? Well, last July we flipped over his "Goodbye," currently charting #4 on Top 40 and now he has ANOTHER song, "Circles," that is also in the Top 40, ranked #6. Already a huge international success, "Circles" may...
Maroon 5 Sings About a Lost Love
Memories…everybody’s got (at least) one about a love gone awry, and that’s inspiration enough for numerous artists to record original songs with the same title: "Memories." Elvis Presley led the way but The Temptations, Weezer, David Guetta and Shawn Mendes followed,...
It’s Good to be Camila Cabello
It's good to be Camila Cabello because everything she touches turns to gold and platinum. “Senorita,” her duet with Shawn Mendes" (BMU 7/10/2019) hit #1 on Top 40 radio and is still at #2 on Top 40, plus it's up to #2 on Adult Top 40 and climbed into the top 15 on...
Yes, Taylor Swift Really is That Good & Her New Song Has 55+ million YouTube Hits to Prove It.
“Lover” is Taylor Swift’s latest and it’s a case of what you see is what you get: a woman in the throes of love and passion, a topic that’s been put to song since the dawn of popular music. Sometimes there is magic and sometimes a song just falls flat. In this case,...
“Can’t Help Me Now:” Rob Thomas’ Cri De Coeur
The Beatles had "Help," Little River Band did "Help Is On The Way," Joni Mitchell' sang "Help Me" and now, Matchbox 20 lead singer Rob Thomas' Cri De Coeur, an emotional, jagged, intense and soulful “Can't Help Me Now," about his struggle to keep a...
The Goo Goo Dolls Have a Hit & It Reminds Us of “Supertramp’s “Logical Song”
"Miracle Pill' by the Goo Goo Dolls is an Adult Top 40 hit that's introspective--a look at the "big picture"--taking stock--just like songs from "back in the day!" Goo Goo Dolls co-founder, John Rzeznik, explained in a recent Spin magazine interview that "Miracle...
It’s Never a Good Thing When “Good Things Fall Apart”
"Good Things Fall Apart" by Illenium (the stage name of Nicholas Miller, an award winning producer/DJ/musician in the dance-music world,) is a collaboration with Jon Bellion, a singer/rapper/songwriter, also from the dance genre, that draws a parallel to the breakup...
Sam Smith Sings a Song of Heartache & Heartbreak
There’s a long history of rock and Top 40 songs that express the pain and anguish of love gone wrong. It’s a tall task: enough sensitivity and honesty to get it across, but not so much that the listener sinks into a depression! Cat Stevens wrote "The First Cut Is the...