Steve Earle – The Devil’s Right Hand
Great Songs The pistol is the devil’s right hand. The air thrummed with a different kind of electricity in 1988. The radio waves were filled with the synthesized sounds of pop and…
Chris Norman – Mary’s Boy Child
An Immortal Melody: The Story of “Mary’s Boy Child” Let’s cast our minds back to a simpler time, a time of festive cheer and the warm glow of a fireplace.…
Coal Miner’s Daughter – Loretta Lynn
Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Resonant Anthem of Rural Life and Enduring Pride An intimate look into the life of a country music legend. In the hallowed halls of country music,…
The Turtles – It Ain’t Me Babe
“It Ain’t Me Babe” is a classic folk-rock cover that redefined a Bob Dylan original, capturing the bittersweet essence of unrequited love and self-respect. The year was 1965, a time…
The Turtles “She’d Rather Be With Me”
“She’d Rather Be with Me”: A Joyous Anthem of Unrequited Love’s Triumph A gentle sunbeam filtering through dusty Venetian blinds, the smell of freshly cut grass after a spring rain,…
Slade – Get Down And Get With It
A high-octane rock anthem about letting go and embracing the raw energy of a live show. In the early 1970s, as the psychedelic haze of the 60s began to lift,…
Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris – Sweet Spot
A Timeless Tribute to Lingering Love In the vast and ever-evolving landscape of American music, few voices resonate with the clarity, power, and emotional depth of Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou…
David Cassidy – Two Time Loser
The song is a poignant, personal reflection on the pain and betrayal of a love lost, and a shift from the artist’s bubbly pop persona to a more mature rock…
Emmylou Harris – Heaven Only Knows
The song is a poignant reflection on being stuck in a painful, one-sided relationship. Emmylou Harris is a name that, for many of us, conjures images of a quiet, steady…
David Cassidy – Go Now
A bittersweet ode to the painful inevitability of a final farewell. In the tapestry of 1970s pop music, few figures shined as brightly and briefly as David Cassidy. His star,…