Secret Service – Ten O’clock Postman
Great Songs An Irreplaceable Reminder of Anxious Hope in the Pre-Digital Age Oh, the memories this song evokes! It is a shimmering, perfectly crafted slice of late 70s/early 80s Euro Disco-Pop that…
Shaun Cassidy – Hard Love
The Echoes of a Hard-Won Heart: When Teen Idol Shaun Cassidy Dared to Bare His Soul Hard Love is an earnest rock ballad about the painful necessity of letting go…
Shaun Cassidy – Be My Baby
Shaun Cassidy and the Timeless Charm of Be My Baby In the late 1970s, few young performers captured the spirit of teen pop culture as successfully as Shaun Cassidy. Among…
Sheryl Crow & Emmylou Harris – Juanita
A Pilgrimage to the Cosmic American Soul: Sheryl Crow & Emmylou Harris’s “Juanita” The collaboration between Sheryl Crow and the queen of Cosmic American Music, Emmylou Harris, on the song…
Ted Nugent – Stranglehold
An Anthem of Pure Signal: The Clash Between Art and Commerce on the Airwaves For a generation raised on the sprawling, conceptual soundscapes of progressive rock, Rush’s “The Spirit of…
Cliff Richard – Wired for Sound
That Joyous Isolation: The Personal Soundtrack of a New Decade The infectious synth-pop pulse of “Wired for Sound,” released by the evergreen Cliff Richard in August 1981, perfectly captured a…
Shaun Cassidy – Cool Fire
When The Teen Dream Fades: The Electric Attempt to Catch a New Wave The burning realization that pure passion is needed to survive, in an era where past fame is…
Shaun Cassidy – It’s Like Heaven
Whispers of the Coast: The Unlikely Serenity of a Teen Idol’s Dream The ethereal, sun-drenched euphoria of young love, framed by the unmistakable, melodic touch of a pop genius. For…
Chris & Susan Norman – This Christmas Time
An Echo of Family and Hope: A New Classic in the Winter’s Hush A tender, modern Christmas carol that captures the poignant blend of enduring love, loss, and the eternal…
Shaun Cassidy – So Sad About Us
When Teen Idols Grow Up: The Bittersweet Farewell of a Pop Star The poignant resignation of a lost love, acknowledging the end without bitterness. It’s a strange thing, isn’t it,…