Jackson Browne – Doctor My Eyes
Great Songs An anthem for the world-weary soul, questioning the price of lost innocence. The Cynical Optimist: Jackson Browne‘s Enduring Question Ah, Jackson Browne. Just the name itself conjures up images of…
Jackson Browne – Running On Empty
That Open Road, A Reflection of Life’s Unending Journey, Half-Full or Half-Empty The Fuel Gauge and the Human Heart: Jackson Browne’s “Running on Empty” Few songs capture the aching, bittersweet…
Chris Norman – Hunters Of The Night
An anthem for the heart’s hidden yearning in the dark city lights. There are certain songs that, once the opening notes strike, immediately transport you back to a specific time…
The Monkees – Porpoise Song
Unmasking the Image: A Psychedelic Lament for Lost Identity Ah, the late ’60s. For those of us who lived through it, the air was thick with a heady mix of…
The Monkees – Pleasant Valley Sunday
Echoes in the Tract Home: A Critique of the American Dream in Three Minutes For those of us who came of age amidst the swirling, often confusing changes of the…
Bobby Sherman – Jingle Bell Rock
The Joyful Fusion of Sleigh Bells and Rockabilly, Capturing the Spirit of a Modernizing Christmas Ah, the holidays. Just the mention of “Jingle Bell Rock” is enough to conjure up…
Bobby Sherman – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
An innocent, mistletoe-induced moment of Christmas Eve confusion. Oh, the memories that flood back when those opening notes drift through the air! For a generation that grew up with him…
Joan Baez ~ 500 Miles
An Intimate Portrait of Solitude and Shame on the Open Road The sheer, crystalline sorrow of Joan Baez’s rendition of “500 Miles”—a tune as deeply ingrained in the folk tapestry…
Chris Norman – That’s Christmas
Living in peace and giving with charity is the enduring message of Christmas. For those of us who came of age during the heyday of 70s rock, the distinctive, raspy…
Donny Osmond – Sweet And Innocent
That Girl and Her Fast Car: The Enduring Symbol of Reckless Independence There are some songs that, no matter who’s singing them, conjure an immediate, visceral feeling—a dusty road, the…