Daydream Believer – Mickey Dolenz, Peter Noone and David Cassidy
Great Songs Three Generations of Pop Royalty Unite to Revisit a Timeless Ballad of Longing For those of us who came of age with a transistor radio pressed to our ear, the…
Joan Baez – Silver Dagger
The Ballad of the Forbidden Heart: A Mother’s Warning and the Dawn of a Legend To hear Joan Baez’s voice is to be transported to a time of earnest conviction,…
Nanci Griffith & Kathy Mattea – Love at the Five and Dime
A Beautifully Worn Tapestry of Small-Town Romance and Enduring Hope There are songs that capture a moment, and then there are songs that capture an entire lifetime. “Love at the…
Nanci Griffith and Townes Van Zandt – Pancho and Lefty
The Mythic Ballad of Two Outlaws, a Medley of Betrayal and the Road-Weary Soul Few songs cast a shadow as long and as mournful over the American folk and country…
Alison Krauss – Every Time You Say Goodbye
An Elegiac Bluegrass Ballad on the Quiet Heartache of Parting There’s a particular kind of ache that only bluegrass music seems able to articulate, a soulful blend of clarity and…
Albert Hammond – Creep
An Anthem of Anguish and Unworthiness that Became a Generation’s Cry Ah, “Creep.” The title alone is loaded, isn’t it? When you mention that song, most minds jump immediately to…
Albert Hammond – It Never Rains in Southern California
The Ballad of the Aspiring Dreamer: A Tale of Californian Sunshine and Hidden Tears Oh, how those first few notes take you right back, don’t they? The slightly melancholic, unmistakable…
Johnny Thunders – Great Big Kiss
he Heartbreaking Ballad of a Love Lost and Found in the Gutters of Rock ‘n’ Roll 🎸 The New York Dolls, with their glitter, sneer, and glorious mess, gave birth…
Johnny Thunders – You Can’t Put Your Arms Round a Memory
The Ghost in the Machine: Johnny Thunders’ Lament for What Can Never Be Held Ah, how time turns the pages, doesn’t it? If you were around in the late 70s,…
Chris Norman – Broken Heroes
The Ballad of the Fallen: A powerful lament for the deep emotional toll of a failed love. The year was 1988, and the airwaves across Europe, particularly in Germany, were…