Donny Osmond – Why
Great Songs The Timeless Echo of Vows: Donny Osmond’s “Why” There are songs that simply fade with the season, and then there are those that settle deep into the collective heart, becoming…
Shaun Cassidy – Wasp
When the Bubble Bursts: The Audacious Sting of a Teen Idol’s Reckoning A bold, desperate sonic statement marking the defiant, yet commercially unsuccessful, transition of a teen idol into New…
Patty Griffin – Heavenly Day
Finding Bliss in the Simple Moment: A Love Song for the Present Oh, the power of a quiet, perfect moment, distilled into song! When Patty Griffin released “Heavenly Day” on…
Rhonda Vincent – Christmas Time At Home
The Warm Embrace of Home: A Bluegrass Carol for the Soul The holidays have a soundtrack, don’t they? A collection of melodies woven so tightly with memory that the first…
Jackson Browne – Doctor My Eyes
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…