I sailed through my childhood and teenage years with only a passing knowledge of even Paul Simon’s solo stuff, with the exception of Graceland and “Late In The Evening”. I’m sure some of S&G’s catalog crossed my ears (beyond “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, which was ubiquitous on Lite FM radio), but I wouldn’t have been… Read More “Cecilia” by Simon & Garfunkel (1970)
Bruce Springsteen’s “Born To Run” has been discussed many, many times and by writers much more talented than myself. Suffice it to say, it’s an anthem for the ages, the best known and most loved song by one of the greatest songwriters and showmen of the rock era. But I want to fill up some… Read More “Born To Run” by Bruce Springsteen (1975)
The term “boy band” had not yet crept into the public consciousness when Take That released “Back For Good” in the U.S., but that’s not gonna prevent me from stating that the mid ‘90s were not kind to boy bands in America. Starting with “Please Don’t Go Girl” in the summer of ‘88, New Kids On The Block had a… Read More “Back For Good” by Take That (1995)
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