Father Figure - George Michael (1988)
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George Michael was working on a dance track for his solo debut album, "Faith" when he wanted to check the mix on today's Great Song of...
Michael Cook
- Mar 26
- 1 min
We're Ready - Boston (1987)
"We're Ready," Boston's last Top 10 hit, is most likely not the first Boston title that comes to mind, but it's a Great Song of the '80s...
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Michael Cook
- Mar 26
- 1 min
Word Up - Cameo (1986)
For the funk group Cameo, 13 was certainly their lucky number! In 1986--after a number of hits on the R&B & Hip Hop charts over several...
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Michael Cook
- Mar 26
- 1 min
Private Dancer - Tina Turner (1985)
Today's Great Song of 1984 was written by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits, but when the group got to the studio to record It for their...
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Michael Cook
- Mar 26
- 1 min
Union of the Snake - Duran Duran (1983)
In 1984, Duran Duran crossed over into the dark side with a Great Song that sounds like the plot of a personal horror film: The evil side...
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Michael Cook
- Mar 26
- 1 min
Any Day Now - Ronnie Milsap (1982)
Legendary composer Burt Bacharach started writing Great Songs way back in the late 1950s...and today, we're highlighting one of his...
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Michael Cook
- Mar 26
- 2 min
Brand New Key - Melanie Tribute (1972)
One of the few female artists to appear at Woodstock has passed away at the age of 76. You'll find a special obituary from USA Life at...
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Michael Cook
- Mar 26
- 1 min
Love on the Rocks - Neil Diamond (1981)
Yesterday, we highlighted one of Barbra Streisand's biggest hits, and today we're turning our attention to her former high school...
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Michael Cook
- Mar 26
- 1 min
Woman in Love - Barbra Streisand (1980)
In the late '70s and early '80s, there wasn't a group more in demand than The Bee Gees--and that is definitely an understatement. They...
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Michael Cook
- Mar 26
- 1 min
I Need to Be in Love - Carpenters (1976)
Today, we return to the '70s for a Great Song of 1976 I was sure I highlighted at some point over the past 5 years, but much to my...
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Michael Cook
- Mar 26
- 2 min
The Living Years - Mike & The Mechanics (1989)
I'm not waiting for Father's Day to post this one. I'll probably post it again in June. Mike Rutherford of Genesis was also the Mike in...
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Michael Cook
- Mar 26
- 1 min
Piano in the Dark -Brenda Russell (1988)
renda Russell had an interesting way of composing her music. She kept a notebook of stray phrases she'd hear with the theory that one of...
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Michael Cook
- Feb 27
- 1 min
C'est Le Vie - Robbie Neville (1986-87)
Singer/Songwriter Robbie Neville started playing guitar at age 11, and after years of playing in a number of bands and developing his own...
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Michael Cook
- Feb 27
- 1 min
Sweet Love - Anita Baker (1986) 1/19/24
1986 was Anita Baker's breakout year! She released her second album, "Rapture," and with it, a song that one critic claimed was sung with...
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Michael Cook
- Feb 27
- 2 min
The Old Man Down the Road - John Fogerty (1985) 1/18/24
There's a whole lot of "WTF" behind today's Great Song of 1985: "The Old Man Down the Road" by John Fogerty. Get this: Early in his...
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Michael Cook
- Feb 27
- 2 min
On the Dark Side - John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band (1984) 1/17/24
ee if you can follow this one: Today's Great Song of 1984 is by a band from Rhode Island that played behind actors who played a fictional...
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Michael Cook
- Jan 15
- 1 min
Take It Away -Paul McCartney (1982) 1/15/24
Cashbox Magazine described today's Great Song of 1983 as a "dense, multi-layered pop confection" that "keeps the listener on his/her toes...
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Michael Cook
- Jan 15
- 1 min
Hard To Say - Dan Fogelberg (1981) 1/14/24
Maybe it's me, but for years I've felt that today's Great Song of 1981, "Hard To Say" by Dan Fogelberg is a forgotten gem. Am I right?...
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Michael Cook
- Jan 15
- 1 min
Xanadu - Olivia Newton-John (1980) 1/13/24
In 1980, the Roller-Disco-Fantasy film "Xanadu." starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly in his final film, was released to theatres,...
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