Sara - Starship (1986) 19860 2/9/24
n 1985, one of the most iconic underground album rock bands of all time was going through some big changes. Jefferson Airplane, which had...
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Michael Cook
Apr 152 min read
You Give Good Love - Whitney Houston (1985) 2/8/24
In 1985, Whitney Houston burst onto the scene with a debut single that: #1: Wasn't originally intended for her, #2: Was expected to be a...
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Michael Cook
Apr 151 min read
The Heart of Rock & Roll - Huey Lewis & The News (1984) 2/7/24
Huey Lewis always felt that his home town, San Francisco, had the best reputation for good old Rock & Roll...but then he played a gig in...
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Michael Cook
Apr 152 min read
Tell Her About It - Billy Joel (1983) 2/6/24
Today I'm highlighting one of my all time favorite songs: 1983's '"Tell Her About It" by Billy Joel. The song is one of many Great Songs...
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Michael Cook
Apr 152 min read
Urgent - Foreigner (1981) 2/5/24
A great record producer can sometimes pull a great song out of a section of melody...or even a single guitar riff...even if the artist he...
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Michael Cook
Apr 151 min read
How Do I Make You - Linda Ronstadt (1980) 2/4/24
Composer Bill Steinberg, who wrote today's Great Song of 1980, admits that "How Do I make You" was inspired by "My Sharona" by The...
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Michael Cook
Mar 261 min read
Swearin' to God - Frankie Valli (1975)
Back in 1975, Disco was just starting to take off....and some older, established acts were taking notice. Case in point: Frankie Valli....
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Michael Cook
Mar 261 min read
Put a Little Love in Your Heart - Annie Lennox & Al Green (1989)
In 1969, Jackie DeShannon released the quintessential "Peace and Love" song for an era of protest--against the Vietnam War and other...
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Michael Cook
Mar 261 min read
Father Figure - George Michael (1988)
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...
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Michael Cook
Mar 261 min read
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 261 min read
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 261 min read
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 261 min read
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 261 min read
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 262 min read
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 261 min read
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 261 min read
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 261 min read
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 262 min read
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 261 min read
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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