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 271 min read
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 271 min read
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 272 min read
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 272 min read
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 151 min read
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 151 min read
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 151 min read
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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Michael Cook
Jan 151 min read
Show & Tell - Al Wilson (1973) 1/12/24
Today is "Show and Tell" Day....and by "Show and Tell," I mean the Great Song of 1973 that should have been a hit for Johnny Mathis...but...
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Michael Cook
Jan 151 min read
Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison (1/11/24)
Rock stars are people just like the rest of us...only famous. Behind the glitz and glam, their daily lives include the good times and...
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Michael Cook
Jan 151 min read
La Isla Bonita - Madonna (1987) 1/10/24
Madonna has called today's Great Song of 1987 "A tribute to the beauty and mystery of Latin American people." "La Isla Bonita" is Spanish...
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Michael Cook
Jan 152 min read
Harlem Shuffle - Rolling Stones (1986) 1/9/24
Back in1963, the duo of Bob & Earl released a single that, like many songs of the era, promoted a new dance craze. (Examples included The...
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Michael Cook
Jan 151 min read
David Soul Tribute (1/8/24)
Singer/actor David Soul has passed away at the age of 80. I put singer before actor in his description because although he was best known...
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Michael Cook
Jan 51 min read
Rhythm of the Night - DeBarge (1985) 1/7/24
The stars were definitely in alignment when it came to the creation of "Rhythm of the Night" by DeBarge: today's Great Song of 1985. The...
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Michael Cook
Jan 52 min read
They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman (1983) 1/6/24
In 1979, 20-year-old British singer/songwriter Kirsty McColl recorded and released what would have been a Great Song of the 70s...if it...
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Michael Cook
Jan 52 min read
You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins (1983) 1/5/24
The story behind today's Great Song of 1983 is pretty unique. Most music fans are probably aware that "You Can't Hurry Love" by Phil...
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Michael Cook
Jan 51 min read
Somebody's Baby - Jackson Browne (1982) 1/4/24
1982's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" was a coming-of-age comedy that really hit home with...well...people who were coming of age in the...
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Michael Cook
Jan 52 min read
More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer (1980-81) 1/3/24
There's some interesting history behind today's Great Song of 1980-81. "More Than I Can Say" by Leo Sayer was written by Sonny Curtis and...
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Michael Cook
Jan 52 min read
A Hazy Shade of Winter - Bangles (1987) 1/2/24
Here in Northern Wisconsin, winter arrived late in 2023, but just in the nick of time for the arrival of 2024. With that in mind, I'm...
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