2023-04-10 16:30 Is It Real Or Is It Memorex?   I don't know where I was when this came out a few years ago, but I just recently discovered it, and have been obsessed ever since.   I've always loved The Prayer, and ...

2022-11-24 13:52 Thursday Night's (not) Alright For Fighting       It was anything but Harmony for a couple who were brutally attacked while leaving an Elton John concert at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night. The...

2022-08-08 18:18 Olivia Newton John 1948-2022       Olivia Newton John finally lost her battle with cancer this afternoon. Like so many others, I grew up listening to the lovely ONJ, and this was one of my favorit...

2022-07-17 00:38 Believe                  Elton John's masterpiece from his sublime 1995 Made in England album.               /** * RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT AND UNCOMMENT THE SE...

2022-06-10 15:05 Taken Too Soon     It's crazy to think that one of the greatest entertainment icons would be turning 100 years old!  Tragically, she left us at just 47, on June 22, 1969.                 ...

2022-04-24 13:51 Barbra Streisand Turns 80!   I know I could lose my GOP membership card for posting this, but I believe Barbra Streisand is one of those rare cases where art transcends politics.  My earliest memory...

2022-03-25 13:46 Mr. Dieingly Sad   I discovered this gem on You Tube by a group called The Critters. The lead singer, Don Ciccone (no known relation to Madonna Louise), wrote and performed the song just when he was...

2021-10-01 14:47 A Song For You   The late great Ray Charles recorded this Leon Russell classic in 1994, and it earned him the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (back when winning a Grammy actually me...

2021-07-16 17:06 I Just Wanna Stop ... the restless hands of time   A happy Birthday to Canadian crooner Gino Vannelli (and one of my first crushes). This one is probably his biggest hit; definitely one of those fee...

2021-07-09 14:09 Until You Come Back To Me (that’s what I’m gonna do)   I only knew Basia’s 1990 (jazzy) version, and was completely unaware that it was a Aretha Franklin cover! IMO, this is far superior. I also nev...

2021-07-04 14:06 Carrie Underwood Last Name Live   Hoping everyone is having a wonderful 4th of July weekend!           /** * RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT AND UNCOMMENT THE SECTION BELO...

2021-06-18 15:58 Hall & Oats & Simply Red: Sunrise   I loved Hall&Oats and Simply Red back in the day, and just recently discovered Sunrise, with some I Can’t Go For That thrown in. Not sure were I was in 2003 when ...

2021-06-11 14:25 Great Song, Lousy Movie       I’m a big fan of movie scores, and I didn’t even know this was from a movie until I stumbled across it on TCM. It has always been one of my favorites; just one of t...

2021-06-04 14:54 George Michael ‘Fastlove’ Live 2009   I was fortunate to see George Michael during this tour. Amazing talent taken way too soon.           /** * RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION VARIABLES:...

2021-05-29 03:04 Sarah Brightman: Live in Vienna   Sarah Brightman, born August 14, 1960, is a British classical crossover soprano, singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and musician.   In 1981, she made her West En...

2021-05-21 14:52 Cher turns 75!   It’s hard to “Believe” that Cher turned 75 on May 20. I was going to post it yesterday, but thought as may as wait until today because Cher is the embodiment of “funky”. Someone onc...

2021-04-30 15:34 Fanny Be Tender   Written and performed by the Bee Gees.  Fanny Be Tender was released in janurary of 1976 and reached #12 on US Billboard, right before they exploded on the scene with Saturday Nigh...

2021-04-16 13:29 That’s The Way Of The World   “Child is born with a heart of gold … the way of the world makes his heart stone cold.”           /** * RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT AND U...

2021-04-09 21:15 Bitten by the Love Bug   Love is Like an Itching in my Heart by The Supremes (not yet renamed Diana Ross and The Supremes) made it all the way to #9 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in 1966. One of the group'...

2021-04-02 16:24   A Little Less Conversation   All this aggravation ain’t satisfaction’in me, so every Friday, I’m going to take a break from the depressing news and take a walk down Memory Lane to a little less s...