Creedence Clearwater Revival – Midnight Special
Creedence Clearwater Revival’s take on “Midnight Special” is the kind of recording that reminds you why certain songs become part…
Jerry Reed – “Eastbound and Down”
Few country singles are so perfectly welded to a cultural moment as Jerry Reed’s “Eastbound and Down.” Written by Reed…
The Doors – Break on Through (to the Other Side)
When listeners drop the needle on The Doors’ self-titled debut from 1967, the first thing they hear is not a…
Patsy Cline – Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray
There are songs that tell a story, and there are songs that become the story. Patsy Cline’s “Three Cigarettes in…
Martha and the Vandellas – Jimmy Mack
There are Motown singles that burn like a flare—quick, bright, unforgettable—and then there are the few that keep a low,…
The Carpenters – There’s a Kind of Hush
LOS ANGELES — August 16, 2025 — When The Carpenters issued their version of “There’s a Kind of Hush (All…
The Andrews Sisters – Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” is one of those rare recordings that seems to hum with electricity the moment the needle…
Dire Straits – “Brothers in Arms”
Few songs manage to sound both intimate and monumental at the same time. Dire Straits’ “Brothers in Arms,” the closing…
Connie Francis – “Where the Boys Are”
Few early-1960s singles capture the ache of youthful hope as clearly as Connie Francis’s “Where the Boys Are.” Though it’s…
America – Tin Man
“Tin Man” is one of those songs that seems to float in on a breeze and never quite lands—melodic, elliptical,…