Spandau Ballet – True
Few songs from the 1980s enjoy the immediate recognition—and enduring affection—of Spandau Ballet’s “True.” From its first chiming guitar figures…
Oldies Songs
Tears For Fears – Shout
A roar from the Big Chair Released on November 23, 1984, “Shout” arrived as the second single from Tears for…
Phil Collins – You Can’t Hurry Love
Few songs illustrate pop music’s ability to travel across decades as gracefully as “You Can’t Hurry Love.” Born in the…
U2 – With Or Without You
If there’s one song that turned U2 from rising alternative heroes into a truly global phenomenon, it’s “With or Without…
Lionel Richie – Hello
A moment, an album, a world of listeners When Lionel Richie released “Hello” on February 13, 1984, it arrived as…
The Spencer Davis Group – Gimme Some Lovin’
Few records announce themselves with more authority than The Spencer Davis Group’s “Gimme Some Lovin’.” Its first seconds—drums pushing the…
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tracks of My Tears
Few singles summarize the artistry of Motown in the mid-1960s as elegantly as “The Tracks of My Tears.” Written by…
Fats Domino – Blueberry Hill
Few recordings capture the easygoing warmth and quiet authority of early rock ’n’ roll like Fats Domino’s 1956 rendition of…
Chubby Checker – The Twist
Ask ten people to imitate a foundational moment in pop music, and half of them will instinctively pivot on their…
The Del-Vikings – Come Go with Me
If you’re tracing the bright line where street-corner harmony vaulted into the American mainstream, The Del-Vikings’ “Come Go with Me”…