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…
Oldies Songs
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,…
America – Sister Golden Hair
If you were to bottle the sound of a late-afternoon drive in 1975—windows down, sun at your shoulder, radio dial…
Chicago – You’re Not Alone
Chicago’s “You’re Not Alone” arrives out of a fascinating moment in the band’s long story—a point where they were reshaping…
The Chordettes – ‘Lollipop’
If you had to bottle the sound of late-1950s American pop—its cheer, its shine, its delight in sonic novelty—you’d get…