Creedence Clearwater Revival – Born On The Bayou
Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Born on the Bayou” opens the 1969 album Bayou Country with a slow-boiling swagger that helped define…
Oldies Songs
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Lodi
Introduction: A road-weary postcard from the American West “Lodi” is one of those rare songs that transforms a dot on…
Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time
When Cyndi Lauper released “Time After Time” as the second single from her debut album She’s So Unusual in March…
Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger
A quick origin story “Eye of the Tiger” wasn’t an accident waiting to happen; it was a brief waiting to…
Depeche Mode – People Are People
Depeche Mode’s “People Are People” is one of those rare singles that captures a particular cultural mood and packages it…
Jan Hammer – Crockett’s Theme
A theme that became a character Some television music becomes background—pleasant, functional, forgotten as soon as the next scene fades.…
Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen
If you’re building a time-capsule of mid-1980s pop, Billy Ocean’s “Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)” belongs near…
Toto – Africa
Four decades after its release, Toto’s “Africa” remains one of the strangest success stories in pop. It’s a song that…
Whitesnake – Here I Go Again ’87
A Song With Two Lives—and Two Eras Some songs become hits. A few become anthems. “Here I Go Again” did…
Phil Collins – In The Air Tonight
A stark beginning that changed everything When Phil Collins released “In the Air Tonight” as the lead single from his…