Jeannie C. Riley 1968 – Harper Valley P.T.A
It’s an image burned into the collective consciousness of American music: the widowed Mrs. Johnson, clad in her defiant miniskirt,…
Oldies Songs
The Hollies 1964 – Here I Go Again
There are certain records, specific sides of 45s tucked away in the forgotten corners of the British Invasion, that don’t…
Brenton Wood 1966 – Gimme Little Sign
The late 1960s were less a decade than an explosion, a kaleidoscope of sonic debris scattering in every possible direction.…
The Move 1968 – Fire Brigade
The late 1960s were less a decade than an explosion, a kaleidoscope of sonic debris scattering in every possible direction.…
Cat Stevens 1971 – Morning Has Broken
The memory is as sharp as the chill air of a New England autumn morning. I was perhaps seven, slumped…
The Foundations 1969 – In The Bad, Bad Old Days
The sound hits like a sudden, unexpected swell of warmth on a cold afternoon. A rush of strings, not timid,…
The Turtles 1968 – Elenore
The year is 1968. The Summer of Love’s paisley haze is just beginning to dissipate, giving way to an era…
The Equals 1968 – I Get So Excited
It’s two o’clock in the morning, the kind of hour where a deep-cut classic truly earns its keep. The air…
Chuck Berry 1959 – Little Queenie
The sound of it hits you like a sudden flash of light in a dim, crowded gymnasium: a three-count drum…
Eddie Cochran 1959 – C’mon Everybody
There is a moment in the first few seconds of Eddie Cochran’s 1959 single, “C’mon Everybody,” that feels less like…