Steam 1969 – Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
The late-night air hung thick and blue in the studio, a fog of ambition and exhaustion. It was 1969. Outside,…
Oldies Songs
Little Anthony & The Imperials 1964 – Hurt So Bad
The year is 1964, and the American imagination is still tethered to the curling Pacific wave, yet a quieter, faster…
Jan & Dean 1964 – Sidewalk Surfin
The year is 1964, and the American imagination is still tethered to the curling Pacific wave, yet a quieter, faster…
Dale Hawkins 1957 – Susie-Q
The air was always thicker in Shreveport. Not just humid—musically dense, heavy with the cross-currents of country, gospel, and the…
Bachman Turner Overdrive 1974 – You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
The scene is Winnipeg, 1974. Fluorescent lights are buzzing over a mixing console. The air in the studio is thick…
The Beatles 1965 – You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away
The air inside Abbey Road’s Studio Two must have felt different that Thursday afternoon in February 1965. Usually, it was…
Stevie Wonder 1969 – My Cherie Amour
The world was loud in 1969. The charts pulsed with the grit of garage rock, the expansive ambition of progressive…
Sir Douglas Quintet 1968 – Mendocino
The air in the café this afternoon is thick with the smell of old paper and fresh espresso. I’m leaning…
The Rolling Stones 1964 – It’s All Over Now
The air inside Chess Studios that June night in 1964 was thick with the ghosts of Chicago blues. Muddy Waters,…
Neil Diamond 1967 – Shilo
The vinyl crackle is the sound of time folding in on itself. It is a warm, brief burst of white…