Ray Charles 1962 – Unchain My Heart
I remember the first time this song truly hit me. It wasn’t the radio version, clipped and compressed to ride…
Oldies Songs
Chuck Berry 1964 – You Never Can Tell
I remember the first time I felt that groove hit, not as the familiar soundtrack to a cinematic dance sequence,…
The Beatles 1965 – I Feel Fine
The fog of a late October afternoon settles thick over the streets of London. Inside Studio Two at EMI Studios,…
Shirley Ellis 1965 – The Clapping Song
The old café felt heavy with the silence of a late Saturday morning, the kind of stillness that precedes a…
Stevie Wonder 1965 – Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
The year is 1965. The air in Detroit is thick with the churning ambition of Motown, but a small crisis…
Marvin Gaye 1962 – Hitch Hike
The early Motown years were a constant, glorious experiment, a sonic laboratory where the polish of pop was being buffed…
Billy Joe Royal 1965 – Down In The Boondocks
It’s late, maybe two in the morning, and the car radio is glowing a soft, sickly green against the dark…
Gene Pitney 1968 – Yours Until Tomorrow
The air in the room is heavy, not just with cigarette smoke and cheap wine, but with the suffocating weight…
Earth & Fire 1969 – Seasons
The sound comes to you through a layer of sepia-toned glass, warm with the analog distortion of a bygone era.…
The Rolling Stones 1965 – That’s How Strong My Love Is
The year is 1965. The air is thick with American ambition, but filtered through a distinctly British lens. The Rolling…