Florida Georgia Line – H.O.L.Y.
The sound of a Nashville bar at 2 AM is usually a grinding, syncopated roar—the distant thunder of a kick…
Brett Young – In Case You Didn’t Know
The memory is as crisp as a cold night drive. I was heading east on a long stretch of interstate,…
Luke Combs – Fast Car
There are certain songs that don’t just exist within the music zeitgeist; they become cornerstones of the culture, defining moments…
Sam Hunt – Body Like A Back Road
There are songs that hit the charts, and then there are songs that reshape the landscape. Sam Hunt’s piece of…
Keith Urban – Blue Ain’t Your Color
It was late. Not just clock-late, but soul-late. I remember the exact moment the song clicked, not in a brightly…
Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance 1973 – How Come
The air in the room stills a little when the song drops. It’s a late, rainy Tuesday night, and the…
“Sway” – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis
The room is dark velvet and cigarette smoke, thick with the scent of expensive cologne and cheap champagne. A thousand…
a-ha – Take On Me
The genesis of a global smash hit is rarely a straight line. Often, it’s a zig-zag of false starts, critical…
AC/DC – Back In Black
I remember the first time I felt the shockwave. It wasn’t through a concert hall stack or a stadium PA,…
Guns N’ Roses – Paradise City
I remember the first time I truly heard it. It wasn’t on a radio broadcast or a music television countdown;…