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Hello friends, Just wanted to let you know that I'm taking a bit of a break for a few weeks. Once I have the time to devote to writing...
Aug 3, 20209 min read
Tommy James – “Three Times In Love”
This slice of soft-rock cheese serves as a cautionary tale for fellow aging artists: Never sell your soul for one ruthlessly bland trifle.
Jul 31, 20209 min read
Michael Jackson – “Off The Wall”
The transition from verse to chorus is swift, sudden, and transportive—like stepping onto the dance floor, or entering Oz.
Jul 27, 20209 min read
Bonnie Pointer – “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)”
Bonnie made four albums with her siblings, and then, in 1977, she went solo—just as the remaining Sisters went nuclear.
Jul 24, 20209 min read
Nicolette Larson with Michael McDonald – “Let Me Go, Love”
Nicolette Larson had talent. She had connections. She was in the right place at the right time. Sometimes, all of that isn’t quite enough.
Jul 20, 20209 min read
Ray, Goodman & Brown – “Special Lady”
Ray, Goodman & Brown reached the Top 5 with a song practically lifted from an earlier era—and a name lifted from an accounting firm.
Jul 17, 202010 min read
Chuck Mangione – “Give It All You Got”
“Give It All You Got” might be the only official Olympic song that makes more sense playing over the opening credits of a ’70s cop show.