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EVERY EIGHTIES SONG, ANALYZED
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Richard Challen
Apr 27, 2020
7 min read
Anne Murray – “Daydream Believer”
Was Murray filling an unspoken need? Did radio listeners collectively forget about the existence of “Daydream Believer” in one decade?
Richard Challen
Apr 20, 2020
8 min read
The Dirt Band – “An American Dream”
The Dirt Band didn’t have to overly sweeten Rodney Crowell’s song to make it work for Top 40 radio; they just needed to nail the marketing.
Richard Challen
Feb 12, 2020
6 min read
Kenny Rogers – “Coward Of The County”
"Coward Of The County" presents gang rape, cold-blooded murder, and triple homicide as a redemption arc. And that’s all kinds of messed up.
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