Richard ChallenApr 27, 20207 min readAnne Murray – “Daydream Believer”Was Murray filling an unspoken need? Did radio listeners collectively forget about the existence of “Daydream Believer” in one decade?
Richard ChallenApr 20, 20208 min readThe 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 ChallenFeb 12, 20206 min readKenny 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.