Songs of '78: "I Wanna Be Sedated"
Yep, one more, though I basically wrapped up this series back at the end of November . True, there…
Yep, one more, though I basically wrapped up this series back at the end of November . True, there…
The fifth and final song from Some Girls that my pop radio memories of 1978 present me with--follo…
40 years ago today, on November 13 (a Monday), the Village People released " Y.M.C.A. ,"…
Nope, not done with the disco of 1978 yet. But " Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? ," despite--or…
From the beginning of this series, I've been up front: these blog posts are about the pop, rock…
Forty years ago yesterday, Billy Joel released " My Life ," the first single off 52nd Str…
" Radio Radio " is one of those songs about our material and aural history--specifically,…
Last time , talking about Chic's awesome disco tune "Le Freak," I confessed that as, …
Considering how dominant disco was in 1978--as I noted way back in February , it was unavoidable th…
Twice before I've showcased my love for Some Girls . There are songs that came out in 1978--w…
" Time Passages ," the first song released from--and the first song in the track listing …
" Lights " was the final single released off of Journey's wonderful album Infinity , …
If Joe Walsh's rock and roll song about the rock and roll life was bleary and crashing and awes…
Ah, Boston . The aspirations of progressive rock, the volume of heavy metal, with a huge guitar pre…
I didn't situate what is one of Bruce Springsteen's greatest songs with my memories of 1978…
There is some confusion on when, exactly, the Talking Heads's cover of Al Green's "Tak…
The single " Who Are You " was released 40 years ago today; it was the lead song off of T…
Chris Rea, an English musician who has had a long and productive career in the United Kingdom and t…
Pop radio and the music industry which enabled and profited from it was a mystery 40 years ago--at …
Forty years ago today " Hot Child in the City ," the first and only single off Nick Gilde…