As a kid we used to beg my mother to tell us stories about her childhood in the South. This normally took place when it was time for us to go to bed and we wanted to stay up just a little longer. More often than not my mother would oblige. Her face would become luminescent as s...
”“Cruel Summer” also hit the Top 10 in America in 1984, thanks in part to its inclusion inThe Karate Kid. They built on that success over the next few years with “Venus,”“I Heard a Rumour” and “I Can’t Help It.” Siobhan Fahey left...
A simple love ballad born from a riff created by bassist Mikey Way, “Summertime” is one of Danger Days’ more heartfelt moments. Owing to the track’s lyrics, it was originally titled “Anytime You Want” until right before the LP’s release, when the band had a change o...
A simple love ballad born from a riff created by bassist Mikey Way, “Summertime” is one of Danger Days’ more heartfelt moments. Owing to the track’s lyrics, it was originally titled “Anytime You Want” until right before the LP’s release, when the band had a change of...
52. “This Is The Best Day Ever” ‘I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love’ (2002) This punk rock ripper charges through hospital curtains, past heart monitors and dodges needles in desperation to escape the mundanity of everyday life and the sedation it brings. Though...
Then a trio, Bananarama became popular outside of the U.K. the same year they appeared on “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”“Cruel Summer” also hit the Top 10 in America in 1984, thanks in part to its inclusion inThe Karate Kid. They built on that success over the next few years...