But the potential rewards are also high. A subtle (or not-so-subtle) lift from a familiar hit can be an easy shortcut to making a new single feel like it’s already a smash the first time you hear it. It can also be an inspired way to ground the new entry in pop history — an...
Crazy guy does a nice popcorn, although it tends to get a bit boring Ed Starink (Star Inc) Popcorn (4:00) Surprisingly good version, buids up very nice. Techno Talk Popcorn (Single Edit) (3:54) Popcorn (Dub Version) (5:23) Popcorn (Extended Version) (5:51) Popcorn with a...
Pretty much every single state in the country has a song written about it. That includes Wisconsin! And I'll bet you'll never guess what it is and who it's by. I had to shake my head when I found this out because I had ABSOLUTELY no idea this artist was from Wisconsin. Let alone...
Barney Williams was the pseudonym used byLuther Dixon, who was a successful songwriter (he was the co-composer of “Boys” which is also contained on this Beatles album) and the manager of artist development at Scepter Records, which was the label that released "Baby It's You" by The Shi...
Last year, I did do a number of acoustic shows in a San Diego beach community. I won’t say where to protect the patrons and businesses. I guess it made them happy and I was able to try out some of the new material you’ll be hearing on the album. I don’t think I have ever...
Martin Denny, the Victor Feldman Quartet and, most notably,Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.Herb Alpert’s 1965 version rose to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won the Grammy Award for “Record Of The Year.”It had also previously won a Grammy Award for “Best Instrumental Theme” in...
Finally, a good song after a decade of blah and downright bad ones. Sultry and retro, although I was hoping Adele would bring a new sound/style/approach to the table without losing the "Bond-ness" of it, something that the last three songs seem to have tried but failed to ...
“The Streak” was a novelty song created to capitalize on the fad of streaking in the 1970s. Knowing that you can probably sense, without even listening, that it’s not good. It can be hard to rate novelty songs because they’re not meant to be taken seriously. But it’s als...
Why It Works: As a 40-something country star who would’ve just been coming of age in the early ’90s, “Brand New Man” was undoubtedly a formative song for Young Shelton, as well as a high percentage of his fans — and dipping back into memories of that classic just makes the song...