Few songs of the 60s capture a particular city quite like Joe Bataan’s “Subway Joe” illustrated New York City. The King of Latin Soul was born in New York’s Spanish Harlem in 1942. Bataan brought his reality to tape, weaving brilliant tales of life in his working-class neighborhood ...
not coincidentally, young penned this one the same year he was sued by david geffen. the song was released on life, which had cover art featuring young behind bars with five lines scratched on the wall — which just happened to be the number of records he had released while on geffen. ...
The first song on Prince's summer-dominatingPurple Rainsoundtrack was designed as an album opener. From its sermon-like "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life" to the chorus' declaration of "Let's get nuts," "Let's Go Crazy" was an invitation...
The first song on Prince's summer-dominatingPurple Rainsoundtrack was designed as an album opener. From its sermon-like "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life" to the chorus' declaration of "Let's get nuts," "Let's Go Crazy" was an invitation...
43. Sheila E., "The Glamorous Life" Princehad a busy year in 1984, releasing the album and film versions ofPurple Rain, writing and producing the Time'sIce Cream Castlealbum and working on Sheila E.'s debut,The Glamorous Life. He wrote, produced and performed on the title track, a Top...
43. Sheila E., "The Glamorous Life" Princehad a busy year in 1984, releasing the album and film versions ofPurple Rain, writing and producing the Time'sIce Cream Castlealbum and working on Sheila E.'s debut,The Glamorous Life. He wrote, produced and performed on the title track, a Top...
“As Time Goes By” was actually written by Herman Hupfeld for a short-lived 30s Broadway musical,Everybody’s Welcome, but took on a life of its own as one of Hollywood’s best movie songs, becoming embedded in the popular musical psyche after it was sung by pianist Dooley Wilson in ...
is a yearning riff on the impermanence of life itself. With a weathered voice, the 73-year-old sings of the struggles of existence and reminds us that it will be over all too soon. As Sharon Van Etten’s haunting croon harmonizes with the static of Holley’s synthesizer, they offer a...
43. Sheila E., "The Glamorous Life" Princehad a busy year in 1984, releasing the album and film versions ofPurple Rain, writing and producing the Time'sIce Cream Castlealbum and working on Sheila E.'s debut,The Glamorous Life. He wrote, produced and performed on the title track, a Top...
43. Sheila E., "The Glamorous Life" Princehad a busy year in 1984, releasing the album and film versions ofPurple Rain, writing and producing the Time'sIce Cream Castlealbum and working on Sheila E.'s debut,The Glamorous Life. He wrote, produced and performed on the title track, a Top...