by Bruce EderThe Grass Roots had a series of major hits — most notably Lets Live for Today, Midnight Confessions, Temptation Eyes, and Two Divided by Love — that help define the essence of the eras b...
Like the best Drake songs, “Sticky” pressure-cooks his brashest impulses until they congeal into something tender. The club closes; the neon lights sputter out, and “it’s you alone with your regrets.” The stickiest situations are always the ones that trap you in your own thoughts. –...
Welcome to our list of the 200 best songs of the 1980s. A great deal of today's music looks to the '80s for inspiration, but there are so many different ideas of what "'80s" as a descriptor can mean. Here we return to the source material. Hot Links A daily roundup of the most...
Over 2K music fans have voted on the 800+ Best Country Songs of the 2000s. Current Top 3: Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American), Where Were ...
There were songs, speeches and more firing of the gun, and a special gift of an apple was bestowed on every animal, with two ounces of corn for each bird and three biscuits for each dog. It was announced that the battle would be called the Battle of the Windmill, and that Napoleon ...
Mia X and Mystikal. It was released during the absolute peak of the No Limit era, during which every album they released turned gold. P recruited much of his team to hop on “Make ‘Em Say Uhh!,” and promptly proved why he was the boss, turning in one of the best songs of one ...
You may be moved to applause—or tears—by infectiously buoyant songs like “Dancing Through Life” and “Popular,” the melancholy “I’m Not That Girl” or “Defying Gravity,” the colossal closing number that reminds us that “everyone deserves a chance to fly,” to be who they are,...
along with the rest of his band. But Barri and Sloan held a tight grip on the reins, only allowing the Grass Roots to contribute their instrumental skills on the occasional album track, certainly never on the songs the two producers knew would be released as singles. Those were reserved str...
In the garden of music, these songs are the old trees whose roots have intertwined with our very souls, creating a canopy under which we take shelter and find solace. As we explore these enduring melodies, we’re reminded of the power of music to grow and adapt, much like the unique pl...
Where Were You When I Needed You The Grass Roots Stoned Soul Picnic Stoned Soul Picnic The 5th Dimension Anything You Choose / Without Rhyme or Reason Anything You Choose / Without Rhyme or Reason Spanky & Our Gang New Directions New Directions Gary Lewis & The Playboys Of Cabbages &...