You won't find many nuances in songs about Saturday night. Why would you? It's the one time of the week when it's acceptable to let loose without a care in the world. The best Saturday night songs follow suit. Take Bay City Rollers' immortal "Saturday Night," which begins with a c...
At least on the surface, “Hey Nineteen” is one of Steely Dan’s least ambiguous songs: An over-the-hill guy makes one of history’s most cringe-worthy, creepiest pick-up attempts, reminiscing about his glory days in a fraternity and lamenting that his would-be companion doesn’t know ...
While both songs' respective album and single versions coincidentally run the same time, the 1978 hit's narrative wasn't as convoluted and fit more squarely into pop radio playlists. "Time Passages" became Stewart's highest-charting single, reaching No. 7 – while "Year of the Cat" had sta...
Emerson Lake And Palmer What I like about ELP more than some other Prog Rock bands is the huge focus on the keys, the bass, and the drums. Most bands emphasize the electric guitar, but this band has Keith Emerson controlling the melody of the song. In that case, an electric guitar is...
10. "Rich Girl," Daryl Hall & John Oates (1976) It’s one of the most economical pop songs ever written: two A sections, two B sections (the second one extended), a fade-out vocal vamp. In and out. Wham, bam, boom. Perhaps that's why it’s easy to savor “Rich Girl” 12 ...
ELP’s sound incorporated classical, jazz and rock and was led by Emerson’s liberal use of the Hammond Organ and Moog synthesizer. Sadly, Palmer is the only member left — both Lake and Emerson died in 2016 — Lake of cancer, and Emerson of suicide after suffering depression fearing he ...
While Justice is better than nearly everything he's made, Peaches might have to be one of his worst songs. I don't like Peaches mainly because of Daniel Caesar and Giveon. I don't like Purpose because of its boring, synthesized sound. I don't like Changes because of the trap beats....
Joining Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top at the Ford Center will be Black Stone Cherry. The concert is going to be epic and it gets underway at 7pm, Friday, April 12th. Here at WBKR, we have a last-minute chance for you to win tickets. Getting registered is easy. Simply fill out the form...
Lake left the band in 1970 and achieved significant success in the 1970s and beyond as the singer, guitarist, bassist, and producer of ELP. As a member of ELP, Lake wrote and recorded several popular songs including "Lucky Man" and "From the Beginning". Both songs entered the...
10. The Idle Race,The Birthday Party(Grapefruit).The term wasn’t around back then, but the Idle Race were among the premier exponents of “toytown” psychedelia—story-songs with more than a hint of childhood longing/fantasy, done with enough quirky lyrics and production sophistication to ...