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All Wham! All Weekend: Sunday Brunch
When I was 17 years old, I had my first serious makeout session. When George Michael was 17, he wrote the song that has arguably led to more makeout and baby-making sessions than any
Read More »All Wham! All Weekend: Saturday Night
It’s Saturday night, and it’s time to get back out on the dance floor as the all Wham! weekend continues. This time around, I’ve got a batch of Wham!-related extended dance remixes. As I’ve
Read More »All Wham! All Weekend: Saturday Afternoon
This part of the weekend covers…covers; both Wham! and George Michael covering other people, and a couple of acts covering Wham! and George Michael (and no, none will be the ironic, nu-metal cover of
Read More »All Wham! All Weekend: Friday Night
Backstory: About fifteen years ago, I was visiting my hometown outside of Los Angeles, tooling around with a couple of friends around the local colleges. I remember where we were because we were able
Read More »Redeeming Rod: “Leave Virginia Alone” (1995)
The first single from Rod Stewart’s album A Spanner in the Works, the Tom Petty composition “Leave Virgina Alone,” could be considered his first single in a very long time so greatly aligned with
Read More »Redeeming Rod: “If We Fall in Love Tonight” (1996)
In 1996, Rod Stewart released a collection of his ballads over the years, entitled If We Fall In Love Tonight. Or rather, Warner Brothers released this album, probably based partly on the fact that
Read More »Redeeming Rod: “Twistin’ the Night Away” (1987)
Hollywood, 1986. Fade in. The scene is an executive’s office. Exec: So what’s the pitch? Producer: Okay, Martin Short is this bumbling dude, okay? And somehow, he gets stuck with this needle, only the
Read More »Reedeeming Rod: “People Get Ready” (1985)
One of the initial comments I received the on first “Redeeming Rod” guessed the subject matter of this post, so I guess I can take relief in the existence of actual humans who have
Read More »Redeeming Rod: Prologue
Welcome to the first in a series of posts designed to promote the music of Rod Stewart from the 1980s and onward. We begin by….Wait….where are you going
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