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The Cassingle Vault: Shakespear’s Sister, “Stay”
Shakespear’s Sister – Stay (1992) It’s the summer of 1992, and we’re in her living room. Like most days, she’s got MTV on in the background. I forget what I’m saying, but she cuts
Read More »The Cassingle Vault: Michael W. Smith, “I Will Be Here for You”
Michael W. Smith – I Will Be Here for You (1992) What? Stop looking at me like that. You think I want to write about this song? Of course I don’t. I do it
Read More »The Cassingle Vault: Chynna Phillips, “Naked and Sacred”
Chynna Phillips – Naked and Sacred (1995) Bet you didn’t even know this thing existed, did you? Don’t feel bad. Chynna’s post-Wilson Phillips coming out party, Naked and Sacred, was one of the biggest
Read More »The Cassingle Vault: Tangier, “On the Line”
[Jefito's Note: This week's Cassingle Vault comes to us courtesy of The Big Takeover's Matthew Berlyant, whose past guest posts have included comprehensive Idiot's Guides to Joe Jackson and Graham Parker. Who knew he
Read More »The Cassingle Vault: Giant, “I’ll See You in My Dreams”
Giant – I’ll See You in My Dreams (1990) Well, this is awkward. What are the odds that a Cassingle Vault entry during Power Ballad Month would wind up being a power ballad? Pretty
Read More »The Cassingle Vault: Glenn Frey, “True Love” (1988)
Glenn Frey – True Love (1988) We’ve covered some crappy songs here in the past — and trust me when I tell you that we will cover many more — but out of all
Read More »The Cassingle Vault: Salt-N-Pepa, “Let’s Talk About Sex (remix)” (1991)
Salt-N-Pepa – Let’s Talk About Sex (remix) (1991) Aww yeah. Yet another box of free cassingles showed up here this week — eighty of ‘em this time — meaning that this series may not
Read More »The Cassingle Vault: Chris Rock, “Your Mother’s Got a Big Head” (1991)
Chris Rock – Your Mother’s Got a Big Head (1991) Before kicking off his career as a star of terrible romantic comedies, Chris Rock was one of the best young comedians in the country.
Read More »The Cassingle Vault: Queen, “Too Much Love Will Kill You”
Queen – Too Much Love Will Kill You (1995) [Jefito's Note: As Mr. Davis (of Mrs. Davis fame) astutely and oh-so-humorously noted a couple of months ago, jasonhare.com is this blog's longtime companion. Not
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