“They live to talk about crap!” I’ll admit it: I was quite puzzled when I received an e-mail from Dave Lifton, pop culture writer extraordinaire and the creator of the…
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Rumors of the death of Adventures Through The Mines Of Mellow Gold have been greatly exaggerated. You know the old saying, friends: once a wuss, always a wuss. But you…
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Hey, everybody! Welcome to another edition of CHART ATTACK! This week, we head back to the ’80s, as we tackle February 7, 1987! 10. We’re Ready – Boston Amazon iTunes…
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(Due to an unbelievably busy schedule, I don’t have as much time as I’d like to write entries for Popdose. Instead of abandoning this series altogether, I’ve instead asked some…
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Hi everyone!Á‚ I know I’ve been absent from the fun up until now, but I’m here, keeping quite busy helping to edit and organize the site.Á‚ I’ll still be writing…
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I know, I know: where the hell have I been? Where the hell is your Mellow fix? I understand your pain, and I thank you for your continued patience as…
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You see? You see? I told you I wasn’t gone forever! Well, if I’m going to make you wait a couple of weeks for a new Friday post, I might…
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No worries, everybody: I may slow down, but I can’t quit the Mellow. Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg – The Power Of Gold (download) (A word before I start: I…
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One of our readers, Shawn, has pointed me over to his blog where he’s posted the extremely rare demo of Charlene’s "I’ve Never Been To Me," covered back in Mellow…
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So last week in the comments, Amy asked if I ever hit up any charts from the ’70s. As I mentioned, I don’t often because I’m more familiar with songs…
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Well, howdy again, folks, and welcome back to another not-so-exciting wusspedition! (I just made that word up!) Today’s another one of my favorites from the early ’80s! America – You…
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1984, you never fail to disappoint me. Here are the songs topping the charts on August 25, 1984! 10. If Ever You’re In My Arms Again – Peabo Bryson Amazon…
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Welcome back! It’s time for yet another spelunking expedition to the depths of wussitude! Karla Bonoff – Personally (download) As you know, it’s not often that we cover the Ladies…
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Hooray! CHART ATTACK! is back and this time, it’s personal. Won’t you join me in attacking yet another pop chart? This time, let’s take a look at August 16, 1986!…
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It’s summer and although I should be relaxing, I’m actually ridiculously busy. Either way, that means it’s time for a Mellow Gold repost. Often, I’ll pick a Mellow Gold song…
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What, you thought a measly little vacation was going to stop me from providing you with the mellowest music on the face of the planet? Au contraire! Player – Baby…
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We need to change the title of this series this week. Don’t believe me? Well, why don’t we take a trip together – a laaaaame trip together – back to…
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Note:Á‚ Mellow Gold #42 marks the original appearance of the now-infamous Mellow Gold logo.Á‚ Although it now appears on every post, let’s re-live the near-unbearable excitement, shall we? Welcome back…
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Welcome back to another exciting Friday! Before we start this week’s attack, I just want to thank those of you who e-mailed and offered to send me the i-Ten album…
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What were you doing in 1986? If you were a suburban kid with access to a radio or MTV, you were experiencing the dawn of rap as a commercial force…
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Welcome back, folks, to another edition of Adventures Through The Mines Of Mellow Gold! This week’s post is going to be a bit different, since I attended a real, live…
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Welcome back to another fun-filled edition of CHART ATTACK! I really love this week. At the time, I was 10 years old, and was starting to listen to the radio…
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Welcome back, folks, to another week of Adventures Through The Mines Of Mellow Gold! I want you to know that I am covering today’s song under great duress. It took…
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Hooray for Friday! The end of another work-week, and time to rip open another Top 10 from the vaults. How about July 12, 1980? 10. Let Me Love You Tonight…
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Hi again, everybody! It’s that time again – that time when we dissolve any sense of self-respect and go spelunking through the Mines Of Mellow Gold! David Soul – Don’t…
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Howdy, everybody! We’re back for yet another week of this crazy lil’ thing called CHART ATTACK! Hope you’re ready to help me tear apart the Top 10 from July 6,…
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Happy Fourth of July, dear readers! What better way to celebrate this country’s independence than to review yet another tale of unabashed codependency? And, of course, in conjunction with this…
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Hi hi hi hi hi! Welcome back to another fun-filled CHART ATTACK! This week we’re heading back up to the end of the ’80s – July 1, 1989! 10. I’ll…
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While I definitely think it’s too early in this site’s life to start reposting anything on a regular basis, it’s also the summer and I’m trying to take advantage of…
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Hi everybody! Let’s see, in recent weeks we’ve done ’84, ’88 and ’86…so naturally, you know where I’m headed. Let’s take a look at the charts during the week of…