The Brighter Side of Darkness hit inspired a parody song that did even better
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Ken Shane
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In the last couple of years, we have had powerful returns to form from classic soul men William Bell and Don Bryant. Now we can add Lloyd Price, whose new…
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Popdose Staff
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So this obscure thing came out last week we’re sure you know nothing about.
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Ken Shane
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Patty & the Emblems are best remembered for the songwriter who wrote their biggest hit
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Ken Shane
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Happy New Year! In 1967, Aretha Franklin released “A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)” on Atlantic Records. The song was written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, with…
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Ken Shane
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The Cookies had hits of their own, sang on others, and influenced the group that changed the world
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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So many covers of “Last Christmas,” so little time
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Ken Shane
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Tonight’s the Night was a small hit at the beginning of a Hall of Fame career
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Ken Shane
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The Chiffons scored big with a “fine” series in ’63
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Ken Shane
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Ken Shane pays tribute to the legendary Gerry Goffin
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Ken Shane
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In 1965 the Righteous Brothers had a year that has seldom been equaled in the annals of popular music.
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Something Else! Reviews
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Perhaps Todd Rundgren’s own restive muse — he’s dabbled in every major rock subgenre over the past four decades — simply makes him too difficult to categorize. Maybe Rundgren never…
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Popdose Staff
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And just like that, 1963 is in our rear-view mirrors. But before we speed ahead to ’64 let’s fire up the old transistor radio and check out the final group of tunes from 1963.
Popdose Staff
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Our look at AM Gold’s 1963 entry tackles five very different tunes – from folk to soul to country.
Popdose Staff
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The second installment of Digging for Gold explores more of 1962’s hippest tunes. And Gene Pitney.
Popdose Staff
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Popdose breaks down the first five songs from Time-Life Music’s AM Gold: 1962 compilation album, and takes time to enjoy a classic 1980s Dom DeLuise commercial.
Ken Shane
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Just when Freddie Scott decided to give up on recording and focus on songwriting, an opportunity came along to record a song that would change his life.
Something Else! Reviews
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Amidst all the talk of rock music’s Seminal Works, Forgotten Gems, and Timeless Standards, there remain a few things that should have been left unsung. And we don’t mean unsung in the good way.
Will Harris
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Will Harris praises Rhino Handmade’s reissue of the Head soundtrack and the Monkees songs contained therein, but the album as a whole…? Not so much.
Ken Shane
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There had never been anything quite like them. They weren’t the cute mop-tops or acid-fueled freaks that had risen to fame in recent years. The members of Blood, Sweat &…
Dave Steed
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Welcome as usual to Bottom Feeders, your weekly look at the ass end of the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the Á¢€Ëœ80s. This week we “kihntinue” to look at artists…
Dw. Dunphy
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No time for love, Dr. Jones. The fakes await! As I mentioned last week, this post is devoted to the cinematic musical alter egos (and some non-cinematic ones as well)…
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Booyakisha!Á‚ This week’s mix is about a season that seems to get very little love in the world of song.Á‚ And before you run to…
Will Harris
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Has this ever happened to you? You’ve bought a new album. You put it on and hit “play,” and as it’s playing, you find that you’re enjoying it well enough,…
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