Lobo often shows up on lists of one hit wonders even though the artist actually had a string of hits between 1971 and 1973 and continued cracking the Top 40 into 1974. Perhaps the misperception is due to I’d Love You to Want Me being such a big hit, selling a million copies earning gold disc … Read more
So many nights, I sit by my window, wondering who was it, who sang this here song. It’s painfully slow. It has that typical seventies, written on a piano with factory-stamped background ‘orchestra’ accompaniment. It’s kind of pretty, but you just want it to stop after the first chorus. Or, who knows? Maybe you love … Read more
Since Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John references The Wizard Of Oz, many interpret the song as referencing actress July Garland. The first thing to realize is that when you are interpreting the lyrics of an Elton John song, you are interpreting the lyrics of Bernie Taupin, so you have to think about what … Read more
John Lennon definitely did say ‘life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. He said it in a song called Beautiful Boy from 1981, off his album Double Fantasy. The question is whether he originated the the saying, as is often claimed. Although Lennon is the originator of many famous quotes, he cannot … Read more
Kate Bush’s extraordinary ‘comeback’ is all over the internet. Her 1985 song Running Up That Hill, from the album Hounds Of Love is enjoying new sales and is a big streaming hit, due to its use in Season 4 of Stranger Things. It already reached no. 1 in the UK after its peak at no. … Read more
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was…. You may find yourself wondering what that catchy but weird song is called where the guy says same as it ever was over and over. Then again, you may find yourself behind the wheel of an exceedingly small automobile but you probably … Read more
Song: It Never Rains in Southern California (1972) Artist: Albert Hammond Album: It Never Rains In Southern California (Mums) Writers: Albert Hammond, Mike Hazelwood It Never Rains in Southern California, believe it or not, was written by an Englishman in rainy London. I wouldn’t have pegged it as a number a hit in the U.S., … Read more