The Lovin’ Spoonful – Summer in the City
user The Lovin’ Spoonful – “Summer in the City”: A Fever Dream of Heat, Hustle, and Urban Restlessness There’s nothing romantic or idyllic about “Summer in the City”—no golden beaches,…
February 11, 2025
Smokie – I’ll Meet You at Midnight
Smokie – “I’ll Meet You at Midnight”: A Midnight Rendezvous Wrapped in Nostalgia and Mystery There’s a haunting, almost cinematic quality to “I’ll Meet You at Midnight”, a song…
Sweet – Alexander Graham Bell
Sweet – “Alexander Graham Bell”: A Psychedelic Pop Nugget Wrapped in Baroque Whimsy Before Sweet became the high-energy, hard-rocking glam icons of the 1970s, they dabbled in the lush,…
T. Rex – Mambo Sun
T. Rex – “Mambo Sun”: A Sultry, Hypnotic Groove Drenched in Cosmic Seduction Few songs capture the raw, slinky allure of glam rock quite like “Mambo Sun”, a track…
John Prine and Iris DeMent – In Spite of Ourselves
John Prine & Iris DeMent – “In Spite of Ourselves”: A Love Song That Laughs in the Face of Perfection Few songs capture the messy, imperfect, and undeniably real…
The Alan Parsons Project – I Wouldn’t Want to be Like You
The Alan Parsons Project – “I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You” and the Cynical Pulse of 1977 Emerging from the sonic labyrinth of I Robot (1977), “I Wouldn’t…
Bay City Rollers – You’re A Woman
Bay City Rollers – “You’re a Woman” and the Innocent Glow of Young Love Drenched in youthful energy and heartfelt devotion, “You’re a Woman” by the Bay City Rollers…
David Essex – If I Could
David Essex – “If I Could” and the Melancholy Beauty of Longing David Essex, the master of wistful romance and cinematic storytelling, delivers a deeply emotive ballad in “If…
The Moody Blues – Nights in White Satin
The Moody Blues – “Nights in White Satin” and the Timeless Ache of Lost Love Few songs capture the haunting beauty of longing, regret, and unfulfilled love as powerfully…
April Wine – You Could Have Been a Lady
April Wine’s “You Could Have Been a Lady” – A Hard Rock Reimagination of a Soul Classic Few bands have managed to seamlessly bridge the gap between rock and…