Category: Rock and Roll
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Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth
About The Song It was written by the San Francisco songwriter Rick Nowels (who wrote and produced Stevie Nicks’ “I Can’t Wait”) and the New York-based Ellen Shipley. The initial idea came to Shipley at a Brooklyn gas station where she spotted a greeting card that said “Heaven On Earth.” When she and Nowels…
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Wham! – Last Christmas
The song originated one Sunday in 1984 when George Michael and Andrew Ridgely were visiting Michael’s parents. Ridgely recalled to The Mail On Sunday in 2017:“We’d had a bite to eat and were sitting together relaxing with the television on in the background when, almost unnoticed, George disappeared upstairs for an hour or so. When he came…
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Bill Haley & The Comets – Shake Rattle & Roll
About The Song “Shake, Rattle and Roll” is a song written in 1954 by Jesse Stone (usually credited as “Charles Calhoun“, his songwriting name) and first recorded that year by Big Joe Turner, whose version ranked No. 127 on the Rolling Stone magazine list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The early days of rock and roll brought…
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Doris Day – Que Sera Sera
About The Song Hollywood icon Doris Day starred in dozens of movies and released more than 600 songs in her lifetime. But the box office star, known for her singular voice, never came around to the hit that might have been most associated with her career, “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera).”…
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Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart
(Turn around) Every now and then I get a little bit lonely And you’re never coming ’round(Turn around) Every now and then I get a little bit tired Of listening to the sound of my tears (Turn around)Every now and thenI get a little bit nervousThat the best of all the years have gone by…
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Barry Manilow – Mandy
About The Song Barry Manilow’s scores his first #1 single with “Mandy” on January 18, 1975. He would go on to sell more than 75 millions records over the course of his career. At the height of Barry Manilow’s popularity, none other than Frank Sinatra himself said of Manilow, “He’s next.” Yet even in…
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Anne Murray – You Needed Me
About The Song If you have ever been in love with someone, you might be very well familiar with this situation. When you feel a sense of confusion and deep pain rippling through you – that gut-wrenching feeling of being unlovable – yet there’s this one person who gives you strength to stand alone…
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John Denver – Leaving On A Jet Plane
About The Song Did you know that John Denver’s “Leaving On A Jet Plane” was initially titled “Babe I Hate To Go?” It was included on his debut demo album John Denver Sings. However, his then-producer, Milt Okun, persuaded him to replace it, so he gave the song a new name. While it was one…
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The Archies – Sugar, Sugar
About The Song Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim who between them have penned so many hits. Canadian born Kim later scored the multi-million selling hit ‘Rock Me Gently’. Jeff Barry on the other hand – with his wife Ellie Greenwich became the Lennon and McCartney hit-making team you’ve never heard of. The…
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Juice Newton – Queen Of Hearts
About The Song “Queen of Hearts” was written by Hank DeVito, who was primarily known for his pedal steel guitar work for The Hot Band, Emmylou Harris’ backing group. The song tells the tale of a woman who fell in love with an unreliable lover. Though she knows it’s a bad move, it’s already impossible for…