Category: Rock and Roll
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Gladys Knight and the Pips – Neither One Of Us
About The Song Close your eyes and imagine yourself back in a time when soul music ruled the airwaves. A time when love songs resonated with the deepest emotions, and the smooth, velvety voice of a legend filled your living room. That legend is Gladys Knight, and the song that transports you back to that…
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Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Big Girls Don’t Cry
About the Song A Timeless Melody: Exploring Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons’ “Big Girls Don’t Cry” Few songs resonate across generations quite like Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons’ iconic “Big Girls Don’t Cry.” Released in 1962, this timeless melody continues to captivate audiences with its poignant lyrics, soaring vocals, and infectious rhythm. Frankie…
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Lionel Richie – Say You, Say Me
About The Song At the end of November 1985, Phil Collins climbed to the pole position on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Separate Lives,” a duet with Marilyn Martin. Three weeks later, Lionel Richie’s “Say You, Say Me” ascended to the throne. Both songs were featured in Taylor Hackford’s film White Nights, making it only the sixth…
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Gladys Knight and the Pips – Midnight Train to Georgia
About The Song Midnight Train to Georgia: A Soulful Journey of Love and Loss In the realm of soul music, few songs resonate with such enduring power and emotion as “Midnight Train to Georgia” by Gladys Knight and the Pips. Released in 1973, this iconic track has become an emblem of the genre, its timeless…
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Lionel Richie – All Night Long
About The Song All Night Long: A Timeless Celebration of Joy and Togetherness Lionel Richie’s iconic song, “All Night Long”, is more than just a catchy tune; it’s a cultural phenomenon that has transcended generations and continues to resonate with listeners of all ages. Released in 1983, the song became an instant hit, climbing the…
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Paul Anka – Lonely Boy
About the Song Ah, Paul Anka, that name alone conjures up an era of bobby socks, soda fountains, and doo-wop harmonies. And what song could better encapsulate that time than his iconic “Lonely Boy”? Released in 1959, it wasn’t just a catchy tune; it was an anthem for a generation navigating the teenage wasteland, a…
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Whitney Houston – Greatest Love Of All
About The Song This was written by songwriters Linda Creed and Michael Masser. Creed was recovering from breast cancer when they wrote the song in 1977. Originally recorded by George Benson, his version went to #24 in the US. In 1985, the song was revived by Whitney Houston, and on May 17, 1986, it…
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Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do With It
About The Song When Tina Turner passed away on Wednesday after a half-century career full of legendary anthems, many remembered her as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” But the chart-topping hit for which she will perhaps be most remembered isn’t a rock song—and that fact almost got in the way of the song…
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Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Who Loves You
About the Song A Timeless Melody of Love and Comfort: “Who Loves You” by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons As we navigate life’s journey, moments of joy and sorrow inevitably weave themselves into our tapestry of memories. Sometimes, during these times, we yearn for a comforting voice, a melody that speaks to our hearts…
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Berlin – Take My Breath Away
About The Song “Take My Breath Away” is hardly the first soundtrack ballad to get to #1. But even so it feels like the start of something, a harbinger of the soon-come glory age of the film tie-in, when balladosaurus rex bestrode the charts, roaring and beating its chest and weeping for week upon emotional week. Of…