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31 Days of Faves: Chris Rea – Fool If You Think It’s Over
The story of the unlikely success of Chris Rea’s “Fool If You Think It’s Over” is the stuff of a novel about trial and redemption.
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31 Days of Faves: Seals & Crofts – Summer Breeze
The very title of Seals and Crofts “Summer Breeze” branded it, over time, as a Summer Song, even though it’s prime happened in September.
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The Last Day of Class
When I was a senior in high school, we had a teacher who gave us a lesson in finding happiness that still resonates today.
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31 Days of Faves: The Temptations – I Can’t Get Next to You
Pound for pound, nothing in the Motown cannon will ever top 1969’s Temptations unforgettable “I Can’t Get Next to You”.
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31 Days of Faves: Yes – Roundabout
When Atlantic records needed a single from the “Fragile” LP, they didn’t tell the band they were cutting the 8:29 album version to 3:27. Yes first heard it on the radio when traveling between gigs and they weren’t happy about it… until it became a smash hit.
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31 Days of Faves: Eric Clapton – Let It Grow
“I Shot the Sheriff” was the hit single from Eric Clapton’s “461 Ocean Blvd” LP. But, for me, “Let It Grow” is the cut that never grows old.