Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart
user About The Song “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” was written and produced by Jim Steinman, whose songs were always passionate, often opulent, and sometimes perplexing. This one is all three.…
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…
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…
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…
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’.…
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Sherry
About The Song Frankie Valli (born Francis Casteluccio) had been hard at work trying to become a star for the better part of a decade before the Four Seasons achieved…
The Seekers – Keep A Dream In Your Pocket
About The Song Keep A Dream In Your Pocket is a song operformed by the Australian pop / folk group The Seekers in The Silver Jubilee Album. This album celebrates…
The Doors – Light My Fire
About The Song Recorded for their debut album, The Doors, released on Jac Holzman’s hip Elektra label, “Light My Fire”cast a malign shadow over the Summer of Love. It was…
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…
Billy Joel – Just The Way You Are
About The Song “Just the Way You Are” is a song by Billy Joel from his fifth studio album The Stranger (1977), released as the album’s second single in early…
Four Tops – When She Was My Girl
About The Song “When She Was My Girl” is a 1981 single released by American vocal group the Four Tops. The song, their first release off Casablanca Records, helped to…
Four Tops – Ain’t No Woman
About The Song “Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)” is a song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter, released as a single by the Four Tops on…
Four Tops – Reach Out (I’ll Be There)
About The Song Motown 1098 may not sound like a particularly significant catalog number, but the track it denoted remains one of the defining moments of the company’s collective brilliance.…
The Seekers – Turn, Turn, Turn
About The Song The Seekers performing ‘Turn, Turn, Turn’ is beautiful … the bright Australian sunlight, the cloudless skies, the dusty vineyards of Chateau Yaldara in South Australia’s Barossa Valley,…
The Seekers – Come The Day
About The Song Come the Day is the fifth studio album by Australian group the Seekers. The album was released in 1966. In North America, the album was titled Georgy…
The Seekers – When The Stars Begin to Fall
About The Song The Seekers were one of the most popular folk groups of the 1960s, and their song “When the Stars Begin to Fall” is one of their most…
The Monkees – Last Train To Clarksville
About The Song It was the summer of 1966, and pop music was about to change dramatically. A new prefabricated band was set to take over the hearts, minds and…
The Righteous Brothers – (You’re My) Soul And Inspiration
About The Song With soaring vocals and a symphonic arrangement, this song bears a strong resemblance to the Righteous Brothers’ breakout hit, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’.” That song was…
The Seekers – Morningtown Ride
About The Song The Seekers were an Australian folk-pop group that rose to international fame in the 1960s. Their lush harmonies and catchy melodies made them one of the most…
Gordon Lightfoot – The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
About The Song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” is a 1976 hit song written, composed and performed by the Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot to memorialize the sinking of the…