On this day in rock history, April 17, the English band The Troggs release “Wild Thing”, originally recorded by American rock band The Wild Ones in 1965. By July of 1966 it reaches No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. According to one report, adults at the time hated it and the UK music trade paper Record Retailer dubbed it “A most curious record.” We call it a classic! Below,…
On this day (April 15) in 1989, Roy Orbison had his final Top 10 single on the US charts with “You Got It”, four months after he passed away. The song was written by Jeff Lynne (ELO) and Tom Petty and appeared on Orbison’s “Mystery Girl” album that was released posthumously. Some–including Elvis–that Orbison had the greatest voice ever. Watch this video and see if you agree!
The Scorpions were one of the hottest rock bands in the late 80s with hits like “Rock You Like a Hurricane” but they also had a lot of other great songs–and music videos–along the way. Case in point: Big City Nights, which, of course, starts with shots of girls in bikinis at the beach because . . . well, why the hell not? You’re the goddammed Scorpions and if you…
A bare shouldered Stevie rambles a bit before the song and says she is overwhelmed… and probably a little high too. Still performs admirably under the circumstances and hey, she looks great in that black dress, am I right? Here’s more about “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” from Wikipedia: “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” was the first single from Stevie Nicks’ debut solo album, Bella Donna (1981). The track is…
Think you’ve heard Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rhiannon’ before? Not until you hear this version from 1976, when the then 28-year-old Stevie Nicks and the band took the stage at Burt Sugarman’s The Midnight Special. For many fans it is widely regarded as one of the band’s most critically acclaimed performances of their career. Watch this video and see if you agree! Here’s more about the song from Wikipedia: “Rhiannon” is a…
“Billy Don’t Be a Hero” is one of those songs we love to hate! After listening to it, do you still Love It or Hate It? It wasn’t until we tried to locate this song that we realized there were two different versions: one that wen #1 in the UK by Paper Lace and then this version by Bo Donaldson that was a massive hit in the US and ended up…
If you haven’t see this version of Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” you haven’t lived! Of course, “Crazy Train” was the first single from Ozzy’s debut solo album, Blizzard of Ozz, which was released in 1980. A live version of the song was also recorded in 1981 for the album Tribute and was also released as a single in 1987 and had an accompanying music video. “Crazy Train” was written by…