“Cruel to Be Kind” is a song by Nick Lowe, co-written by Lowe and his former Brinsley Schwarz bandmate Ian Gomm. Written by Lowe and Gomm while the pair were in Brinsley Schwarz, the song was saved on a demo until Columbia Records convinced Lowe to release it. Here’s a performance from 1978 on Britain’s “Top of the Pops.”
Did you catch Kansas in concert back in the day? If you missed them, here’s your chance to see the next best thing: a video of an entire concert from 1982 when they performed in Omaha, Nebraska. Here’s more about this show from the YouTube description: Enjoy this full show by old era Kansas! I’ve digitally enhanced both sound and image (in 16:9) to make this 30 year old gem…
Who doesn’t love Bob Seger? And, although he was touring up until just recently, not as many people got to see him and The Silver Bullet Band back in the day. So, here we have video from an entire concert back in 1980, at the Capitol Center in Largo, Maryland. Is the video quality great? No. Is the sound quality great? Also, no. But you can FEEL the energy of…
This is one of those infectious tunes from the 70’s that people either love or hate. It seemed to be on the radio non-stop from late 1972 to mid-1973 in the US. Which side were you on? Here’s more on the song from Wikipedia: “Little Willy” is a song written by songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and performed by the British glam rock band The Sweet, released in 1972…
This song is such a classic, hard for me to believe when hit the charts in 1976 that is only made it up to #35. Obviously, since then it has become a staple on classic rock radio, and a huge favorite of Heart’s fans everywhere. (I still remember it being used on the movie “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle!) Here’s a great LIVE performance of it in 1977…
Here’s a great LIVE performance by The Little River Band of their smash, “Reminiscing” on The Midnight Special back in 1978. Here’s more about the song from Wikipedia: “Reminiscing” is a 1978 song written by Graeham Goble, and performed by Australian soft rock music group Little River Band. It remains their greatest success in the United States, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #10 on the…
What a great song! This thing jumps out from the opening cords and never lets up. I was always of a fan of “Loggins & Messina”, even had a couple of their 8-tracks back in the day. Here’s more on the song from Wikipedia: Full Sail is the third album by singer/songwriter duo Loggins and Messina, released in 1973. It showed the versatility of the duo, with everything from 1950s…
How did this song make it to #3 in 1979? As far as I am concerned, this dog belongs on our “Songs We Love to Hate” List. But just for fun, I found a version with the lyrics so you can watch and sing along! Here’s more on the song from Wikipedia: “Coward of the County” is a country song written by Roger Bowling and Billy Ed Wheeler, and recorded…
While, I would admit that I was a fan of Jim Stafford back in the day, especially his hits like “Wildwood Weed” and “Spiders and Snakes.” But I can’t say I cared for “My Girl Bill” and I think it belongs on our list of Songs We Love to Hate. Here’s more on the song from Wikipedia: “My Girl Bill” is a 1974 hit song written and recorded by Jim…
In my book, this ranks right up their on our “Songs We Love to Hate” List. Most people remember Rupert Holmes from his first Top Ten Hit, “”Escape (the Pina Colada Song”) from 1979. But what they often forget is that he followed it up with another big hit in 1980 called “Him.” It’s a smarmy ode to guys who have cheating girlfriends and think they can correct the situation…