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…
How moved were you by music back in the day? Enough to make your own video of top song, like Kansas’ “Dust in the Wind”? If you were, you were likely the teen who made this 8MM movie, somewhere in rural America. And not just any movie, one that shows a literal translation of the lyrics “all we are is dust in the wind” by having actors simply vanish into…
Does it get any better–or worse–than this? By most accounts, one of the worse songs of the 80s, possibly ever . . . and it never should have been. What most people don’t know is that “Never Been to Me”, written and composed by Ron Miller and Kenneth Hirsch, was originally released on Charlene’s debut album, Songs of Love, in 1977 and never made it past #97 on the charts–where…
Wait, what? How did this song make it into the Top 40? Okay, The Carpenters had a string of hits in the 70s, and Karen Carpenter could sing the phone book and it would be outstanding, but why this wild song about contacting aliens for contact? Was it the popularity of Star Wars? Maybe just UFO madness? Quite frankly, Karen looks pretty stoned throughout the music video, so that could explain…
Oh boy, what a painful song to have to listen to again. Hated it back in ’77, and it hasn’t gotten any better. On the plus side I can say I always enjoy these live performances on The Midnight Special, and MacGregor isn’t a bad singer (or hard to look at) it’s just a horrible, horrible example of late 70’s pop radio. Obviously some people loved it as it hit…
Tried to find a video of this song from when it first came out, but no luck. However, this is a great LIVE version of the song and shows just how good Jackson Browne still is after all these years. Here’s more about the song from Wikipedia: “You Love the Thunder” is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne from his 1977 live album, Running on Empty,…
Here’s the official music video for Meat Loaf’s ‘Paradise By The Dashboard Light’ off his Bat Out of Hell debut album in 1977. The original of this is still the best! Here’s more about the song from Wikipedia: “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” is a song written by Jim Steinman. It was first released in 1977 on the album Bat Out of Hell, with vocals by the American musician Meat…
A definative rock classic, “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” hits home for a lot of people who grew up in the 70’s. Here’s more on the song from Wikipedia: “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” is a single written and performed by blues guitarist Elvin Bishop. It appeared on his 1975 album Struttin’ My Stuff and was released as a single the following year. Bishop does not sing lead…
Great LIVE version of the song “How Long” from the British band Ace from 1977. Although the video quality isn’t the best, the sound is good and it’s hard to find a video of these guys live from back in the day. The song, originally released in 1974 off their album Five a Side, reached No. 3 in the US and Canadian charts, and No. 20 in the UK chart. So,…
Was there ever a less likely rock star than Eddie Money? Money was born Edward Joseph Mahoney (like really, who’s last name is actually Money?) into a large Irish Catholic family in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island. Contrary to popular music folklore, Money wasn’t actually a New York City cop before hitting the big time, but his grandfather, father, and one of his brothers were, and Eddie was an…