Play1min 24sec50 years since Diana Ross & the Supremes topped the chart with ‘Someday We’ll Be Together’December 26, 2019 10:23 AMBy Cathy WurzerThe song was recorded as Ross was exiting the Supremes, and was supposed to be her first solo single.
Play1min 21sec30 years since Phil Collins topped the pop chart with ‘Another Day in Paradise’December 19, 2019 8:55 AMBy Cathy WurzerCollins has said the song was inspired by a visit to Washington D.C., where he saw people living in boxes. He faced criticism when it was released from people who wondered what a wealthy pop star knew about homelessness.
Play2min 04sec40 years since Rupert Holmes topped the Billboard chart with ‘Escape (The Piña Colada Song)’December 16, 2019 1:03 PMBy Cathy WurzerHolmes later told Songfacts that he came up with the lyrics at the last minute, after reading a personal ad in the Village Voice and briefly wondering what would happen if he answered it.
Play1min 35sec50 years since Steam was No. 1 with ‘Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye’December 5, 2019 10:37 AMBy Cathy WurzerAt the time, Steam was not a real band. The song was actually recorded as a throwaway B-side to a more serious release by singer Gary DeCarlo.
Play1min 33secJoan Shelley performs tonight at the Turf ClubDecember 4, 2019 9:29 AMBy Cathy WurzerJoan Shelley performs Tuesday night at the Turf Club. Her music is known for being rooted in the sounds of her native Kentucky, but she recorded her latest album in Iceland.
Play1min 13sec35 years since Hall & Oates topped the pop chart with ‘Out of Touch’December 3, 2019 10:20 AMBy Cathy WurzerThe music video for the song features the two rockers strutting around a stage set with a giant drum kit — and by the last shot, they're both inside the bass drum.
Play1min 13sec Cautious Clay performs at Fine Line Music Café in MinneapolisDecember 2, 2019 9:10 AMBy Cathy WurzerCautious Clay performs Monday night at Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis.
Play1min 23sec35 years since ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go’ ruled the Hot 100 November 26, 2019 11:09 AMBy Cathy WurzerIn his new memoir, band member Andrew Ridgeley describes the inspiration for the song as a note he stuck on his parents' fridge one night before going to bed.
Play1min 14secClose Talker performs Monday night in MinneapolisNovember 25, 2019 9:52 AMBy Cathy WurzerSaskatoon-based Close Talker performs tonight in Minneapolis at 7th St. Entry.
Play1min 29sec65 years since ‘Mambo Italiano’ was banned by WABC radioNovember 18, 2019 10:47 AMBy Cathy WurzerThe song was written by Bob Merrill, who allegedly scribbled the nonsense lyrics onto a napkin while eating at an Italian restaurant in New York.