Friday Playlist
A juicy list this week with a bunch of good, new tracks; a throwback; a re-imagined classic; and another by a classic artist that is new to me. “New Distraction” – fanclubwallet Perfect, late summer song. Our three weeks of False Fall have passed and it is going to be in the 90s much of the coming week, so the…
Friday Playlist
Not to ruin your expectations before you work your way through this week’s songs, but I’m not sure about a few of these. Feels like we’ve reached a lull in the new music where I have a lot of B songs. Don’t get me wrong, there are some decent ones in here, especially in the front half of this list.…
Reaching For The Stars, Vol. 117
Chart Week: August 30, 1986 Song: “Dreamtime” – Daryl Hall Chart Position: #23, 5th week on the chart. Would peak at #5 the week of October 4. Through the history of pop music, there has been a natural career progression for lead singers of successful bands: once your group peaks, hit the eject button and record a solo album. Sometimes…
Friday Playlist
Yes, it has arrived: the end of summer. Good thing we’re about to hit the best three months of the year, or I’d be more sad that another summer is in the books. “Summer’s Over” – Jordana & TV Girl Obvious starting point. “Chateau Blues” – Spoon Spoon are in the early stages of recording their next album. They also…
Reaching For The Stars, Vol. 116
Chart Week: August 20, 1977 Song: “Telephone Line” – Electric Light Orchestra Chart Position: #16, 11th week on the chart. Peaked at #7 for two weeks in September and October. When I dove into this countdown last Saturday I was interested to see what it had to offer. Would a particular song jump out and lead to my next RFTS…
Friday Playlist
As I begin putting this playlist together Thursday evening, I’m not really sure where it is going. There are several older songs in the queue and I’m trying to figure out which newer ones to pull in. Let’s take a musical journey together and see where we land! “From The Night” – The Prize Hell yes! Some very solid power-pop-punk…
Friday Playlist
A funny thing happened as I began putting this week’s list together. I noticed a common thread through many of the songs in my working pile of music. So that led me in a slightly different direction than I had planned. See if you can figure out what these songs all share. “Magic” – The Cars A song better suited…
Reaching For The Stars, Vol. 115
Chart Week: August 14, 1982 Song: “And I Am Telling You I Am Not Going” – Jennifer Holliday Chart Position: #26, 7th week on the chart. Would peak at #22 for three weeks. One aspect of the pop chart that messed with my head when I was young was how songs that were huge hits on the genre charts would…
Friday Playlist
Several repeats of artists I’ve played recently who have more solid, new music out. “Sleep All Summer” – Crooked Fingers Hey, our freshman-to-be’s theme song! “Angelus” – The Berries Before we get to the repeats, here’s a new song from a new artist that is crazy good. “Call You Back” – TTSSFU Even if you don’t listen to the words,…
Reaching For The Stars, Vol. 114
Chart Week: August 5, 1978 Song: “Love Will Find A Way” – Pablo Cruise Chart Position: #9, 10th week on the chart. Peaked at #6 the week of August 26. There are many factors that go into determining my favorite musical years. Clearly the songs are the biggest factor. It is a huge bonus if most of the best tracks…