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…
Friday Playlist
Another big, eclectic mix of music this week. “Summer Drive” – Dragon Turtle For those moody, nighttime drives when summer’s hold begins to slip. “mangetout” – Wet Leg It took a minute, but a song from the new WL album finally jumped out at me. This track has all the cheek of their first album – so many sly lyrics!…
Friday Playlist
Back to extra-stuffed this week. So stuffed that I’ll only include one summer song. And apologies to Chuck Mangione, but there’s no room to honor his passing with more than these words. “Summer Nights” – Van Halen Perfect late July song. “Touch Myself” – The Beaches Not a remake of that song, but definitely about the same subject. And a…
Friday Playlist
This week’s playlist is dominated by the ladies. “Pool Hopping” – illuminati hotties Yeah, pool hopping sounds great and all, until every pool you jump into is 95°. “Jealous Boy” – The Bug Club A suggestion from brother-in-music E$. I’ve been trying to figure out who this group sounds like for a couple weeks but can’t quite pin it down.…