Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 83
Chart Week: February 25, 1978 Song: “Falling” – LeBlanc and Carr Chart Position: #28, 20th week on the chart. Peaked at #13 the week of April 1. Normally I put my song grade at the end of these posts, but for this entry it seems best to offer the assessment up front. This is not a good song. In fact,…
Friday Playlist
I’ve been dropping a bunch of old school tunes into my working playlist. So this week’s edition is going to be both extra meaty and heavy on the old. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5XCgHNSWXvBntePGEVtKxw?si=25928d2a55e042d3 “Room” – TV Star Seems like a good song for a week when we just broke the record for warmest day on March 1 by five degrees. It is dreamy…
Friday Playlist
I didn’t spend much time with the new music this week. Between that and a family development, this week’s selections will lean to the old. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6603CvMDlXEa2qm35IdSii?si=c1aa9af6c34a45e4 “I Wasn’t Thinking at All” – Cold Irons Band Jason Isbell released the first single from his upcoming album this week. It didn’t jump out at me. Coincidentally, I also heard this track this…
Friday Playlist
More older music than new this week. And, sadly, another rather important In Memoriam entry. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Lj7VY0Mnaa8fe2xmOlaj8?si=d49293b53f8b49be “It’s Just A Bit of Blood” – bdrmm Normally by now I’ve already dropped several songs into my running Favorites list that will be the basis of my year end list in December. I had only added one through the first seven weeks of…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 82
Chart Week: February 9, 1980 Song: “I Wanna Be Your Lover” – Prince Chart Position: #20, 11th week on the chart. Peaked at #11 for two weeks in January and February. It started here. This was the very first Prince single to crack the Top 40. It took a few years, but eventually just about everyone around the world who…
Friday Playlist
I have a couple appointments in the morning, so posting this late Thursday night. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/54bCK34ThJRJpNUJZhZwhW?si=73b6918dd6e14396 “Anyway I Find You” – The Men A pretty solid song on its own. But the vocals remind me of an old-school classic… “Old White Church” – Arthur Dodge & The Horsefeathers One of the most distinctive, if not necessarily famous, voices that came out…
Friday Playlist
Generally my focus in these weekly playlists is on sharing new music, the stuff I have time to dig up that I know most of you are unable to. I’m going to tweak that recipe going forward. There will still be plenty of new music. In addition, though, I’m going to start throwing in more classic tracks. I don’t know…
Friday Playlist
It seems like embedding Spotify playlists has been funky for the past week. I’ve checked old posts a couple times and received error messages where the playlist should be, only to find them available again a few hours later. So just a note to check back later if it is being a bitch when you first read this post. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5GwywyV4KkELK7mllOygWi?si=63c6292d3a564d7f…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 81
Chart Week: January 23, 1988 Song: “Don’t Shed A Tear” – Paul Carrack Chart Position: #21, 11th week on the chart. Peaked at #9 for three weeks in February. It feels like I’ve lost the momentum for this series lately. After reviewing the numbers, I did add 15 entries in 2022, which was three more than 2021. Perhaps it seems…
Friday Playlist
This was the week when I tried to figure out what my new normal listening habits are. The Bridge went back to playing their regular rotation of music, so while I still listened to their stream often, I wasn’t quite as obsessive as during their Z to A countdown. But I also didn’t completely fall back into listening to mostly…