“Gonna put it in the want ads..” A glance through the chart book tells us that the #1 tune on Billboard’s “Hot 100” for this week, June of 1971, was The Honey Cone with “Want Ads.” This energetic sing-a-long was … Continue reading
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“I Can Feel Your Heartbeat” appeared on The Partridge Family Album, the fictional pop rockers’ debut disc. The tune is a funky, wah-wah pedal-flavored number written by Wes Farrell, Jim Cretecos and Mike Appel. “I Can Feel Your Heartbeat” has … Continue reading
Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you my new favorite tune, “Go Back,” by Crabby Appleton. I discovered this 44-year-old gem a day or two back after stumbling across an ad (see above) in an an ancient Billboard magazine. A brief … Continue reading
How goes the Monday? If you’re in need of a pick-me-up right about now, you’ll want to roll the video below. Here’s Grand Funk (aka Grand Funk Railroad) playing their #1 hit, “The Loco-Motion.” “The Loco-Motion” appears on the Shinin’ … Continue reading
Here’s a rare one for you. Quintessential 80s band, Def Leppard performing “Rock Brigade” in 1979. “Rock Brigade” was recorded in December of 1979 and appeared on the band’s debut L.P., On Through the Night. The tune was released as … Continue reading
Talking Heads originally wrote “Psycho Killer” around 1974 and eventually recorded a version for their debut L.P., Talking Heads: 77. David Byrne and the band are well known for the tune, but the song barely scratched the top 100 upon … Continue reading