Forbes recently declared Journey’s ‘Don’t Stop Believin” the “biggest” song all time, using a dubious metric. But is it?
(March 27, 2024). When Journey released their album Escape in 1981, Columbia Records issued four singles from it: “Who’s Crying Now,” “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Open Arms” and “Still They Ride,”…
I just realized my favorite song by Diana Ross is a palindrome (btw, happy 80th, Diana).
(March 26, 2024). Diana Ross turns 80 today (March 26). I commemorated by playing my favorite tune by her, 1980’s sublime “Upside Down,” written and produced by Nile Rodgers and…
“Carnival” is Kanye West’s viral moment; but don’t confuse that with a comeback
(March 20, 2024). Some people are calling Kanye West’s recent return to the top of the charts a “comeback,” noting the artist’s near cancellation and self-imposed hiatus after making antisemitic…
What made this Eric Carmen hit one of the greatest pop songs of all time?
(March 14, 2024). Upon learning on Monday (March 11) of singer Eric Carmen’s death in his sleep last weekend, I was saddened by yet another loss of one of the…
Victoria Monét’s ‘On My Mama’ – Her Timeless Ode to Self/Mom Keeps Winning (on the charts, at awards and in life)
(March 11, 2024). We’re nine months into its release, and the huge hit single by this year’s Best New Artist Grammy winner keeps on winning. And now “grown folks” are…