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The American new-wave collective Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” is one of the few songs that rose to fame despite the “outrage” of the band’s fanbase. The band came under fire for “selling out” to...
The legendary musician Marvin Gaye has produced some timeless classic hits over his musical career. However, when it comes to the relevancy of the themes in his songs, “What’s Going On” from 1971 remains...
There are very few songs that have survived the test of time over fifty years. In the handful that do succeed in this ultimate test, much of the success resonates with the song’s artist...
On the 29th anniversary of the release of this classic track, we celebrate the life of Kurt Cobain and the band Nirvana. The song “Something In the Way” resurfaced in 2020 after being featured...
Drawing inspiration from a Rock song from the 1980’s may seem too far fetched for the year 2020. However, in these dark and bleak times under the global Coronavirus pandemic, the American rock band’s...
The roots of American rock band, Goo Goo Dolls were changed when they embarked upon creating their 1998 track “Iris.” However, the song became the band’s biggest hit to-date and one of the immortal...
As evident from the 2015 biographical movie ‘Straight Outta Compton,’ the gangsta rap collective N.W.A was the pioneer in bringing African American injustice in the USA to mainstream media. They dealt with their fair...
Introduction ‘I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That) is a timeless anthem. It was written by Jim Steinman and sung and performed by the messiah of operatic rock Meat Loaf. The...
On May 9, 2020, we said farewell to one of the icons of music, Richard Wayne Penniman, better known by his stage name Little Richard. The legendary rock and roll, rhythm and blues, soul,...
There is a reason why the late great musician James Brown is honored as the ‘Godfather of Soul.’ That reason being songs like “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World.” The song is one of...
