Ray Charles – Georgia On My Mind
About The Song Songwriter and bandleader Hoagy Carmichael wrote Georgia On My Mind in 1930, while he was living in…
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Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth
About The Song It was written by the San Francisco songwriter Rick Nowels (who wrote and produced Stevie Nicks’ “I…
Wham! – Last Christmas
About The Song The song originated one Sunday in 1984 when George Michael and Andrew Ridgely were visiting Michael’s parents.…
Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart
About The Song “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” was written and produced by Jim Steinman, whose songs were always passionate,…
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Sherry
About The Song Frankie Valli (born Francis Casteluccio) had been hard at work trying to become a star for the…
Brenda Lee – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
About The Song This holiday classic about a yuletide dance party was written by Johnny Marks, a very prolific Christmas…
The Temptations – Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
About The Song The song is about a guy who is madly in love with a girl, but they’re only…
Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
About The Song – George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam wrote this song. They met when they both performed at the…
Dean Martin – Everybody Loves Somebody
About The Song “Everybody Loves Somebody” is a song written in 1947 by Irving Taylor and pianist Ken Lane, and…
Dionne Warwick – That’s What Friends Are For
About The Song On January 18, 1986, “That’s What Friends Are For” by Dionne & Friends hit No. 1 on…
Carly Simon – Nobody Does It Better
About The Song Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager wrote this song, which was the theme for the James Bond…
Rod Stewart – I Don’t Want to Talk About It
About The Song “I Don’t Want to Talk About It” was only six years old when it reached number one…
Whitney Houston – Greatest Love Of All
About The Song This was written by songwriters Linda Creed and Michael Masser. Creed was recovering from breast cancer when…
Lionel Richie – All Night Long
About The Song “Well my friends, the time has come…” to commemorate a very recognizable lyric and a chart anniversary…
Lionel Richie – Say You, Say Me
About The Song At the end of November 1985, Phil Collins climbed to the pole position on the Billboard Hot…
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Who Loves You
About The Song In this song, Four Seasons frontman Frankie Valli is addressing a girl who is clearly in a…
The Temptations – Papa Was A Rolling Stone
About The Song “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” is a song originally performed by Motown recording act the Undisputed Truth…
Brenda Lee – I’m Sorry
About The Song “I’m Sorry” was a 1960 hit song by American singer Brenda Lee. Ronnie Self and Dub Allbritten…
Billy Joel – Uptown Girl
About The Song This song was released on September 29, 1983, on his ninth studio album, An Innocent Man (1983).…