Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
About The Song It’s a single with almost incomprehensible lyrics, has been the subject of drawn-out legal proceedings, and is…
James Taylor & Carole King – You’ve Got A Friend
About The Song During the early Seventies, there was a feeling among the countercultural generation that “friends were the new…
Martha & The Vandellas – Dancing In The Street
About The Song It was the summer of 1964, and the US was in the grip of political and cultural…
Martha & The Vandellas – Nowhere to Run
About The Song On February 27 1965, Martha & the Vandellas added their own jewel to that crown as they…
Martha & The Vandellas – Heatwave
About The Song In 1963, America experienced a hot spell that took a while to break, but when it did,…
Ritchie Valens – We Belong Together
About The Song “We Belong Together” is a classic love song performed by Ritchie Valens, capturing the sentiments of young…
Ritchie Valens – La Bamba
About The Song It’s hard to think of American rock’n’roller Ritchie Valens without remembering the tragic early death that befell…
Ritchie Valens – Donna
About The Song “Donna” is a song written by Ritchie Valens, featuring a I IV V chord progression. The song…
Carpenters – Superstar
About The Song Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell’s evocative 1969 composition “Superstar” had a lot of history even before Richard…
Bobby Darin – Mack The Knife
About The Song Today’s feature song is familiar to many. The best part is it has been covered by artists…
The Mamas & The Papas – Monday Monday
About The Song Writing a hit record is like catching lightning in a bottle, and sometimes, you don’t know that…
Bobby Darin – If I Were A Carpenter
About The Song “If I Were a Carpenter” is a folk song written by Tim Hardin in the 1960s, and…
Bobby Darin – Splish Splash
About The Song “Splish Splash” is a 1958 novelty rock song performed and co-written by Bobby Darin. This song was…
The Mamas & The Papas – Dedicated To The One I Love
About The Song “Dedicated To The One I Love” is a song written by Lowman Pauling and Ralph Bass. Pauling…
Bobby Darin – Beyond the Sea
About The Song “Beyond the Sea” is a 1946 contemporary pop song with music taken from the song “La Mer”…
Jimmy Buffett – Come Monday
About The Song When Jimmy Buffett got that Monday morning feeling in 1974, he couldn’t have been happier. The Mississippi…
Earl Thomas Conley – Holding Her and Loving You
About The Song In 1975 when Earl Thomas Conley and his future record producer Nelson Larkin still lived in Huntsville,…
Buddy Holly – Crying, Waiting, Hoping
About The Song “Crying, Waiting, Hoping” is a song written by Buddy Holly. It was released in 1959 as the…
Buddy Holly – It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
About The Song Written for Buddy Holly by his friend Paul Anka, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore would give the Lubbock-born…