Dave Edmunds released his version of Elvis Costello’s “Girls Talk” in May of 1979 and it made its way up to #2 on the UK charts. The song appears on Edmund’s Repeat When Necessary L.P. Here’s Edmunds, featuring Nick Lowe … Continue reading →
Here’s a Top 40 Elton John song that’s spent much of its post-release life lingering in obscurity. The tune had completely slipped from my mind until I came across the above ad and received a memory jolt. “Ego,” written by … Continue reading →
“Get together with yourself and listen.” Ian Hunter’s You’re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic L.P. released in March of 1979. The album by the former frontman of Mott the Hoople contained the single “Just Another Night” which hit #68 on … Continue reading →
David Ruffin’s “Walk Away From Love” originally appeared on the ex-Temptations singer’s 1975 L.P., Who I Am. “Walk Away From Love,” written by Charles Kipps and produced by Van McCoy, topped the R&B charts and hit #9 on the US … Continue reading →
“Hit Licks!” Rufus and Chaka Khan recorded and released “Sweet Thing” in the fall of 1975. By early 1976 the song sat atop the Billboard Soul charts and hit a high of #5 on the Hot 100. “Sweet Thing,” written … Continue reading →
“Identity,” by pioneering UK punk heroes, X-Ray Spex, appeared on the band’s Germfree Adolescents L.P. in 1978. The song hit #24 on the UK charts. Observe as Poly Styrene and friends tear up “Identity” in what appears to be a … Continue reading →
40 years ago this week, Hall & Oates sat atop the US Hot 100 with their song “Rich Girl.” Their first #1 hit in America. “Rich Girl,” penned by Daryl Hall, originally appeared on the Bigger Than Both of Us … Continue reading →
Peter Frampton’s “She Don’t Reply” appeared on the Where I Should Be L.P. in the spring of 1979. I had difficulty finding accurate chart info for this single (“I Can’t Stand It No More” being the #14 hit from the … Continue reading →
Ah, Monday. You have rolled around once again. Let us celebrate with music! Here’s Cheap Trick performing “Surrender” live on The Midnight Special in 1978. “Surrender” originally appeared on Cheap Trick’s 1978 L.P., Heaven Tonight. This classic seventies anthem made … Continue reading →
“Produced by Willie Mitchell. And it’s pure Memphis.” Ann Peebles’ “Somebody’s On Your Case” originally appeared on the singer’s second L.P., Straight From The Heart, in 1971. “Somebody’s On Your Case” was released as a single in 1972 where it … Continue reading →