On this day, December 29, 1973, this tragically short-lived songwriter scored his second and final No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The post On This Day in 1973, This Tragically…
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The Early ’90s Sting Ballad That Paul McCartney Said He “Should Have Written”
“How dare he?” said Paul McCartney of Sting’s 1992 hit, which was written for wife Trudie Styler. “I told him [Sting]: ‘You stole my song.’” The post The Early ’90s Sting Ballad…
The Pre-“Jolene” Ballad Dolly Parton Wrote to Husband Carl Dean About Her Past Lovers
“My husband doesn’t particularly like for me to tell this, but he’s old enough now, so he don’t really give a big s–t.” The post The Pre-“Jolene” Ballad Dolly Parton Wrote to…
The Iconic No. 1 Hit That Came From a Cartoon Band (and No, It’s Not Gorillaz)
The Archies, on screen at least, were comprised of cartoon characters. Music industry pros put together their biggest hit, “Sugar, Sugar”. The post The Iconic No. 1 Hit That Came From a…
How Donna Summer Turned a Bathroom Encounter Into Pop Music Gold
Donna Summer’s empathy for a hard worker paid off in a major way. It led to her 1983 smash “She Works Hard For The Money”. The post How Donna Summer Turned a…