Tears for Fears perform on stage, UK, 1989, Curt Smith. He plays a headless Steinberger-style bass guitar. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) These rock songs from the 1980s are best experienced with…
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These 4 Songs by Dan Seals Still Sound Like Pure Country Gold
NASHVILLE – JANUARY 1: Pictured is Dan Seals for the Country Music Association Awards, 1986. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) Dan Seals was just 61 years old when he passed away…
The 1998 Hit Single That Record Executives Worried Might “Wreck” Shania Twain’s Career
Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images In the highly categorized and competitive world of commercial music, “success” isn’t always black and white. What might seem like a wise professional move to someone outside…
3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s No One Else on Earth Could Have Written
1975: Singer and songwriter C.W. McCall (William Dale Fries, Jr.) poses for an MGM Records publicity still in 1975. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) A song is like a signature. At…
How a Yoo-Hoo Factory Played Into a Talking Heads Classic From 1985
The three founding members of Talking Heads on a Manhattan rooftop, US, 1976. (Jerry Harrison would join the group at the beginning of 1977.) (L-R) Bassist Tina Weymouth, singer-guitarist David Byrne and…