When it comes to pop music, most songs range between three and five minutes. The track begins, then in comes the chorus, a bridge, and it’s over with. Most of the time, you don’t want to give away too ...
One-hit wonders: Where are they now? Every so often, a song comes on the radio that makes listeners wonder, “What ever happened to them?” The one-hit wonder is a common phenomenon in the music ...
I can’t imagine ever hating this delightful disco tune, but some listeners in recent years have had criticisms of it. “Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas, released in 1974, boasts a notably East ...
In what’s now become a yearly tradition every December, I’m back ranking #1 hits from topical anniversary dates. This winter we’ll be doing 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, and 2015, and I’ll be ranking every ...