The term “one hit wonder” is used to refer to musical acts who’ve had a just about fifteen minutes of fame in the musical world. Artists such as Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Toni Basil, and Tommy Tutone are etched into memory for their singular, yet stellar contributions to the world of pop music. The 1980’s saw ...
1980. It was officially the end of the disco era. Yes, disco was dead. Instead, the decade of the 80’s welcomed New Wave, techno and house dance music (an extension of disco), and the familiar pop brand listeners loved. Smooth jazz was rising. And, the 80’s can claim birth to the beginning of hip hop ...
Music lyrics sites are popping up everywhere these days. So finding the lyrics to a particular song shouldn’t be hard. Some sites only offer country music lyrics, then you have some that offer only rock, and you have some that offer a little bit of everything. But what sites offer the most unusual songs, old ...
There are many things in life that make me happy: writing, singing, playing guitar, and reading, to name a few. However, some of the things that make me happy are a little embarrassing, so I consider them to be guilty pleasures. Most people don’t understand why I like the following things, but I love them ...
They came, they played, they conquered the music charts. Like rising stars, they skyrocketed with their catchy tunes. But as quickly as they rose to fame, their songs eventually dissipated from the radio airwaves and concert halls. Some performers tried to carry on, but to no avail. Alas, that marketable sound which propelled these artists ...
Everyone loves music, some even say it’s what makes the world go round, but sometimes it’s really hard to find something you like on the radio, but AOL and XM satellite radio have teamed up to bring amazing music to anyone with a computer. AOL’s XM radio station is available for free via the internet ...
The 80’s was an important time in music history. MTV brought about the music video, giving us a whole new way to enjoy pop music; rap became mainstream and exploded into what we know today as hip hop; the term “one hit wonder” would enter into the vernacular; hair metal bands would rule the country; ...
Every year a plethora of music is poured into the market, one hit wonders and fresh takes from old contenders battling it out with new industry upstarts. Unfortunately for consumers and artists alike, not all of this music is created equal. Many of the albums entering into this battle fall tragically short of great, casualties ...
From Diana Ross’ penalty miss at the USA 1994 World Cup to Glenn Hoddle & Chris Waddle’s 80s synth-pop nightmare, soccer and music haven’t always had a great relationship. But buried amongst the plethora of painful team sing-alongs and players’ misguided ventures into pop, there are several more palatable odes to the beautiful game. Ignoring ...
The 90’s produced countless one hit wonders, a bunch of over commercialized songs, and some bona fide stars. The ones that made it to the top ten on the pop charts were not always the best, but you can’t change history. Let’s look at some of the notable songs of the 90’s and reminisce about ...
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