Bernie Taupin, Wannabe Rock Star: A Look Back at the 1987 Album Tribe
As the long-time lyricist for Elton John, Bernie Taupin has always maintained in the occasional interview that he prefers to remain behind t...
Showing posts with label Retro music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Retro music. Show all posts
A Look at the Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped Documentary (Spoilers!)
Image via IMDB.com If I'm being brutally honest, I never would have predicted at the time of its release that "Last Christmas"...
A Song's Story #9: Self Control
Image via Discogs Laura Branigan's hit single "Self Control" was one of the defining songs of the 1980s. The lyrics' theme...
The Weird and Wonderful Teleconference For Elton John's The Fox You Didn't Know Existed
It's the year 1981, the internet hasn't been invented yet, and you need to get the word out to your record company's employees a...
10 Underrated Elton John Songs
Ever since I saw Rocketman earlier this summer, I haven't stopped thinking about the movie. It truly hit my heart like no other film...
The Curious Case of Freddie Mercury's Teeth
Do a search on Freddie Mercury, and one of the first auto-fill suggestions that Google will give you is "freddie mercury teeth....
10 Underrated Queen Songs in Honor of Freddie Mercury's Birthday
Heads UP, peasants. It's the Queen of Rock's birthday today! So to celebrate what would have been Freddie Mercury's 72nd ...
The Somewhat Forgotten Beatles Cartoon Series
Note: this post contains affiliate links. Affiliate Links allow the blog owner to earn commissions on relevant retro-themed products she ...
A Song's Story #8: Tainted Love
Some songs seem so ingrained in the decade in which they were recorded that it may come as a surprise to discover they're actually a ...
The Good Vibrations of Josh Isn't
Since launching Go Retro a good decade ago I receive many requests on a fairly regular basis from artists, musicians, businesses, and t...
Meet Tom Gaebel, Keeping the Vintage Music Sound Alive
Although they're far and few in between these days, it's always admirable to come across a younger singer that is keeping the vin...
Heartbroken Over a Heartbreaker: RIP Tom Petty
In recent years we've lost an awful lot of notable musicians and actors -- particularly those that were at the top of their game in t...
Why "Baby It's Cold Outside" Is Not About Rape
It's been said that today's world is getting too darn politically correct for its own good; it seems nearly everything today ca...
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