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...
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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 ...
Does Darth Vader's Theme Have Its Roots in the 1930s Dance Band Era?
Vader artwork by Terry Fan for Monde Mosaic No judgment, but every time the official trailer for a new Star Wars movie was released, I ...
A Song's Story #6: Could It Be Magic?
It's hard for some people to admit that they like Barry Manilow's music, and I am no exception. In my high school, Barry Manilow ...
A Song's Story #5: Superstar (Groupie)
I recently contributed to REBEAT Magazine's staff picks for guilty pleasure tunes , and while I went with the giddy, upbeat "My ...
A Song's Story #4: Popcorn
I was watching The Millers the other night when they used the instrumental "Popcorn" as background music for a funny sequence....
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A Song's Story #3: (They Long to Be) Close to You
Ah, yes--The Carpenters' hit "(They Long to Be) Close to You" is the quintessential 70s love ballad, is it not? It was even ...
A Song's Story #2: Suicide is Painless
Through early morning fog I see visions of the things to be the pains that are withheld for me I realize and I can see... That suicide is...
A Song's Story #1: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
Today I'm launching a new post theme for Go Retro: A Song's Story. We'll take a look at some songs from music history that ha...
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