The Temptations – Papa Was A Rolling Stone
About The Song “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” is a song originally performed by Motown recording act the Undisputed Truth in 1972, though it became much better known after a…
John Denver – Take Me Home, Country Roads
AMERICA SANG IT AS THE ULTIMATE ANTHEM OF GOING HOME — BUT ONE REVEALING TRUTH PROVED HE WAS JUST A WANDERER DESPERATELY LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO BELONG. To the…
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Who Loves You
About The Song In this song, Four Seasons frontman Frankie Valli is addressing a girl who is clearly in a funk. He’s asking her to think about who really loves…
Del Shannon – Runaway
About The Song Del Shannon Runaway Memories returns to the early years of rock-n-roll with the classic “Runaway” story. Few songs in popular music are so enduring and haunting as…
Merle Haggard – Sing Me Back Home
Merle Haggard was the genius behind the prison song, “Sing Me Back Home”. It was released in November 1967 as the first single and title track from the album Sing…
Lionel Richie – Say You, Say Me
About The Song At the end of November 1985, Phil Collins climbed to the pole position on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Separate Lives,” a duet with Marilyn Martin. Three…
Charlie Pride – Kiss An Angel Good Mornin’
About The Song It is a popular song written by Ben Peters. Thus, it has been popularized by American country music artist Charley Pride. Pride’s version of the song was…
Lionel Richie – All Night Long
About The Song “Well my friends, the time has come…” to commemorate a very recognizable lyric and a chart anniversary for Lionel Richie. On November 12, 1983, “All Night Long…
Chuck Berry – Johnny B Goode
About The Song For one week in 1972 John Lennon and Yoko One were guest hosts of The Mike Douglas Show on US TV. Their sojourn’s most memorable incident involved…
Randy Travis – Forever and Ever, Amen
About The Song Randy Travis’ “Forever and Ever, Amen” will always have a special place in every country music fans’ heart. Well, there’s no doubt to that as it’s almost…
Whitney Houston – Greatest Love Of All
About The Song This was written by songwriters Linda Creed and Michael Masser. Creed was recovering from breast cancer when they wrote the song in 1977. Originally recorded by George…
Jerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls Of Fire
About The Song Released 65 years ago in 1957, the popular recording from Lewis and Sun Records was featured in the film, Jamboree, that same year. While Lewis made it…
Don Williams – You’re My Best Friend
– “You’re My Best Friend” is a song written by Wayland Holyfield, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in April 1975 as the first…
Rod Stewart – I Don’t Want to Talk About It
About The Song “I Don’t Want to Talk About It” was only six years old when it reached number one in the UK singles chart, yet already it felt like…
Stand By Me by – Ben E King
About The Song As is the case with all the great pop songs, you can identify Stand By Me by its opening few notes. Mike Stoller’s simple bassline, built around…
Kenny Rogers – She Believes In Me
About The Song – “She Believes In Me” is a popular song written by Steve Gibb and recorded by Kenny Rogers. It was released in 1978 as a single from…
Carly Simon – Nobody Does It Better
About The Song Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager wrote this song, which was the theme for the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me. Unlike all previous Bond…
Dion – The Wanderer
About The Song “The Wanderer” is a song written by Ernie Maresca and originally recorded by Dion. The song, with a 12-bar blues-base verse and an eight-bar bridge, tells the…
Kenny Rogers – The Gambler
About The Song “The Gambler” was written by the Nashville songwriter Don Schlitz. With the classic chorus lines, “You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold…
Dionne Warwick – That’s What Friends Are For
About The Song On January 18, 1986, “That’s What Friends Are For” by Dionne & Friends hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The uplifting song, that reminded…