Ray Charles – Hit The Road Jack
James Mackron Certain songs feel like they’ve always existed, to the point where it’s strange to imagine them as being new, as being songs that people would hear on the radio for…
James Taylor – Handy Man
About The Song Penned by singer Jimmy Jones and songwriter Otis Blackwell, “Handy Man” was initially recorded by Jimmy Jones in 1959, and by Del Shannon in 1964. In 1977,…
Billy Preston – My Sweet Lord
About The Song “My Sweet Lord” is a song by English musician George Harrison, released in November 1970 on his triple album All Things Must Pass. It was also released…
Dean Martin – Sway
– This song is about dancing, and being infatuated with your dance partner – Martin sings that when they sway together on the dance floor she is all he sees.-…
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…
Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
About The Song “Sexual Healing” is one of American singer Marvin Gaye’s most infamous tracks. Released as the second track on his seventeenth studio album “Midnight Love”, which was released…
Carpenters – I Need To Be In Love
About The Song “I Need to Be in Love” is a song written by Richard Carpenter, Albert Hammond and John Bettis. It was released as a single on May 21,…
Four Tops – Reach Out (I’ll Be There)
About The Song Motown 1098 may not sound like a particularly significant catalog number, but the track it denoted remains one of the defining moments of the company’s collective brilliance.…
Fats Domino – Ain’t That A Shame
About The Song This is a heartache song about a breakup that was the other partner’s fault. Domino wrote it with Dave Bartholomew, who worked on most of Domino’s hits.…
The Penguins – Earth Angel
About The Song A Heavenly Harmony: The Timeless Allure of The Penguins’ “Earth Angel” In the tapestry of music history, certain songs transcend their era, becoming timeless anthems that resonate…