Jackson Browne – The Barricades of Heaven (performance 2020)
Oldies Songs A Song That Remembers Who We Were While Still Searching for Who We Are In 2020, Jackson Browne revisited “The Barricades of Heaven”, originally from his 1996 album Looking East,…
Walter Becker – The Prison Story
A darkly funny confession wrapped in jazz-shaded cynicism about guilt, consequence, and the strange fragility of human behavior When Walter Becker delivered what fans now refer to as “The Prison…
James Taylor – Our Town
A Quiet Meditation on Change, Memory, and the Places That Made Us When James Taylor recorded Our Town for the 2006 Cars Original Soundtrack, the song emerged as one of…
John Prine & Jim James – All The Best
A soft farewell shaped into a prayer of grace, kindness, and acceptance Released on the 1991 album The Missing Years, John Prine‘s All The Best did not storm charts or…
James Brown – People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul
A Pulse of Freedom, Movement, and Pure Funk Spirit That Refuses to Sit Still In 1988, the world was reintroduced to a forgotten treasure when James Brown released the compilation…
The Dukes of September – People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul
A Celebration of Groove, Unity and the Timeless Pulse of Soul When The Dukes of September performed People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul live at Lincoln Center in…
Donald Fagen – Hank’s Pad
A Midnight Groove Painted in Smoke, Sweat and Jazz-Rock Intuition When Donald Fagen stepped onto the Frankfurt stage on September 18, 2000, the live performance of “Hank’s Pad” became something…
Jim Lea – Am I The Greatest Now?
A Man Looks Back at Fame, Ego, and Fragile Legacy With Reluctant Honesty Released in 2016 as part of Jim Lea’s later solo catalog, “Am I The Greatest Now?” stands…
T. Rex – Ballrooms of Mars
A mystical reflection on fame, fragility, and the loneliness hidden behind glittering stardust In 1972, T. Rex released their monumental album The Slider, a record that reached number 4 on…
T. Rex – Rip Off
A Wild, Rebellious Laugh at the Absurd Machinery of Fame and Power Released in 1971 on Electric Warrior, the album that carried T. Rex to number one on the UK…