Walter Becker – Girlfriend (Trio)
Oldies Songs A quiet, wry meditation unfolds as a songwriter dissects desire, doubt and the fragile architecture of connection The track often circulated as “Girlfriend” by Walter Becker sits within a fascinating…
Electric Light Orchestra – Last Train to London
A Melancholy and Rhythmic Chronicle of Fame’s Toll, a Desperate Journey Home to Preserve a Fragile Love. The year 1979 found Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) at the zenith of their…
10cc – The Things We Do For Love
A Sweetly Cynical and Undeniably Catchy Anthem, a Wry Celebration of Love’s Compromises and Absurd Devotions. By late 1976, the world of 10cc was in the throes of a dramatic…
Steely Dan – The Fez
A Sinister and Funky Ode to Sexual Manipulation, a Night-Time Fable of Humiliation and Desperate Longing. By 1976, Steely Dan had fully retreated behind the glass of the recording studio,…
Donald Fagen – Maxine
A Romantic and Haunting Musical Reverie, a Poignant Fantasy of Eternal Love and Escape from a Confining Past. The year 1982 marked a seismic shift in the career of Donald…
Jackson Browne – The Barricades of Heaven
A Heartfelt, Bittersweet Return to the Dawn of Youthful Dreams, Mourning the Elusive Innocence of the Past. By 1996, Jackson Browne was already a living legend, the quintessential California singer-songwriter…
The Who – Baba O’Riley
A Prophetic Anthem of Lost Idealism, a Powerful Elegy for the Dreams of a Generation. The year 1971 found one of the world’s greatest rock bands, The Who, at a…
Steely Dan – Night By Night
The Uneasy Glamour of Desire and Deception Unfolds in Night By Night Steely Dan’s “Night By Night”, released in 1974 as part of their critically acclaimed album Pretzel Logic, occupies…
Donald Fagen – Morph The Cat
A Surreal and Humorous Meditation on Mortality, a Cinematic Fable of Anxiety, Aging, and the Approach of Final Change. By 2006, Donald Fagen had cemented his place in the pantheon…
David Essex – High, Flying Adored
A Cynical, Devastating Aria That Strips Away a Myth, Questioning the Price of Power and the Frailty of a Fictional Saint. By 1978, the cultural air was thick with the…