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How The Beach Boys' "Kokomo" Became a Surprise #1 Hit Despite the Backlash
When Bad Songs Happen to Great Bands… Did one of the greatest bands of all time, the Beach Boys release one of the worst songs of all time in Kokomo?…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Hidden Meaning Behind Prince’s "Let’s Go Crazy"—Did It Predict His Fate?
Coming up. It may be the most famous opening monologue from a classic song ever …a brave sermon every 80s kid knows by heart. Prince Let’s Go Crazy, …
2 years, 7 months ago
The Story Behind the "Footloose" Soundtrack: How Dean Pitchford Helped Create 7 Hits
Coming up next, a star-studded event with a diverse group of legends telling the story behind one of the Biggest movie soundtracks of the 80s. Footlo…
2 years, 7 months ago
How a Session Guitarist Transformed Steely Dan’s "Reelin’ in the Years" into a 70s Classic
Two of most cerebral rockers and known perfectionists Donald Fagen and Walter Becker AKA Steely Dan, just knew they had a song for their debut album …
2 years, 7 months ago
Interview with Mike Reno: How Loverboy’s "Turn Me Loose" Overcame Rejection to Become an 80s Classic
Up next the Mike Reno singer from the 80s rock band Loverboy breaks down one of their signature songs. It rocked the 80s. It’s a song that put ‘em on…
2 years, 7 months ago
How Paul Simon’s "You Can Call Me Al" Revitalized His Career and Sparked Controversy
Paul Simon wrote the title track to the best-selling album of 1970, 71, and 72 as half of one of the biggest groups of the Rock Era, Simon and Garfun…
2 years, 7 months ago
Why Simple Minds Disowned Their Biggest Hit, "Don’t You (Forget About Me)"
No way in hell was Jim Kerr and Simple Minds going to record today’s featured song… (a future #1 hit from an iconic 80s’ film.) Don’t You (Forget Ab…
2 years, 7 months ago
How Yes Revived Their Career with "Owner of a Lonely Heart"—A Song Written in the Bathroom
Coming up, it’s the remarkable story of a #1 rock song from 1984 that was written on the porcelain throne. ya the Yes #1 classic rock standard, Owner…
2 years, 7 months ago
How Supertramp’s "The Logical Song" Defied Doubt and Sold 20 Million Copies
Roger Hodgson grew up a happy boy but then his parents sent him away to a punishing boarding school. He put this horrendous experience and his sear…
2 years, 7 months ago
Randy Meisner’s Defining Moment with the Eagles: The Story Behind "Take It to the Limit"
It should’ve been the zenith of his career… On a fateful night backstage in Knoxville, Tennessee in the summer of ’77… Instead…it was a coup de grace…
2 years, 7 months ago