Are You Titanium?
Club music that was once considered underground has been slowly moving mainstream and David Guetta has been at the center of its popularity. David’s recent release “Titanium” featuring Sia is climbing that charts and...
Monthly Archive: June 2012
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Coming off the huge success that followed the 1985 release of her self-titled debut album, in the summer of 1987 Whitney Houston released her second studio album, titled just Whitney. The first single from that album would...
Heat Of The Moment
In 1981 progressive rock musicians John Wetton, Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, and Carl Palmer came together to form the rock supergroup Asia, which debuted its first album, Asia, in 1982. The first single off that...
Palisades Park
Massachusetts-born singer Freddy Cannon scored three top 10 hits in his career, with all of them coming between 1959 and 1962. One of them, “Tallahassee Lassie,” peaked at number six in 1959, and the...
Jimmy Eat World
Arizona-based band Jimmy Eat World has been making music since 1993, and while they’ve had a number of hits on alternative radio during that time, their only single to hit the Top 40 on...
Samantha Fox Flashback
Samantha Fox’s first big single “Touch Me (I Want Your Body)” charted over 25 years ago. The tune peaked at #4 back in 1987. The Brit later scored with her hit “I Wanna Have...
Remember Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam?
“Head to Toe” by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam hit number one 25 years ago today.The group followed up with another number single “Lost in Emotion” a few months later, but never regained their...
Rihanna is Johnny Cash
Rihanna’s latest single “Where Have You Been?” opening riff has the same musical cadence as “I’ve Been Everywhere” made famous most recently by Johnny Cash. I actually heard this mentioned on Elvis Duran’s show...
Paul McCartney at 70!
The clip above takes on additional meaning today, as Paul McCartney turns 70. So, Tunesmate asks, across his career with the Beatles, Wings, solo work, and duets, what is your favorite Paul McCartney song?
I’ll Be Missing You
I’ve often stated that if I had to pick one song as the biggest hit of the 1980s, taking into account chart performance alongside other factors, such as influence and lasting resonance, I would choose The...
