Mashup: Wish of Confusion
What do you get if you cross Stevie Wonder‘s vocals from “I Wish” with the music of Disturbed‘s “Land of Confusion”? You get the MOTW (Mashup of the week) “Wish of Confusion” by DJ...
Monthly Archive: April 2019
DEF: B.E. Taylor Group “Reggae Rock ‘N’ Roll”
Pennsylvania-born musician B.E. Taylor and the B.E. Taylor Group made two appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in the 1980s. Sandwiched between those two hits was the song “Reggae Rock ‘N’ Roll,” which bubbled under...
It’s Already Been Five Years: American Authors “Best Day of My Life”
Boston-based band American Authors have made just one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, though that one song, “Best Day of My Life,” reached the Top 20. Exactly five years ago, “Best Day of My...
Analog Adventures: Awaken, My Love!
Childish Gambino Awaken, My Love! (2017) Donald Glover is a man of many talents. Famous for his acting and writing on TV shows such as 30 Rock, Community, and Atlanta, but when he goes...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Jerry Butler “Only the Strong Survive”
As solo artist, former member of The Impressions Jerry Butler made thirty-nine appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with fifteen of those songs reaching the Top 40 and three hitting the Top 10. Butler’s biggest...
DEF: Jackson Browne “For America”
Jackson Browne hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart eleven times. On this date in 1986, the last of those eleven songs, “For America,” climbed to a peak position of number 30. Today,...
DEF: Rainbow “I Surrender”
In addition to making three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, British supergroup Rainbow hit the Bubbling Under chart twice. On this date in 1981, the second of those two bubbling under songs, “I Surrender,”...
DEF: Stevie Nicks “Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove)”
Stevie Nicks hit the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart with three songs from her debut solo album Bella Donna. On this date in 1982, the third of that trio of songs, “Edge of Seventeen (Just...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Crash Test Dummies “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm”
Winnipeg-based band Crash Test Dummies made three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, all between 1991 and 1994. Of those three songs, one hit the Top 40, and exactly 25 years ago, that song —...
DEF: Jody Watley “Some Kind of Lover”
Jody Watley hit the Top 10 with three songs from her self-titled 1987 debut solo album. On this date in 1988, the third of that trio of songs, “Some Kind of Lover,” climbed to...
