For a lot of people and a lot of different reasons, the ‘80s was a happy time, full of feel-good, sing-it-loud songs, including Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al.”
While it was the first single from Simon’s critically acclaimed … Read the rest
Rock Flix
Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage,” now with more librarians
Here’s something you don’t see every day:
From the New York Public Library’s Tumblr, the Beastie Boys’ classic music video “Sabotage,” but with 100% more librarians.
You’re welcome.
ROCK FLIX: Squeeze, “Tempted”
“Tempted” was the second single released from Squeeze’s fourth album, East Side Story. Though it failed to crack the Top 40 in any country it was released (UK #41, Canada #45, US #49, Australia #90), over the years “Tempted” … Read the rest
ROCK FLIX: Elvis Costello and the Attractions, “Everyday I Write the Book”
Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), known as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London’s pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. … Read the rest
ROCK FLIX: Rick Springfield, “Love Somebody”
Rick Springfield is an Australian-born singer-songwriter, musician, and actor.
He had a No. 1 hit with “Jessie’s Girl” in 1981 in both Australia and the US. He received the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for “Jessie’s Girl”. … Read the rest
ROCK FLIX: The Who, “Who Are You”
“Who Are You”, composed by Pete Townshend, is the title track on The Who’s 1978 release, Who Are You, the last album released before drummer Keith Moon’s death in September 1978. It was released as a double-A sided single … Read the rest
ROCK FLIX: Tears for Fears, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”
“Everybody Wants to Rule the World” is a song by the British New Wave band Tears for Fears.
It was the band’s ninth single release in the United Kingdom (the third from their second LP: Songs from the Big Chair) … Read the rest
ROCK FLIX: Led Zepplin, “Stairway to Heaven”
Admit it…you think of high school when you hear this.
THE WIKI
“Stairway to Heaven” is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in late 1971. It was composed by guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant … Read the rest
ROCK FLIX: Queen, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”
THE WIKI:
“Crazy Little Thing Called Love” is a song by the rock band Queen, written by Freddie Mercury in 1979. The song peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, and hit number one on the … Read the rest
ROCK FLIX: The Knack, “My Sharona”
“My Sharona” is the debut single by The Knack, released in 1979 from their album Get the Knack. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart where it remained for six weeks and was #1 on Billboard’s … Read the rest
ROCK FLIX: The Clash, “I Fought the Law”
TRIVIA ANSWER: Most people love The Clash’ cover of “I Fought the Law” but might have missed the Clash-centric movie it came from!
THE WIKI:
Rude Boy is a 1980 British film directed by Jack Hazan and David Mingay and … Read the rest
ROCK FLIX: The Cars, “Magic”
“Magic” is a song by The Cars from their fifth studio album, Heartbeat City, released in 1984. It was released as a single and reached No. 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the … Read the rest
ROCK FLIX: Bryan Adams, “Summer of ’69”
“Summer of ’69” is a song recorded by Canadian recording artist Bryan Adams, from his fourth studio album, Reckless (1984). The song was written by Adams and Jim Vallance, a long-time writing partner of Adams. “Summer of ’69” was produced … Read the rest
ROCK FLIX: Go-Go’s, “We Got The Beat”
CLIP WIKI:
“We Got the Beat” is a song recorded by the American rock band The Go-Go’s. Written by the group’s lead guitarist Charlotte Caffey, the band recorded the song in 1980 and it was released … Read the rest
ROCK FLIX: The Buggles, “Video Killed the Radio Star”
“Video Killed the Radio Star” is a song by the British synthpop/New Wave group The Buggles, released as their debut single on 7 September 1979, on Island Records.[1] It celebrates the golden days … Read the rest