This is my favourite Michael Jackson song, although probably not for the obvious reason that the lyrics are very self-responsibility focused. No, it’s because the first time I heard it was actually when watching one of those gratuitous American awards shows (the...
I mentioned Learning to Fly in an earlier year. This is the song that got me curious about Pink Floyd and led me to their other, even greater stuff. Pink Floyd’s music is, well, big. Even though this is somewhat different to their earlier stuff it is still...
Crap. I have to pick just one song. I guess I knew this year would eventually come! I narrowed it down to a final four, from which I eventually picked my winner. The other three, for the record, are: You Can Call Me All by Paul Simon, Bon Jovi’s Livin’ On...
1985 was my first year at high school and, as much as I’d like to share a story of angst that brought me to this song that then led on to a character defining time in my life…I can’t. High school wasn’t that remarkable from either a positive or...
For a while The Cars were about the only group I listened to. They were big back in the mid-1980s and really popular, without appearing too mainstream. That suited me fine. You Might Think is a nice positive, uplifting song that screams ’80s and it had a cool...
Now we’re really delving into my youth. In another good year, Blue Monday stands out as it is one of the few pieces of music that has been imprinted on my brain from the moment it was released. I remember watching Blue Monday on RTR (check out this...
