There weren’t many female rock groups in the 80s capable of producing a superb rock power ballad. Ok, there were zero female rock groups in the 80s capable of producing a superb rock power ballad. All except for Heart—-of course. The 2013 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame prepared a virtual smorgasbord … Read More
Spoiler alert— while I was/am a big fan of Styx, this is their lone song on my countdown. Truth be told my favorite three tunes from the band are “Babe”, “Come Sail Away” and “Lady”. However, all three are from the 70s. While in general I wasn’t a huge fan of rock bands in the … Read More
Look, man—I’m not going to waste my time disagreeing with you that Michael Sembello’s 1983 hit “Maniac” is a pretty foolish song. There’s no denying it’s wonderful cheesiness. Does it really matter anyway? Schindler’s List and Forrest Gump are brilliantly written cinematic masterpieces, but that doesn’t make Dumb and Dumber any less enjoyable. Get off … Read More
Here’s a fun story about “Open Arms” I was oblivious to until recently. Every 80’s fan recalls John Waite, who scored a huge hit single with “Missing You” in 1984, right? That’s actually a rhetorical question. Anyway, years before his one-hit wonder Waite was in a British rock group called the Babys, and had Waite … Read More
Before jumping into particulars and anecdotes about “Power of Love”, let me preface this entry by saying Huey Lewis & The News’ “Sports” album is among a tiny handful of my most cherished 80s albums. For me anyway it rivals Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”, Prince’s “Purple Rain” and Lionel Richie’s “Can’t Slow Down” as the decade’s … Read More
I’m pretty much a loser and predominantly OK with that. It’s these admissions that preclude any shame as I habitually choose binge-watching shows in lieu of socializing with family and society in general. I was a bit more bored today than usual so after catching up with my two beloved comedy series, Silicon Valley and … Read More
When it comes to 80s pop music groups, there’s four I personally identify as my core favorites: Hall & Oates, Huey Lewis & the News, Men at Work and Duran Duran. Of them, I probably like Duran Duran the least, but my penchant for wearing out any cassette mix tape I owned containing ‘Hungry Like … Read More
ESPN’s Adam Schefter was the first to report the Buffalo Bills have signed free agent linebacker Gerald Hodges to a one-year contract. The 26-year old had the best year of his career with San Francisco last year—starting 12 games and making 83 tackles to go with three sacks and two interceptions. He’s a former fourth-round … Read More
You can dance if you want to. You can also understand the song’s meaning if you want to. You can know the lyrics if you want to. You can live as you like if you want to. You can know Men Without Hats is actually from Canada despite their signature British new wave sound—if you want … Read More
Happy Birthday to former SNL star and long-time comedic actor Mike Myers, who turns 53 today. I’m in the minority here, but I’ve never been a big Myers fan. In fact, between Austin Powers and Wayne (or is it Garth?) he better watch out should I ever compile a MoranAlytics list of overrated movie characters. … Read More
