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An Italian Opera and Bo Diddley Inspired This Incredible Dion Hit Single From 1961 (opens the original)
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Dion (whose full name is Dion DiMucci) has had plenty of hits, both with his group, The Belmonts, and as a solo artist. But few of his songs are as well known as “The Wanderer”. Out in 1961 on his Runaround Sue record, “The Wanderer” was written by Ernie Maresca. “The Wanderer” says in part, “They call me the wanderer / Yeah, the wanderer / I roam around, around, around, around.” Although Dion didn’t write the song, he was very inspired when he decided to record “The Wanderer”. “It’s a deeper so
3 Soft Rock Songs From 1980 That Every 80s Kid Still Knows Today (opens the original)
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Soft rock songs are the perfect way to embrace a wide variety of emotions, from sadness to elation. Soft rock songs gained prominence in the 1980s, with so many of the most noteworthy soft rock songs of all time emerging in that decade. These are three of the best soft rock songs that came out in 1980, to kick off the decade. They are so good, it’s almost certain that every 80s kid still knows them by heart today. On The Eagles’ The Long Run album is “I Can’t Tell You Why”. The Top 5 single was
This Incredible Blondie Hit Was Actually a Cover of a Jamaican Song From 1967 (opens the original)
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In 1980, Blondie released a song called “The Tide Is High”. Their third No. 1 single in the United States, “The Tide Is High” is on Autoamerican, Blondie’s fifth studio album. “The Tide Is High” is actually a cover song, although most people attribute it to Blondie. But it’s Jamaican singer John Holt who wrote “The Tide Is High”. The song was first released by Holt and his group, The Paragons. “The Tide Is High” became a hit for The Paragons in Jamaica. Blondie members Debbie Harry and Chris Ste
Stevie Nicks Wrote This Big Hit on Her Wedding Day, Inspired by a Prince Song From 1983 (opens the original)
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Most brides on their wedding day are just thinking about their significant other, but not Stevie Nicks. On January 29, 1983, Nicks wed Kim Anderson. After the wedding, while driving to Santa Barbara, Prince’s “Little Red Corvette” came on the radio. Nicks immediately became inspired to write “Stand Back”, a song that remains one of her biggest hits. “I got married the day I wrote this song,” Nicks reveals in the liner notes for her 1991 Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks record. “We were drivin
3 Soft Rock Songs From 1985 That Every 80s Kid Still Knows Today (opens the original)
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Almost everyone knows—and loves—the soft rock music of the 1980s. So many great soft rock songs were released in that decade, including these three. All out in 1985, it’s almost certain that every 80s kid could still sing along to the entire song word for word today. “Say You, Say Me” became one of Lionel Richie’s early hits and one of his most successful. Written solely by Richie, “Say You, Say Me” is on Dancing On The Ceiling, his third solo record. It is also part of the soundtrack for the Wh
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