by Kevin Burton Musical eras, like chocolate bars or ice cubes, are fluid before they are solid, shaped by the temperature of the times. We can’t always distinguish them day to day. Historians declare them later, according to their differing standards. But for me there is something momentous about looking at the …
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I Don’t Get Why Phil Collins Was So Big
by Kevin Burton I only like one song by Phil Collins, That’s All. Get it? So that’s not quite true, but it’s a good line because I do like the song “That’s All” and I am not so much into Collins. My two favorite radio stations to listen to in the …
I’m Going To Hum This Tune Forever
by Kevin Burton Do you remember what song knocked Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” out of the top spot on the chart in 1983? If you said it was Jackson’s next release “Beat It,” that’s a good guess. That’s how hot he was that year. But the answer is “Come On Eileen,” by …
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