Good Lord, this song casts me back to my Academy days, which I recalled in another song entry by Bryan Adams – Heaven. Today’s featured track – Summer of 69 had about the biggest tractor beam pull of any song…
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Summer Days (2001) – Bob Dylan
“Summer Days” is recalled as Bob Dylan’s first foray into crafting a swing-infused, vintage rockabilly tune. It takes its place as the third track on his thirty-first studio album, Love and Theft. I’ve always enjoyed the playful wit and impulsive…
Sultans of Swing (1978) – Dire Straits
Mark Knopfler: “When the guys said ‘Thank you very much, We are the Sultans of Swing,’ there was something really funny about it to me because Sultans, they absolutely weren’t. You know they were rather tired little blokes in pullovers.” If…
Subterranean Homesick Blues (1965) – Bob Dylan
Subterranean Homesick Blues is the pinnacle as far as counter-establishment songs are concerned. A lot of people think that this masterpiece may well have been the first ever song which exhibited predominant features of the rap genre including the following:– Dylan’s…
Stumble Away (2003) – David Bridie
Stumble Away is the closing track on David Bridie’s 2003 album – Hotel Radio (see inset). It’s almost certain you haven’t heard of this 2003 record unless you had read my previous song articles. There isn’t even a wiki page about Hotel Radio,…
Stuck on You (1984) – Lionel Richie
Stuck on You is just a beautifully conceived and executed love ballad. It sounds on the surface simple and conventional, but it is deceptively well crafted and contains fantastic songwriting with a country flavour distinct from his previous R&B. My…
Strangers When We Meet (1995) – David Bowie
Strangers When We Meet is recognised as one of Bowie’s very best late period songs, some even arguing it is of equal stature to his 70s classics. Since it wasn’t a mainstream hit, it certainly seems one of his most…
Crocodile Rock (1972) – Elton John
Crocodile Rock was one of the first songs I remember grooving to and letting loose on the living room floor during my youth. So many here will have such fond memories of this song as well, such was its immense…
Streets Of Your Town (1988) – The Go-Betweens
The quintessential Australian indie pop sound is back. Streets Of Your Town is the eleventh song to be presented here from The Go-Betweens and it might well be the one that most nearly caught them stardom. Despite the lukewarm reception…
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