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Please Come to Boston – Dave Loggins
The singer-songwriter movement was in full bloom in 1974 when Dave Loggins charted his only top 40 hit, the hopelessly romantic “Please Come to Boston.” James Taylor paved the way with his Sweet Baby James record in 1971 and the hits “Fire and Rain” and “Sweet Baby James.” Joni Mitchell and Carole King both contributed with their big hits Court and Spark and Tapestry. Click to hear more singer-songwriter one-hit wonders The timing was perfect for … Read entire article »
Top 10 Rain Songs
It’s supposed to be summer. But where I live, it’s rain, rain, rain every day. It’s a nice change of course, since I live in a desert climate. But I’m expecting 80-90 degree days without a cloud in the sky. Not a half-inch of rain each day as I look to the sky and cross my fingers that my basement doesn’t flood with each passing storm. So here’s a quick list of my top 10 rain … Read entire article »
Top 5 Pig Songs for the Swine Flu Pandemic
The porcine plague is real. Swine flu is now circling the globe and spreading quickly. The World Health Organization says we are very close to a full-fledged pandemic. There’s nothing funny about the flu (regular, bird, swine, etc.). Just your run-of-the-mill flu kills 36,000 people each year in the United States alone. But what strikes me as curious about the swine flu epidemic is the concept of “social distancing” described in a story on MSNBC. A … Read entire article »