Song: Passin’ Me ByArtist: The PharcydeYear: 1992 First released on their 1992 debut album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, the somewhat genteel tone of The Pharcyde’s ‘Passin’ Me By’ sat awkwardly amongst the posturing promotions of thug life so prevalent… Continue Reading
Song: We’ll Meet AgainArtist: Vera LynnYear: 1939 Released in the first year of Britain’s heroic stand against the imperialist evil of Nazi Germany, Vera Lynn’s ‘We’ll Meet Again’ was a poignant slice of sentimentality that both resonated with the brave… Continue Reading
Song: Money (That’s What I Want)Artist: Barrett StrongYear: 1960 The very first hit on what became Motown Records, ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’ was one of the key songs that launched an empire. Breaking the mould of popular music of… Continue Reading
Song: Eight Miles HighArtist: The ByrdsYear: 1966 With its droning twelve string guitars, hypnotic basslines and overall vibe of lysergic eeriness, ‘Eight Miles High’ is widely regarded as the very first bona fide psychedelic rock song. Though also dubbed as… Continue Reading
Song: In Dreams (Re-record)Artist: Roy OrbisonYear: 1987 While the majority of early rock and rollers were concerned with projecting a masculine image of priapic cool, Roy Orbison instead employed a brooding mysteriousness that set him apart from his peers. Practically… Continue Reading
Song: Friday I’m in LoveArtist: The CureYear: 1992 With hits such as ‘The Love Cats’, ‘In Between Days’, ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ and ‘Just Like Heaven’, new-wave, post-punk merchants The Cure were a consistently fine singles band with the majority of… Continue Reading
Song: Thunder RoadArtist: Bruce SpringsteenYear: 1975 With modest sales from his first two albums and under pressure from Columbia Records to deliver a record that would produce a greater commercial impact, Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Thunder Road’ kicked the doors wide open… Continue Reading
Song: This Will Be Our YearArtist: The ZombiesYear: 1968 One year after Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band marked psychedelic rock’s pinnacle amidst the salubrious flower power vibes of 1967’s Summer of Love, some would argue that a little known five-piece… Continue Reading