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Sometimes you like a song at first, but the more you hear it, the less you can tolerate it. The great ones are different. They express the thoughts…preserve the moments…and capture the imagination. Winner: “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” Loser: “MacArthur Park.”
Song: “Good Vibrations”
Between 1965 and 1967 a recording rivalry developed between Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys in the U.S. and the Beatles in the U.K. The...
Read MoreSong: “God Bless America”
Hard to believe, but “God Bless America” languished unsung and unknown for its first twenty years. The great Irving Berlin...
Read MoreSong: “I Hope You Dance”
In 2000, Lee Ann Womack had proved to be a reliable, but unspectacular country singer who’d had a couple of good albums, each of...
Read MoreSong: "Johnny B. Goode"
Not every song is great because it has memorable lyrics. Or a memorable performance. Some achieve greatness by striking the culture in the...
Read MoreSong: "Your Cheatin' Heart"
In the early 1950s, country music had just begun to make its presence felt outside of the Deep South. Perhaps no one did more to advance...
Read MoreSong: “Your Cheatin’ Heart”
In the early 1950s, country music had just begun to make its presence felt outside of the Deep South. Perhaps no one did more to advance...
Read MoreSong: "Forever and Ever, Amen"
There’s a genuineness to Randy Travis that draws people to him. That sincerity, combined with a terrific country voice and some...
Read MoreSong: "I Heard it Through the Grapevine"
Quick: Who sang “I Heard it Through the Grapevine?” Chances are, your first answer was Marvin Gaye. He had the biggest hit with...
Read MoreSong: "As Time Goes By"
It’s the bane of a songwriter’s existence that the songs they write that become hits are forever associated with the...
Read MoreSong: "The Way You Look Tonight"
Every so often I have to pay homage to the Great American Songbook, and one of my favorites is “The Way You Look...
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