To those fighting the good fight I give you Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers hit 1989 song “I Won’t Back Down” Written by Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty.
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“Hello” Thanskiving from Adele
This skit comes from Saturday Night Live and it features a family at Thanksgiving who are having major disagreements but when the song “Hello” from Adele starts to play they are brought together for their love of the song and starts lip synching it.
Throwback Thursday Music: Spandau Ballet – “True” #TBT
I heard this song last night at the restaurant where we were having dinner and I was taken back to a great era in music. This song is smooth, soulful and very 1980’s British Pop (which I love).
The movie “The Wedding Singer” features this song as the last music you hear with Steve Buchemi singing.
Music Monday: “That Thing You Do”
Title song from the film That Thing You Do!, as performed by The Wonders.
This is one of my favorite Tom Hanks movies. Set in the era of early rock and roll this movie is stylish and fun.
Europe: The Final Countdown
The 1980’s hair band Europe seems to be back in fashion. Their song “The Final Coundown” is featured in a series of commercials for the Geico Insurance company. Everything old is new again it seems. I remember this song from the fist time it was released back in 1986. This song takes me back to some good times in life.
Tunes Tuesday: Blondie – Rapture
Official video of Blondie performing Rapture from the album Autoamerican. I have been a Blondie fan for years. This song takes elements of punk, rap and pop and fuses it together nicely.
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