10cc – Dreadlock Holiday
What do you get when you cross a British band with reggae? 10cc's Dreadlock Holiday. A truly Jamaican inspired tune...
70’s
Paul McCartney & Wings – Venus and Mars
Mr. McCartney has written well over 1,000 songs and the Venus and Mars album has a few of our favorite...
Billy Joel – Zanzibar
Billy Joel's 52nd Street, released in 1978, was chock full of great songs. This episode's uncovered tune is Zanzibar and...
Al Green – Love and Happiness
If you've been waiting for a classic R&B song, the wait is over. Off of Al Green's 1972 album I'm...
Kansas – The Wall
Kansas settled the debate over whether violin was cool enough to be in a rock and roll song. The answer?...
Wings – Picasso’s Last Words (Drink To Me)
Another in our series of songs from albums released 50 years ago. Paul McCartney is a songwriter's songwriter. If we...
Elton John – Grey Seal
Lennon & McCartney, Frey & Henley, and Dozier & Holland all wrote songs together that would fill a few days...
ELO – Showdown
Not a lot of bands in the 70's thought "you know what would sound good in a rock band? A...
Jackson Browne – These Days
The first in a 4-part series on albums released 50 years ago. Jackson Browne's 1973 album For Everyman began side...
Billy Joel – The Stranger
When I hear the name Billy Joel I immediately think of a long successful career made up of hit albums...