Daily Eighties Flashback: Bill Conti “Theme from The Master”
Exactly 40 years ago, the television series The Master debuted, beginning its thirteen-episode run on NBC. The show’s theme music was composed by Bill Conti.
Monthly Archive: January 2024
It’s Already Been Five Years: Post Malone & Swae Lee “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse)”
For the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse, Post Malone and Swae Lee teamed up for the song “Sunflower.” Exactly five years ago, “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse)” rose to the top...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Al Wilson “Show and Tell”
Among his eight appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, Al Wilson’s biggest hit is his lone Top 10 hit, “Show and Tell,” which exactly 50 years ago climbed to the top of the chart...
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue – January 2024
For this month, Something Old is “Winter” from Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Something New is Thirty Seconds to Mars‘ latest song, “Seasons.” For Something Borrowed, we have Flo Rida’s use of The Four Seasons’...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Little River Band “Cool Change”
Two songs from Little River Band‘s 1979 First Under the Wire album hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1980, the second of that pair of hits, “Cool Change,”...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Pat Benatar “Sex as a Weapon”
Two songs from Pat Benatar‘s 1985 Seven the Hard Way album hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1986, the second of that pair of hits, “Sex as a...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Robbie Nevil “C’est La Vie”
Robbie Nevil made seven appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. The biggest hit of those seven songs was the first one, “C’est La Vie,” which on this date in 1987 climbed to a peak...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Brandy “Have You Ever?”
Brandy hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart two times. Exactly 25 years ago,the first of that pair of hits — “Have You Ever?” — rose to the top of the chart for...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Lulu “If I Were You”
Two songs from Lulu‘s self-titled 1981 album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1982, the second of that pair of hits, “If I Were You,” rose to a peak...
Daily Eighties Flashback: The Who “Eminence Front”
The Who made twenty-six appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1983, the last of those twenty-six songs, “Eminence Front,” rose to a peak position of number 68.
