Leif Garrett – When I Think Of You
Music Legend A song about the bittersweet ache of a summer romance that’s destined to end with the season. In the late 1970s, as the decade was winding down, a sound emerged…
Mark Lindsay – We’ve Only Just Begun
Before the Promise of a New Beginning Became a Global Anthem For a certain generation, the song “We’ve Only Just Begun” is forever linked with weddings, new loves, and the…
Marie Osmond – We’re Gonna Need a Love Song
Finding a Love Song to Make It Right In the mid-1980s, Marie Osmond was in the midst of a remarkable country music comeback, a period that saw her reinvent herself…
The Osmonds – War In Heaven
More Than a Boy Band: The Osmonds’ Prog-Rock Opus For those of us who grew up in the era of “Osmondmania,” the image of the clean-cut, singing brothers from Utah…
Paul Revere & The Raiders – Hungry
A passionate declaration of love and desire that still feels fresh and immediate. The summer of 1966 was a pivotal time, a season when the carefree spirit of rock and…
Linda Ronstadt – Keep Me From Blowing Away
Keep Me From Blowing Away: A Tender Plea for Stability in a Chaotic World In the mid-1970s, as the folk and singer-songwriter movements were at their zenith, a song of…
The Osmonds – The Promised Land
The Hopeful Journey Back to the “Promised Land” For those of us who grew up with the sounds of the ’70s, the name The Osmonds evokes a particular kind of…
David Essex – High, Flying Adored
The Fleeting Fame of a High-Flying Star For those of us who came of age in the 1970s, David Essex was a quintessential figure of the era. With his good…
David Essex – A New Argentina
The Sound of Revolution and a New Beginning There are songs that capture a moment, and then there are songs that define an era, not just for music but for…
Donny Osmond – Why
That’s the Way It Is… and Was, for Teen Idol Donny For a certain generation, the very mention of the name Donny Osmond immediately conjures up a specific time and…