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Midnight in the Studio: How Laura Branigan Turned Self Control into a Neon Fever Dream
Dark, sleek, and impossible to ignore, Self Control turned Laura Branigan into the queen of midnight pop.
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Sharp Suits, Sharper Songs
Why do we still play Robert Palmer so often? Because beneath the immaculate image were superb songs, sharp instincts, and a voice…
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Baby Come Back — the breakup plea that became pure radio gold
Here's what made Player’s Baby Come Back such an irresistible radio classic: real heartbreak, immaculate 1970s studio craft, and a chorus that…
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A Yacht in the Studio Light: Christopher Cross and the Quiet Arrival of a Hitmaker
Christopher Cross made quiet songs feel enormous.
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Hot Buttered Cool — How Theme from Shaft Turned a Film Intro into a Funk Landmark
Why we still play this: "Theme from Shaft" is more than a famous riff and a cool movie tie-in. It is a…
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Believe in Cher?
Cher has always sounded like nobody else, and that is only part of her magic. Across pop, television, rock, and dance eras,…
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A Telephone Call from Space Lit Up 1985
A sci-fi phone call should have been a novelty — instead, Rah Band turned it into one of 1985’s most elegant pop…
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Why Bob Seger Still Hits Home
Why does Bob Seger still sound so right on classic hits radio? Because few artists captured real life — the open road,…
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One Soft Evening — the easy magic of a 1976 classic
The acoustic guitar shimmers, the phone-call lyric slips in, and suddenly it is a summer evening in 1976. "I'd Really Love to…
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Why Ace Still Sounds Effortless
Why we still play this is simple: Ace made sophistication sound easy. Beyond How Long, there is a terrific band story here,…
