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Infatueighties #54: Jack & Diane
The story of Jack & Diane, two American kids growing up in the heartland, resonated with more than just the folks in the middle of the country. If it didn’t, there’s no way it would’ve become as huge as it did. Nearly thirty years later, it remains John Mellencamp’s magnum opus.
While to a 6-year old, it’s just a song that’s easy to sing along with and clap along to, lines like “oh yeah, life goes […]
Infatueighties #55: Rapture
As a blond bombshell and a culture vulture (I say that in the nicest way possible), Deborah Harry directly set the tone for artists like Madonna and Gwen Stefani, who borrowed (and still borrow) from every subculture possible and transformed them into their own unique stew. Blondie, the band Harry fronted, was a new-wave band at heart, but the band’s hits ranged from four-on-the-floor disco (“Heart of Glass”) to reggae (“The Tide is High”). With […]
Friday Throwback – I Feel For You
When I was growing up, I thought that Chaka Khan was like this B-girl who made music that people liked to break dance to. Little did I know that she was historically one of the greatest female soul singers of all time, and originally in the group Rufus. Why did I think that? Because of this song.
Chaka-chaka-chaka-khan.
Chaka-chaka-chaka-khan.
I thought Turbo and Ozone were supposed to be in every Chaka Khan video.
I feel for you Chaka … […]