Monthly Archives: January 2011
Rant #532: Lions and Tigers and New Movie Musicals…Oh My!?
Can anyone tell me why musicals (or movies with music) are suddenly all the rage in Hollywood? Or why so many of the ones in production or heading that way are remakes, re-treads, re-imaginings? Just in the past week I’ve … Continue reading
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#87 … SPB’s Top 100 Records
“Captain Jack”, Billy Joel Does anyone write epic seven-minute pop narratives of suburban angst like Billy Joel? Perhaps I have a soft spot for Joel because, like him, I was a Long Island kid with big dreams of the creative … Continue reading
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#88 … SPB’s Top 100 Records
“Faith”, George Michael Who knew what to expect from the former Wham! pretty boy when the shiny British duo—which relied so heavily on a slick Euro take on the Motown sound and big 80s dance pop—split up and went their … Continue reading
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#89 … SPB’s Top 100 Records
“I Wish”, R. Kelly When I interviewed R. Kelly in 2007 about his then-upcoming release Double Up, I was eager to find out how much legendary crooner Sam Cooke had influenced the singer-songwriter, if Cooke—perhaps my all-time favorite male vocalist—had … Continue reading
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#90 … SPB’s Top 100 Records
“Nothing Can Come Between Us”, Sade The first time I heard Sade’s dulcet tones I was sitting in the nasty kitchen in Perkins Hall at Brown University, with a bunch of other 17-year-old freshmen, trying to act grown. See, that … Continue reading
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#91 … SPB’s Top 100 Records
“Missing” Everything But the Girl Before hearing this record, I never thought I’d ever dance to a song by Everything But the Girl. One of my favorite bands through college, they were the group I turned to for sad, pretty … Continue reading
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#92 … SPB’s Top 100 Records
“Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To?)” Diana Ross I recently found out that Diana Ross—in my mind, the greatest female pop star of all time (and before some of you get all up in arms by … Continue reading
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