Favourite Scar by Leona Lewis.

If you’re a fan of 80’s music or of simply Tears for Fears, you’ll definitely recognize the sampling used in today’s song. Did you guess it yet? Well, jet back to June of 1985. It’s “Head Over Heels” from the popular Tears for Fears album, Songs from the Big Chair. At first, I didn’t know…

Hit the Waves by The Mary Onettes.

This is my second entry about The Mary Onettes. Great music. Some of their lyrics are a little dark for my taste, but songs like this are perfect daydreaming tunes. Hit the Waves was released in March of 2013 from the band’s third album of the same name. If it wasn’t for Spotify, I never…

Dreamlover by Mariah Carey.

Surprisingly, I’ve never written about Mariah on here before. She should be mentioned though, she has incredible vocal range. I think her music has changed over the years but I guess that’s what comes with time. Anyways, here’s one of her classic hits from the 90’s. Dreamlover was released as a single in July of…

West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys.

So who exactly are the west end girls? And west of where? The lyrics of tonight’s song focuses on inner-city pressure and class. They were inspired by a T.S. Eliot poem called, The Waste Land. Read it HERE. Also heavily influenced by hip-hop & a song called “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash, the song became…

Davy Jones, One Year Later.

We don’t have a leap year this time around, but last year we did and that’s when we lost a beloved Monkee, Davy Jones. Today makes one year since he passed away and I wanted to pay special tribute. Above is a clip from his guest appearance on The Brady Bunch in the episode, “Getting…

Nocturne by Wild Nothing.

I think the music in this song is really beautiful. Jack Tatum of Wild Nothing has a gift for making dream pop. Every time I hear one of his songs, my mind goes on a vacation to the beach or anywhere that’s calm. Nocturne was released from the album of the same name in August…