Renaissance 2.0
I was in Italy in 1985 when Eros Romanzzotti performed his classic “Una Storia Importante” at the annual San Remo festival. It’s a special song to me because it was the theme of my glorious summer in Italy that year. I love how YouTube can span an artist’s entire career in seconds with a simple…
Even though it’s been a few years since it was a hit, I still love “Bad Day” by Daniel Powter! It still turns even the worst of days into a better one because of all the fond memories it brings me. Another reason why the song’s extra special to me is because my youngest son also loved…
“Never Stop” by the Brand New Heavies has been one of my favorite songs ever since I first heard it. I think it’s one of the best summer feel good songs ever. Perhaps it’s extra special to me because it came out during a special time in my life as well. In any event, it…
The 1999 song wear sunscreen by Baz Luhrmann was based on an essay written in 1997 by Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich called “Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young“. It quickly became popular as people circulated it via email and photocopies, an early example of viral marketing. Somehow the piece became falsely…
The song “Father & Son” by Cat Stevens has become increasingly poignant and powerfully meaningful to me as I raise my three children. They continue to grow up faster than I want them to but what can you do about it? All I can do is try to be the best example I can be…
“Father of Mine” by EverClear is a special song for me because it truly hits home for me. I relate to the words so much because our father left our mom with four sons and I never really got to know him. The part that gets me the most is “I was just scared white…
Here’s Martha Davis and the Motels 28 years apart (1979 & 2007) doing “Total Control” She still looks great and can still sing! She’s battled cancer and won. 1982 2007
I watched a cool special on PBS where acts from the 60s performed their hits (most of them in their 60s themselves!). It was so wild seeing them young in video clips and then today performing live. Their bodies might’ve aged but their hearts are forever young thanks to music. Here’s Peter and Gordon from…
