We've all got that favorite 'go-to' movie we watch over and over again throughout the year. Curious how different you are from the rest of Minnesota? Here's our favorite classic movie!
Nine tracks are on the 'The Cars' LP, and "Good Times Roll" was the only song for which no demo recording was ever found for the compilation of the 1999 The Cars: Deluxe Edition package.
Interestingly enough this song is not about the band Boston. Many people just figure it is because the way the lyrics are laid out being in the first person and they sing about being from Boston, which they are.
Tonight's 80's @8 Feature Video is a cover that did better than the original on the charts. Quiet Riot remade Slade's 1973 hit "Cum On Feel The Noize" in 1983. While Slade just barely cracked the Top 100, Quiet Riot made it all the way to number 5.
Tonight's 80's @ 8 Feature Video is important for 3 reasons tonight. First, Back In The Highlife was huge hit in the 80's. Secondly, it's from birthday boy Steve Winwood who celebrates his 64th tomorrow. And third, because the NBA playoffs are in full swing...
Throughout music history, there have been stories of bands that recorded songs they never thought would be hits. "Don't You Forget About Me" by Simple Minds is one of those songs. The band had to be encouraged by their label, A&M, to record it after The Fixx, Billy Idol, and more had turned it down...