Old Man Yells at Music

We’ve arrived at the Uneasy Eight. All of these songs have proved their oddness against a gauntlet of curiosities.  But which of them will g...

May 1982 in the Great White North.  This month, Peru asked Canada to intervene in the war between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Is...

The other half. 20 - “Magic Touch,” Loose Ends The London soul band’s second hit is decent enough sexy lite-funk.  And a rare case where ...

May 1985.  On this date, Liverpool club Everton, who had already won the First Division and the European Cup-Winners Cup this year, tried to...

We’re down to 16.  I wouldn’t call all of them sweet, but they’re definitely special, given the competition they’ve survived to be here.  No...

Imma let me finish. 20 - “How Much Love,” Leo Sayer Leo’s seventh Top Ten was this bit of discoey blandness.  It reminded me of The Littl...

April 1977.  On the date of this chart, Englishman John Spencer defeated Canadian Cliff Thorburn to win the World Snooker Championship in th...