“Walk On By,” “Anyone Who Had A Heart,” “You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart),” “Message To Michael,” “Alfie,” “"Do You Know The Way To San Jose,” “I Say A Little Prayer” -- the list goes on and on, making an argument for the notion that the songwriting partnership of Burt Bacharach and Hal David was one of the most important in the history of pop music on par … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Knowing When To Leave” by Dionne Warwick
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I'm everybody's Uncle Marty, with you on The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity for the 513th time. There are 308 instances of the POOR in scripture. Psalm 72 says to have compassion on them, Corinthians recommends that they should be fed, while Deuteronomy states that they will never cease to be in the land. There are more than all … [Read more...] about 3D Poor Radio
Song Of The Day – “Love Is Blue” by Paul Mauriat
We’ve all heard about the British Invasion in rock music that took place in the early 1960s, but what about the late ‘60s French Invasion? Never heard of it? That’s because it consisted of only one record by one artist. OK, technically you could argue that Petula Clark was also part of the French Invasion, but her single “Downtown” is widely recognized as part of the British … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Love Is Blue” by Paul Mauriat
Song Of The Day – “Chances Are” by Johnny Mathis
Fluff piece…or Pure Pop For Then People… Smooth and intimate. Those are adjectives you don’t hear that often to describe much of the music being made today. But there was a time when smooth and intimate was the basis for an entire genre of music. I’m talking about Pop Music. Pop music of the pre-rock era. Pop music your mom and pop listened to. Real pop music, Mitch Miller … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Chances Are” by Johnny Mathis
Song Of The Day – “Where Life Begins” by Madonna
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Where Life Begins” by Madonna It’s a dirty little song…from a dirty little record! “My name is Dita, I’ll be your mistress tonight…” so began Madonna’s fifth and most artistically accomplished record with this introduction from “Erotica,” its title track. In it, Madonna took on the alter ego of Dita which was inspired by 1930s actress … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Where Life Begins” by Madonna