Boy, I hated this song when it was a huge hit back in 1975. It stood for everything I disliked about commercial rock ‘n’ roll. The band was totally lightweight and poppy, and their brand of glam rock had no teeth like that of David Bowie, Lou Reed and Mott The Hoople. But a funny thing happened on the way to reaching the tender age of 52, I became nostalgic for the band and … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Fox On The Run” by Sweet
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Song Of The Day – “Picture This” by Blondie
There was nothing new about punk and new wave. It came about as a reaction to the bloated excesses of progressive rock groups like Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis and Yes and their seemingly obligatory side-long multi-part suites of music. (Not that there was anything wrong with that…) Groups like Ramones and Blondie brought back the sounds of the early 1960s. They … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Picture This” by Blondie
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Fox On The Run” by Sweet
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Fox On The Run” by Sweet Boy, I hated this song when it was a huge hit back in 1975. It stood for everything I disliked about commercial rock ‘n’ roll. The band was totally lightweight and poppy, and their brand of glam rock had no teeth like that of David Bowie, Lou Reed and Mott The Hoople. But a funny thing happened on the way to … [Read more...] about Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Fox On The Run” by Sweet
