Why 80’s Music Was the Best: “Can’t Slow Down” and Music in 1984
What were you doing in 1984?
Music
Confessions of a Marilyn Monroe Snob: How Anita Loos convinced me that “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”
Marilyn Monroe really is a victim of her own press. If you haven’t watched one of her films in a long time, or ever, check out Gentlemen Prefer Blondes…no read the book first…the movie….the book…I don’t know. If you do either or both, you’ll be glad you did.
David Hadju’s “Love for Sale” : Do we really choose our own music?
Reading up on popular music A few weeks ago the book Can’t Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop’s Blockbuster Year, came out. Until then, I did not know that 1984 was pop’s blockbuster year. All I know is that in 1984, I was 17. So naturally, I listened to it all. Buy on Amazon Add …
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My early Christmas present to you: The Lois Level Holiday Playlist to calm your yuletide nerves…A Southern American’s Christmas
In honor of the Yuletide Season, I have decided to take a little artistic license and focus on song lyrics as poetry. In principle, this post is about Christmas music, as you are going to see, I have also taken artistic license with the concept of Christmas music. If you are a traditionalist, I have …