For this issue, we revisit the ’80s holiday song “Do They Know It’s Christmas” by Band Aid. The song was written by Bob Geldof (Boomtown Rats) and Midge Ure (Ultravox) in 1984 specifically to raise CONTINUE READING…
Let’s take a trip back to music in 1999. Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears had the biggest albums of the year. Most teenagers up to twenty-somethings were told what was popular Monday through Friday from CONTINUE READING…
Our next entry in the misheard lyrics dictionary is another favorite from the ’80s. ‘Til Tuesday broke onto the music charts in 1985 after playing the local scene in Boston for several years. Their first CONTINUE READING…
So much of the popular culture I was consuming in the watershed year of 1989 felt like more than just entertainment—instead, much of it felt incendiary. The world itself felt on the cusp of something big CONTINUE READING…
It’s the Halloween season, one of my favorite times of the year! What better way to celebrate than with an 80’s video countdown. While there are some music videos out there that are totally creepy CONTINUE READING…
Next up in the misheard lyrics dictionary is one of my favorite all-time songs (not just from the ’80s.) On the heels of their global mega-hit “Shout”, Tears For Fears released the third single from CONTINUE READING…
Our journey into the world of misheard lyrics continues this week with Toto’s biggest hit “Africa” from 1982. It topped the Billboard chart in February 1983, the first and only time the band reached the CONTINUE READING…
We’ve all screwed up the lyrics to popular songs over the years. Even the simplest of songs seem to get misinterpreted and can be sung for decades before the true lyrics are made known. Despite CONTINUE READING…
It is shocking to think that this album is 30 years old this month. Even more shocking, every member of the band is still alive 30 years later. Dr. Feelgood was Motley Crue’s first album CONTINUE READING…
TRN Game Night returns with a new episode of Situation Jukebox, the improv music game that chooses songs in response to specific situations. Members of The Retro Network will be facing off and see if CONTINUE READING…
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