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11 Times Music Artists Totally Sold Out In TV Commercials

You’ve got a hit song. You’re a pop icon or rock star. You sell out hundreds of arenas across the globe. What’s the next logical thing you do? Sell out in a TV commercial for massive amounts of cash!

MTV Unplugged: Top 10 Performances of the 90s

Pitfall Gary

With the recent news of Paramount+ streaming the highly popular MTV Unplugged series I thought I’d take a look back at the top performance that defined the show. MTV Unplugged Debuted in 1989 featuring the

Top 80 Songs of the ’80s with the word ‘Love’ in the Title

OldSchool80s

If there is one theme that seems to inspire more music than any other, it has to be “love“. Love is a very powerful word and it finds its way into the title of many

Top ’80s Songs with Royalty in the Title

OldSchool80s

With the Royal Family in the news quite a bit lately, I thought I would share my list about ’80s Songs with Royalty in the Title. We are talking about a decade which featured prominent

The Rolling Stones Are Getting a Trading Card Set From Panini

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Panini America is producing “the first fully-licensed career spanning trading card set” for the Stones, featuring the band members; variations of their logo; stage designs; cover artwork; and concert/tour documentary posters. The deal with the

Put a Little Love in Your Heart Scrooged

‘Put a Little Love in Your Heart’ from 1988’s Scrooged

OldSchool80s

When “Put a Little Love in Your Heart” was first released in 1969 it was not intended to be a Christmas song, but it became one for me once it was included in the 1988

My Quest to find the Ultimate 90’s One-Hit Wonders of the Decade

Chad Droze

Music in the 90’s, more so than any other era, saw a melting pot of various genres of music throughout the entire decade. The 80’s is widely considered the MTV era, but as more families

The Rebirth of Vinyl Records: Why Classical Music Formats are Gaining Popularity

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Classical music refers to various genres, mainly Western music, that date back several centuries. This genre features precise notation from each instrument in an orchestra to achieve melody and harmony. It has become more significant

The Eurodance Craze of America in the 90’s – Part 1

Chad Droze

Hello gang! As a teenager growing up, the 90’s would be the decade that I began listening to music, both on the TV and Radio. Our family listened to a lot of country on the

The Impact of Retro Music on Student Well-Being in an Education Setting

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Music is one of the pleasures we have in life. We listen to music everywhere. When we are sad and depressed, we listen to music. When we are happy, we listen to music. When we

Top Songs of the ’80s with a Question as the Title

OldSchool80s

The French philosopher Voltaire said the following back in the 1700’s, “Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” How about songs that ask questions with their titles over 200 years later? Elvis

My Favorite One-Hit Wonders of The 80’s

Eric Vardeman

Wikipedia defines a One-hit Wonder as this: “…any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success. The term is most

Media Spotlight: Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth (David Bowie & Bing Crosby)

Karen Flieger

1. Why did I choose to cover this recording? It’s now officially Christmastime, for starters. For another, this now classic version of the song is celebrating its forty-fifth anniversary this year. My mom told me

Bryan Adams Christmas Songs from the ’80s

OldSchool80s

A while back, I had the privilege of an interview with Jim Vallance who was the songwriting partner of Bryan Adams during the ’80s. I asked him about many of the big hits they had written together,

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Albums From 1984 and 1988

OldSchool80s

Two of the best-selling Christmas albums of all time were released by the same group and both in the ’80s. Mannheim Steamroller Christmas was released in September of 1984. This was the sixth studio album by the

The 80’s Halloween Video Countdown

Eric Vardeman

It’s the Halloween season, one of my favorite times of the year! What better way to celebrate than with an 80’s music video countdown. While there are some music videos out there that are totally

‘A Nightmare on My Street’ by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince

OldSchool80s

One song I always remember in particular this time of year is “A Nightmare on My Street” by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. I had already been a fan of the pair from their 1987 debut