The other night, I happened to come across a showing of “Clueless” on Comedy Central. At the start no less! So, of course, I settled in to watch. Needless to say, I love that movie. As someone who loves to quote movies, I find “Clueless” to be a gold mine of quotable lines. “As if.” […]
After a couple of weeks off, it’s One-Hit Wonder Wednesday! Each week, I’ll pick a one-hit wonder to stir nostalgia and make us all ask “what were people thinking?” This week, it’s “Georgy Girl” by The Seekers. Let’s head back to the mid-’60s for this one hit wonder from the UK. This song was the […]
One of the days I dread every year arrived on Sunday. I knew it was coming. In fact, earlier in the week, I had said that Sunday would be the day this year. And I was right. I opened up the Sunday paper and what did I find in the circulars? Yup. The first “Back […]
It’s One-Hit Wonder Wednesday! Each week, I’ll pick a one-hit wonder to stir nostalgia and make us all ask “what were people thinking?” This week, it’s “Stacy’s Mom” by Fountains of Wayne. Fountains of Wayne have had a loyal following for years but this ode to early adolescent crushes remains their only appearance on the […]
It’s One-Hit Wonder Wednesday! Each week, I’ll pick a one-hit wonder to stir nostalgia and make us all ask “what were people thinking?” This week, it’s “Got to Be Real” by Cheryl Lynn. Cheryl was discovered on “The Gong Show,” that wonderfully gonzo half-hour “talent” show that featured some truly bizarre acts but produced one […]
It’s One-Hit Wonder Wednesday! Each week, I’ll pick a one-hit wonder to stir nostalgia and make us all ask “what were people thinking?” This week, it’s “Two of Hearts” by Stacey Q. Disco may have been dead by 1986, but dance music clearly wasn’t. Stacey Q went to #3 with this fun, upbeat ’80s dance […]
It’s One-Hit Wonder Wednesday! Each week, I’ll pick a one-hit wonder to stir nostalgia and make us all ask “what were people thinking?” This week, it’s “You Gotta Be” by Des’ree. This little slice of pop music “self help” from 1994 reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 but would be her only American hit. […]
It’s One-Hit Wonder Wednesday! Each week, I’ll pick a one-hit wonder to stir nostalgia and make us all ask “what were people thinking?” This week, it’s “Harden My Heart” by Quarterflash. The one and only single from this Pacific Northwest band to hit the Top 10, “Harden My Heart” hit #3 on the Billboard Hot […]
I’ve seen “The Normal Heart,” Larry Kramer’s 1985 play about the start of the AIDS epidemic in New York City, in three different incarnations: once on Broadway in 2011, twice here in DC at Arena Stage, and last night’s HBO movie version. And, every single time, it’s had the same effect on me: I cried. […]
It’s One-Hit Wonder Wednesday! Each week, I’ll pick a one-hit wonder to stir nostalgia and make us all ask “what were people thinking?” This week, it’s “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)” by Edison Lighthouse. Like a number of one-hit wonders in the ’70s, Edison Lighthouse was strictly a studio creation. But they did score […]