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Detail From the 45 Picture Sleeve of "Waiting for a Girl Like You"

Never Number One: “Waiting for a Girl Like You” by Foreigner

A couple of weeks ago, our Never Number One feature about [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Gerry Rafferty[/lastfm]‘s “Baker Street” noted that the song spent six weeks at #2 without ever getting to #1. But that’s not the longest […]

2012/02/22

To blow a pile of money on your sweetie this Valentine's Day, hire a skywriter. (Getty Images/Gabriel Bouys/AFP)

Rock Flashback: Heart Songs For Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day sent us scurrying to the reference books in search of chart singles containing the word “heart.” Here’s our special report.

2012/02/14

Rock Flashback: George Michael And Elton John

In 1974, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Elton John[/lastfm] took “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. That summer, an 11-year-old fan heard the song and never forgot it. Eleven years later, […]

2012/02/02

Suzi Quatro (Getty Images/Brendon Thorne)

Rock Flashback: Suzi Quatro

Although [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Suzi Quatro[/lastfm] was from Detroit, she was never as big a star in the States as she was in the UK, where for a stretch of the 1970s, her records were guaranteed hits. Her […]

2012/01/28

Detail From the Cover of "The Adventures of Panama Red"

Rock Flashback: New Riders of the Purple Sage

If the [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Grateful Dead[/lastfm] were a tree, its offshoots would be many. One that’s occasionally overlooked is [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]New Riders of the Purple Sage[/lastfm].

2012/01/25

Rock Flashback: Clarence Clemons, Everywhere

Today, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Clarence Clemons[/lastfm] would have turned 70. In his honor we present five fun facts about the Big Man.

2012/01/11

Suzanne Vega (Getty Images/Anoek De Groot/AFP)

Rock Flashback: “Tom’s Diner” By Suzanne Vega

The people at Mental Floss put out another great list last week, of the 25 Most Powerful Songs of the Past 25 Years. These are songs that changed the world in some way, and one […]

2012/01/05

Clash members Paul Simonon (L) and Joe Strummer (R) in 1984 (Getty Images/STR/AFP)

Rock Flashback: Remembering Joe Strummer

It’s one of the great stage names in rock — [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Joe Strummer[/lastfm]. The man to which it was attached led a fascinating life.

2011/12/28

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