Monthly Archives: May 2018

Rockin’ Thru the Aughts: The Year 2000 Pt. 3 – Pop rock, soft rock, and adult contemporary

Posted on 29 May, 2018 by Lyzette

Rockin’ Thru the Aughts is my revisit through the rock music I loved as a preteen and teenager. For a full list of what I will be covering on this challenge, head over here. Third post of the challenge, yeah, let’s … Continue reading →

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Billboard’s Hot 100 of 1985

Posted on 24 May, 2018 by Lyzette

100. “Sugar Walls” – Sheena Easton: Nothing gets me more excited in starting the second half of the 80s’ biggest hits than Sheena Easton singing about her vagina. This subject matter made this another member of the notorious Filthy Fifteen, … Continue reading →

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Every Hot 100 Number-One Single: “Daddy” (1941) by Sammy Kaye with the Kaye Choir

Posted on 22 May, 2018 by Lyzette

It’s been a while since I reviewed a song for my Every Number-One Single challenge that predated the Hot 100, so here we are again! Strangely enough, even though I’ve covered thirty-four(!) singles for the challenge thus far – which … Continue reading →

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Rockin’ Thru the Aughts: The Year 2000 Pt. 2 – Debut albums from Flogging Molly, Linkin Park, Good Charlotte, and more

Posted on 21 May, 2018 by Lyzette

Rockin’ Thru the Aughts is my revisit through the rock music I loved as a preteen and teenager. For a full list of what I will be covering on this challenge, head over here. Now that I’m making my way … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2000, A Perfect Circle, Flogging Molly, Glassjaw, Good Charlotte, Linkin Park, Rockin Thru the Aughts, The Distillers | 5 Comments

Every Hot 100 Number-One Single: “Dirty Diana” (1988) by Michael Jackson

Posted on 14 May, 2018 by Lyzette

Interesting. This is my second review on a Michael Jackson song for my Every Number-One Single challenge – the first was “Ben”, which peaked near the beginning of Jackson’s prominence, and now it’s “Dirty Diana”, which came by around the … Continue reading →