A 2025 Halloween Sound Journey | Spooky & Freaky Songs
Halloween isn’t just a night — it’s a soundtrack. This year, let’s celebrate it with music that thrills, chills, and delights. The word Halloween comes from All Hallows’ Eve, the night before All Saints’ Day. Over the centuries, it absorbed ancient Celtic traditions...
A Butterfly’s Sound Journey
“Butterflies are like angel's kisses sent from heaven.” — Malia KirkLet’s embark on a musical journey through the world of butterfly songs. The butterfly – a symbol of transformation, fragility, and freedom. I’ve put together a Spotify playlist with 26 songs from five...
Too Hot | A Magical Sax(ophone) Journey
Do you like the sound of a saxophone when you listen to a song? If so, you’ve come to the right place. How bout taking a journey into sax sounds in pop music history? I’ve compiled a playlist with 22 heavily sax-infused songs. Those will take us through four decades...
A Nu Shooz Sound Journey
Today let’s take a walk down memory lane and explore the sounds of Nu Shooz, an ‘80s dance-pop act from Portland, Oregon. The duo of (husband and wife) John Smith and Valerie Day hit big in 1986 with an all time classic, that still sounds fresh to the present day....
A WPGC 95.5 Summer of ’88 Throwback Journey
This post and its playlists are all about a wonderful summer I spent in Washington, D.C. in 1988. Back then I already was a passionate music junkie and music charts lover. And WPGC 95.5 was my go-to radio station in the D.C. area. They played the hottest and newest...
A Sound Journey Into Imagination
Let’s embark on a sound journey into imagination. Our playlist with 19 songs will guide us through six decades of “imagination” songs. The journey starts in 1954 and comes to a close in 2007. Please enjoy.“Imagination” by the B. B. & Q. Band (Brooklyn, Bronx, and...
Some 2023 Xmas Vibes
The 2023 holiday season has begun. This means, it’s time for a sound journey through the world of Christmas songs. I’ve put together two playlists with Yuletide songs (a total of 45). Playlist #1 comes with a stellar line-up of R&B stars from the ‘80s and ‘90s up...
Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through | A Jim Steinman Sound Journey
Today let’s take a deep dive into the sounds of songwriter and producer Jim Steinman. Working with a stellar line-up of stars like Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler, and Barbra Streisand, Jim Steinman created some of the best and most memorable power ballads of the ‘80s and...
Kiss On My List | A Daryl Hall & John Oates Sound Journey
Today let’s embark on a journey capturing four decades of Daryl Hall & John Oates sounds, one of the most successful duos in pop music history. I've compiled two playlists with altogether 36 songs and some 90 minutes of Hall & Oates sounds. Playlist #1 will be...
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Today let’s take a deep dive into the world of rainbow songs. I’ve compiled a playlist with 21 songs, one or the other way related to rainbows. A colorful tapestry of sounds has emerged, spanning almost 80 years, from 1939 through 2018. Some heavy hitters on board....
The Taste of ‘86 | 1986 Top Pop Songs Revisited
Let’s travel back in time and revisit the sounds of 1986. I’ve compiled two playlists with songs that made the Billboard Hot 100 chart the year that "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne Warwick and Friends topped Billboard’s Year-End Hot 100 singles chart. Music by...
These Dreams | A Heart Sound Journey
Let’s embark on a sound journey with the sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, the driving forces behind Heart and (re-)discover the music of this rock group from the Pacific Northwest that gifted us with some of the most thrilling rock anthems of the 1970s and 1980s. I’ve...
Keep On Loving You| An REO Speedwagon Sound Journey
Let’s embark on a journey into the sounds of REO Speedwagon, one of the hottest US rock bands in the early to mid '80s. This post and its playlists will be covering REO Speedwagon’s prime between 1980 and 1987. In addition after listening to REO's 1978 album You Can...
Every Woman In The World | An Air Supply Sound Journey
Today let’s embark on a new sound journey and (re-)discover the music of Australian-English soft rock group Air Supply, a staple of early '80s top 40 hit radio. This post and its corresponding playlist will be covering Air Supply’s prime between 1980 and 1983 (hit...
The Color Of Love | Color(ful) Songs
This post and its playlist is all about colors. A sound journey through colorful songs. Kicking things off in 1964 with a fatal flirt with Mr. Goldfinger. Dropping by in '67 for a Procol Harum classic. Then heading towards the '70s to meet a magic woman and a...
In My House | Songs All About Houses
This post and its playlist is all about houses in the narrower sense. With one song being rather metaphoric. Which one? You will find out soon ... Our sound journey kicks off in 1957 with a seminal song by the King of Rock ’n’ Roll Elvis Presley. We then drop by in...
If It Makes You Happy | A Sheryl Crow Sound Journey
Today let’s take a deep dive into the sound of Sheryl Crow. For this Spotify playlist I’ve picked 19 songs from seven Sheryl albums. Kicking things off with 1994‘s Tuesday Night Music Club. Followed by Sheryl’s sophomore album Sheryl Crow (1996). Dropping by at James...
Walkin’ On The Sun | Sun(ny) Songs
This post takes a trip into the world of “sun(ny)” songs. A selection of 40 songs contained in two playlists. The first one kicks off in 1939, travelling through the ‘50s, ‘70, ‘80s, ‘90s, and coming to a close in 2004. Music by Simply Red, The Police, Sheryl Crow,...