Sounds And Colors

A Blog Where Music Meets Colors

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

Image by Graphix Made from Pixabay 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...

A WPGC 95.5 Summer of ’88 Throwback Journey

Image by Oberholster Venita from Pixabay 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....

Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through | A Jim Steinman Sound Journey

Image by Julio Cesar Costa The Megament from Pixabay 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...

Kiss On My List | A Daryl Hall & John Oates Sound Journey

Image by Aliko Sunawang from Pixabay 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...

The Taste of ‘86 | 1986 Top Pop Songs Revisited

Image by Marci Marc from Pixabay 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...