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Also now curious how you feel about the new Bruno, which is very much Harry's opposite in ambition.
January 29, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Also now curious how you feel about the new Bruno, which is very much Harry's opposite in ambition.
Definitely seeing some parallels here with "Praying for Time"--the one that's not the easy radio record is the one you love.
January 29, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Definitely seeing some parallels here with "Praying for Time"--the one that's not the easy radio record is the one you love.
For anybody who *does* enjoy #ThisSoundsLikeThat, I did get a column out of it a few years ago. #AT40 radioinsight.com/blogs/171323...
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January 19, 2026 at 1:40 AM
For anybody who *does* enjoy #ThisSoundsLikeThat, I did get a column out of it a few years ago. #AT40 radioinsight.com/blogs/171323...
It also requires the other person to have heard of at least 2-3 songs, often decades old. There's a recent Broadway song that sounds like a rip from a 1983 rock semi-hit that in turn sounds like "Angie Baby." *None* of my friends would like me to play it for them. #AT40
January 17, 2026 at 6:17 PM
It also requires the other person to have heard of at least 2-3 songs, often decades old. There's a recent Broadway song that sounds like a rip from a 1983 rock semi-hit that in turn sounds like "Angie Baby." *None* of my friends would like me to play it for them. #AT40
The Staples version of "Slippery People" was an R&B hit single and I had never heard the Talking Heads album cut. I heard it first and I still like it best. One of the absolute hottest leap-out-of-the-speakers songs of all time. #AT40
January 17, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The Staples version of "Slippery People" was an R&B hit single and I had never heard the Talking Heads album cut. I heard it first and I still like it best. One of the absolute hottest leap-out-of-the-speakers songs of all time. #AT40
Like earworms, I've decided to treat being constantly alert for #ThisSoundsLikeThat as a friendly spirit. I just have to remember that it's not such an endless fascination to others! #AT40
January 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Like earworms, I've decided to treat being constantly alert for #ThisSoundsLikeThat as a friendly spirit. I just have to remember that it's not such an endless fascination to others! #AT40
In his autobiography, Kenny says that he was under pressure to write another rollicking '50s flavored-hit like "Your Mama Don't Dance," and that he hated "My Music" himself the whole time. Unaware of him giving the royalties back. #AT40
January 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
In his autobiography, Kenny says that he was under pressure to write another rollicking '50s flavored-hit like "Your Mama Don't Dance," and that he hated "My Music" himself the whole time. Unaware of him giving the royalties back. #AT40
Feels like Tony and Tom were working different ends of the Las Vegas strip. At least now, it seems like Tom was always cooler and more soulful.
It's hard to articulate, but I think Tony's franchise was more what Manilow stole (including staying at Bell/Arista under Clive while Tony left). #AT40
It's hard to articulate, but I think Tony's franchise was more what Manilow stole (including staying at Bell/Arista under Clive while Tony left). #AT40
January 17, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Feels like Tony and Tom were working different ends of the Las Vegas strip. At least now, it seems like Tom was always cooler and more soulful.
It's hard to articulate, but I think Tony's franchise was more what Manilow stole (including staying at Bell/Arista under Clive while Tony left). #AT40
It's hard to articulate, but I think Tony's franchise was more what Manilow stole (including staying at Bell/Arista under Clive while Tony left). #AT40
Joined last year by "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out!," as close to a "dirty thirty" hit as we've seen on the #AT40 in years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1oK...
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January 17, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Joined last year by "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out!," as close to a "dirty thirty" hit as we've seen on the #AT40 in years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1oK...
Curious now if you would have written the exact same column about "Breakfast at Tiffany's" or if that's one in the "helped by the haze of nostalgia" pile?
January 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Curious now if you would have written the exact same column about "Breakfast at Tiffany's" or if that's one in the "helped by the haze of nostalgia" pile?
I heard Xania listening to new songs from the Adult R&B radio chart and liked it, before realizing it was one of *those* songs I had read about.
Important to note that "only a radio record" isn't a pejorative for me, and maybe makes it more legit. But I dismiss nobody's concerns on the topic.
Important to note that "only a radio record" isn't a pejorative for me, and maybe makes it more legit. But I dismiss nobody's concerns on the topic.
January 9, 2026 at 3:57 AM
I heard Xania listening to new songs from the Adult R&B radio chart and liked it, before realizing it was one of *those* songs I had read about.
Important to note that "only a radio record" isn't a pejorative for me, and maybe makes it more legit. But I dismiss nobody's concerns on the topic.
Important to note that "only a radio record" isn't a pejorative for me, and maybe makes it more legit. But I dismiss nobody's concerns on the topic.
We need Olivia to come back with something great right about now. (And I didn’t think there was anything wrong with the last album.)
January 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
We need Olivia to come back with something great right about now. (And I didn’t think there was anything wrong with the last album.)