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Cyndi Lauper and Cher Performing “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”

Cyndi Lauper- one of my all-time favorites- just wrapped up her “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” Farewell tour at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles- and she brought out the legendary Cher to perform her signature song “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and, dude, these ladies still have it going ON!


Dang.

Both ladies are in their 70’s, and they sound absolutely fantastic!

Kudos to them both.

This makes me not scared of aging.

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The Greatest Power Ballads in Rock History

Who doesn’t like a good Power Ballad?

Ultimateclassicrock.com just ranked the “50 Greatest Power Ballads in Rock History”, and here’s their Top 10:

1.  “Purple Rain”, Prince (1984)

 

 

 

2.  “Alone”, Heart (1987)

 

 

 

3.  “November Rain”, Guns N’ Roses (1991)

 

 

 

4.  “Don’t Stop Believin'”, Journey (1981)

 

 

 

5.  “I Want to Know What Love Is”, Foreigner (1984)

 

 

 

6.  “Home Sweet Home”, Motley Crue (1985)

 

 

 

7.  “Dream On”, Aerosmith (1973)

 

 

 

8.  “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)”, Meat Loaf (1993)

 

 

 

9.  “Sister Christian”, Night Ranger (1983)

 

 

 

10.  “Heaven”, Bryan Adams (1983)

 

Pretty solid Top 10, right?

However, “Nothing Else Matter” by Metallica only ranking #50 is totally suspect, as is Bon Jovi’s “Never Say Goodbye” and Cinderella’s “Nobody’s Fool” not being on the list.

I mean, what the Hell, Mel?

Check out the full Top 50 here: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/greatest-power-ballads/

What other gems are missing?

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Rick Astley Covers “Pink Pony Club”

I think the one thing that America can agree on is that Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” is a freaking bop to end all bops.

Are the cool kids still using the word bop?

Oh well.

I digress…


Now we’re at the point where everyone is doing their own spins on the massive hit, and that includes the 80’s legend Rick Astley.

Did we need this?

Yes, yes we did.


Well done, Rick.

He still has that voice.

In case you didn’t exist in the 80’s, here’s Rick in his prime:


The 80’s.

What a time to be alive.

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140 Songs That Turn 40 Years Old in 2025

We are officially a quater of a century into the 21st Century, which is kind of wild, right?

And, just to make you feel old, here are 140 songs turning 40 this year.

Oooooof.


Shout out to YouTube Creator “Some Random Guy” for putting this together, and reminding me that I am well into middle age.

Cheers!

You can check out more cool music content from “Some Random Guy” here: https://www.youtube.com/@somerandomguy_music

 

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80’s Music Christmas Light Show!

Tis’ the season for holiday light shows!

I absolutely love them- not at my house, because I don’t want the electric bill- but I love watching them.

I’m really a kid at heart when it comes to pretty lights.

This holiday light display is set to an 80’s Music Compilation, and I cannot get enough:


How great is that? My three-year old was loving this.

He totally takes after me.

The creator is Tom BetGeorge of Magical Light Shows and it costs thousands to put these displays on- not to mention the electric bill after.

But if ever I win the lottery, you can bet I will be doing this!

Check out more Magical Light Shows at https://magicallightshows.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/@TomBetGeorge

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The Best 80’s Music Videos EVER!

The 80’s… what a time to be alive.

One of the best parts of the decade- aside from the music and fashion- is the fact that MTV was actually showing music videos non-stop, and it was absolutely glorious.

As a kid, and then as a teen, I would spend hours taking in the magic of the art that is the music video. I was tranfixed, really. To this day, I still love watching them, and ca, thanks to YouTube.

One of my favorite websites, ultimatelassicrock.com, compiled a list of the 30 best music videos of the decade… see if you agree!

 

#10: Duran Duran “Hungry Like the Wolf”:

 

#9: Prince “When Does Cry”:

 

#8: Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”:

 

#7: Dire Straits “Money for Nothing”:

 

#6: Van Halen “Jump”!

 

#5: ZZ Top “Sharp Dressed Man”:

 

#4: Tom Petty “Don’t Come Around Here No More”:

 

#3: Talking Heads “Once in a Lifetime”:

#2: Peter Gabriel “Sledgehammer”:

 

#1: A-ha “Take On Me”:

 

Check out the full list here:https://ultimateclassicrock.com/80s-music-videos/

Honestly… I feel like a lot are missing from the Top 30, but I don’t make the rules…

What are your favorite music videos of the 80’s?

Here’s one of mine:

“We Are the World” was my introduction to music when I was 3. It all started there…

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Dolly Parton/Eurythmics Mash-Up

It’s the day after the Presidential Election, and I’m not going to get politcal at all.  We have to much of it on social media, so I’m here to throw out some distractions, like the latest mash-up from one of my favorite content creators “There, I Ruined It”.

Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” mashed with Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This):

It works, right?

You’re welcome for this.

Also, get more gloriousness like this at https://www.youtube.com/@ThereIRuinedIt

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Sturgill Simpson Covers “Purple Rain”

Sturgill Simpson recently delivered one hell of a version of the iconic “Purple Rain” by the legendary Prince, and you know what? He nailed it.

I’m usually a bit suspicious of covers of such incredible songs like “Purple Rain”, but Sturgill’s Country spin on the classic gave it a whole new vibe, and I love it.

Check this out:


I was prepared to not love it, but here I am.

Also, kudos to Sturgill’s band, because they killed it.

Also, Sturgill looks uncannily like my husband, which is not a bad thing.

Get more info on Sturgill and his overall badassery here: https://sturgillsimpson.com/

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Kate Hudson “Voices Carry” Official Music Video

Earlier this year, Kate Hudson crossed over into the music industry, and while I wasn’t overly impressed by her debut original material, I was impressed by her talent.

Kate Hudson has a really good, strong voice, as well as a great stage presence, as evidenced by her cover of Til’ Tuesday’s “Voices Carry”, which she just released the offical video for:

I think she did a great job on that song, and let me tell you, as a former half-assed cover band singer, that song is NOT an easy one to do. Amy Mann is an incredible vocalist, and pulling off this song is no easy feat.

Just in case you were wondering how she could handle it live, wonder no more:


Damn. Get it, woman!

Honestly, I’d love for her to put out a covers album of 80’s/90’s hits.

I think she’d do a bang up job on something like that.

In the meantime, you can check out Kate’s debut album “Glorious” out now.

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The Harvard Opportunes SLAY a Whitney Houston Classic!

Leave it to Harvard to not only have super smart people, but also insanely vocally talented ones, too.

This video popped up on my YouTube feed today, and I was intrigued, so I clikced it, and was absolutely blown away.

The Opportunes (Get it? Nice play on words) just posted a video of a recent performance of the Whitney Houston classic “How Will I Know”, with Nicole Alexander as the soloist, and it’s absolutely incredible!

Well, damn…

How good was that, though, seriously?

And I had to look up Nicole Alexander, and she has a youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@nikkinicolemusic and I’m surprised that it doesn’t have more followers than it does, because she is freaking magic.

They are all fantastic, and now I’m a fan. I literally just went down The Opportunes rabbit hole, and you can to, at https://www.harvardopportunes.com/

Oh, and this…

You’re welcome.

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