The SFB

Random musings from a Gen X life lived on the edge… of nothing except Lake Erie. 70s and 80s pop culture and music.

rock

  • Another long lost mid-80s delight!

    Sly Fox’s Let’s Go All the Way is THE perfect song! Ending my SPRING OF ‘86 perfect songs with this long lost gem and one hit wonder, Sly Fox’s Let’s Go All The Way.  There were so many outstanding songs, I mean a real bounty of talent and aural greatness, along with a treasure trove… Read more

  • More musical perfection from 1986

    Robert Palmer and Addicted to Love May, 1986. Robert Palmer and five red lipped beauties. That beat. Those lyrics. Yeah, I’m talking about a hot, hot, hot PERFECT song that peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 3, 1986 and spent a week there. Addicted to Love. What. A. Fucking. Great. Song.… Read more

  • The Outfield and Your Love

    Another perfect song from the spring of ’86. Was there a bigger song in the spring of ‘86 than The Outfield’s Your Love? Well, probably but that’s the one up for discussion next while I’m reliving the spring of ‘86. Here’s a funny coincidence. A former student of mine, I taught middle school English, posted that… Read more

  • Holiday by Madonna is THE perfect song…

    when your playlist needs a cleansing from holiday music. Madonna and Holiday So, I’m kinda tired of Christmas music.  I usually love it but something in my brain chemistry is different this year and apart from a few favorites I’ve mostly avoided it. So instead of actual holiday music I thought I’d talk about a… Read more

  • U2 Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses is THE perfect song!

    I wrote this at the start of the new year… hoping, praying and trying to manifest some fiery forward momentum for 2026. 2026. The Year of the Fire Horse starts in a little less than a month.  According to Chinese astrology, the Fire Horse is intense and powerful. I’m ready for intense and powerful- in… Read more

  • Sexy Rod Stewart and this sexy PERFECT song!

    In 1979 Rod the Mod went disco and a certain seventh grade girl was awestruck. Because it’s February and this world needs more love right now, and because it’s absolutely freezing outside…I’m going to focus on some songs that are about hot lovin’- in all forms.  I have loved the particularly hot artist who sang… Read more

  • Message of Love by The Pretenders

    From my Valentines Day themed YouTube THE perfect song series. Chrissy Hyde is such a badass! Back with the second love themed song for this month. I low-key hate Valentine’s Day but I love this perfect song about love.  The Pretenders Message of Love was released forty five years ago this month.  I was in… Read more

  • BILLY IDOL

    Eyes Without a Face is THE perfect song. HTF did he not get more fan votes for the Rock Hall?????? I’d been thinking about including Billy Idol here for a while, and his nomination for inclusion in the RnR HoF, long overdue IMO, spurred me on to talk about this perfect song- Eyes Without a… Read more

  • INXS AND THE PERFECT SONG

    Part of my PERFECT song series. Not Enough Time is THE perfect song! And how the hell did they not get enough fan votes for the Rock Hall? SMH… Since INXS has been nominated for the Rock Hall they are next up for THE perfect song. It was really, really difficult to pick one song… Read more

  • PERFECT SONGS FROM THE SPRING OF 1986 ON THE SHORES OF SENECA LAKE

    How was 1986 forty years ago? This is the first in a series of essays about THE perfect songs from that long ago spring. Blackwell Hall on the Circle of William Smith College. Some fun was had here! I Can’t Wait by Nu Shooz is THE perfect song. That distinctive bass and hand clap is… Read more