THROWBACK THURSDAY
Welcome back to Throwback Thursday! Each week I take a deep dive into music’s past, taking a look at historic music moments, and the releases of some of our favorite music. Today, I bring you a collection of songs varying decade, artist and genre. From Elton John, to Iron Maiden, to Garth Brooks, this playlist has a track for everyone. Before we get into the music, let’s take a look at some iconic music moments.
In April of 1964, The Supremes recorded their breakthrough hit, “Where Did Our Love Go.” It went number one on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles, and held its spot for two weeks, Billboard would eventually rank “Where Did Our Love Go” at number four on the list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.
In 1970, Peter Green, an original member of Fleetwood Mac, announced his departure from the group. In years to come, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks would join the band as a pair, and their entry would become symbolic to the history of Fleetwood Mac.
The Beatles won their first ever Grammy Awards in 1965, taking home two awards, including Best New Artist. The group would go on to win 13 Grammys throughout their career, and have 23 nominations.
Our playlist this week opens with The Offspring’s “Come Out and Play”. This was the firs single off the band’s third album Smash, and is considered The Offspring’s breakthrough song.
“Come Out and Play”- The Offspring (1994)
“I Fought the Law” - The Clash (1977)
“Fire Woman”- The Cult (1989)
“Your Song”- Elton John (1970)
“If Tomorrow Never Comes”- Garth Brooks (1989)
“Iron Maiden”- Iron Maiden (1980)
“Echo”- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1999)
“Glory Days (Live)” - Bruce Springsteen (1993)
“Waiting For An Alibi”- Thin Lizzy (1979)
“Seven Wonders” - Fleetwood Mac (1987)
Further down our playlist, we have “Your Song” by Elton John, a personal favorite of mine. Although he originally wrote it for Three Dog Night, whom he was opening for at the time, John ended up keeping the song for himself, and became one of his biggest hits.
Following “Your Song”, Garth Brooks’ “If Tomorrow Never Comes” takes the fifth spot on our playlist this week. This song was the second single from Brooks’ self titled album, and became a number-one hit.”If Tomorrow Never Comes” also became an extremely popular cover song, most famously by Ronan Keating, whose version was a number-one hit in the U.K..
Bruce Springsteen’s “Glory Days” is eighth on our playlist this week, and was released in April of 1985. “Glory Days” was a single on Springsteen’s album Born in the U.S.A., arguably one of his most well known works. The song is a recollection of Springsteen’s high school years, and he references people he had once known during the time.
“Seven Wonders” closes our playlist this week, a track off of Fleetwood Mac’s fourteenth album Tango in the Night. With Stevie Nicks on lead vocals, she sings about a past relationship, and how not even seeing the Seven Wonders of the World would compare. “Seven Wonders” peaked at 19 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, and remains one of Fleetwood Mac’s most recognized songs.
Join us next week for a brand new playlist with blasts from the past from your favorite artists and bands!
