Wicked Guilty Pleasures

R.E.M. released their fifteenth and final studio album, Collapse Into Now , in 2011. This song, co-written by the band (minus Bill Berry, wh...

No, this isn't a love song.   It's a song Michael Stipe called "violent" in 1988 but acknowledged later that it could be o...

In 1988, R.E.M. left their longtime home at IRS Records to join the Warner Brothers roster with their sixth album, Green .  They did it beca...

This song was one of R.E.M.'s earliest, being performed at shows as early as 1980, and a live version was recorded for their 1983 debut ...

I'm sorry. That's what a lot of people think the name of this song is.   It's not.  It's "So. Central Rain (I'm Sor...

I'm gonna level with you.   I'm not thrilled with most of the new Katy Perry music.  She's trying too hard.   But this song is a...

Oh, crap, we're late on getting a post out. Well, since so many of you love this spooky season so much (I very much do NOT), here's ...

In 1986, TV journalist Dan Rather was assaulted by 2 men in New York City - and these assailants kept repeating the phrase, "Kenneth, W...

How did INXS become an afterthought on the US charts?  The answer may surprise you. This 1993 single, the lead one from their album Full Moo...

I was really late writing this today.   So, yeah, I dipped into my leftover Hall of Fame bag for this one.  Enjoy what was the first major i...

Released on their 1988 album Green but intended for 1989 single release (hence the title), the story of this song isn't really the song ...

Our third HoF inductee was Nirvana.  And this is probably the last Nirvana post we will ever make, because we did such a complete job coveri...

Our 2nd HoF !nductee was P!nk.  And P!nk has been busy. Th!s song, a 2016 Grammy nom!nee, is P!nk's most recent Top 10 h!t !n the US as ...

Last week, we inducted our fourth Hall of Fame artist - INXS.  For the rest of this week, I figured we could revisit the other three, becaus...

... "I was writing lyrics like 'Baby Don't Cry' and 'Beautiful Girl' and lyrics just about how wonderful it is to h...

Surprise! I promise, this is the last one (no it is not). This song, the second single from Welcome To Wherever You Are , was wholly written...

As has become customary for this little blog that could, when there's a Hall of Fame artist, we give you a little extra, for the loyal r...

I had way too much material for just one Hall of Fame week.  This is why I'm posting on the weekend.   And I couldn't ignore the big...

Right now, most of you are wondering what the hell this is.   This was the debut single by INXS in 1980.  Notice the more new wave sound - a...

This song isn't one I had ever really enjoyed by INXS.  It is NOT a song I really enjoyed all that much. It's not bad, mind you - bu...