Zero to 180 – Three Minute Magic
It is the mark of a true artist when he or she can take someone else’s song and transform it into something else entirely, to the point of making the new version almost unrecognizable. Stevie Wonder‘s 1971 version of “We Can Work It Out,” for example, begins with a funky
Allison Anders‘ 1996 fictional film, Grace of My Heart – a clever and heartfelt tribute to the great sounds of the 1960s and early 70s – features original songs that take their inspiration from Brill Building and girl group pop, as well as Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound,” British Invasion
The mid-to-late 80s was an interesting time in popular music in that the children of the “classic rock” generation were just starting to come into their own. Ziggy Marley and Julian Lennon come prominently to mind, both having enjoyed hits with “Tomorrow People” and “Valotte,” respectively. In 1985 my college
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