Kirsty MacColl: Days [ purchase ] My first post this week featured a perfect Tracey Ullman popcover of a Kirsty MacColl song; I couldn'...

The Romantics: What I Like About You [ purchase ] I have no idea who The Romantics are... and, to tell you the truth, I really don't *...

Dillard and Clark : Radio Song [ purchase ] Gene Clark : Hear the Wind [ purchase ] Gene Clark : Rain Song [ purchase ] Steve Earle famously...

It would be easy to think, from this week’s posts, that the three minute pop song was a phenomenon of the 60s and early 70s, never to be hea...

Looking Glass: Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) [ purchase ] I was at an acoustic jam last night, and during our dinner break, we started th...

The Jackson 5: I Want You Back [ Purchase ] The thing about the perfect pop song is how infectious it is, how even if you want to not like ...

Joe Esposito : You're the Best [ purchase ] I'm not quite sure why I had this song in my library, but I'm glad to share it here ...

Dionne Warwick : (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me [ purchase ] Three-minute pop songs were a hallmark of the 60's – ...

The Selecter : Three Minute Hero [ purchase ] When I found out what our theme was this week, this is the song I had to post. That it clocks ...

The Four Tops : Reach Out (I'll Be There) [ purchase ] I feel as though I have to hurry up and post a musical apology for that last ...

Tracey Ullman: They Don't Know [ purchase ] Audiophiles know that 7-time Emmy Award winning actress and comedienne Tracey Ullman - whos...

The Spencer Davis Group: Gimme Some Lovin' Purchase Steve Winwood was only 17 years old when Spencer Davis recruited him as a vocalist ...

The Shaggs : Philosophy of the World [ OMG it's still in print for you to purchase ] Some pop songs capture us with a compelling hoo...

The Tokens : The Lion Sleeps Tonight [ purchase ] Here is the perfect transition tune to welcome our new theme. Of course, The Lion Sleeps T...

Karla Bonoff (with James Taylor): The Water Is Wide [ purchase ] - Click the Online Store button and then scroll down to Restless Nights Ti...

Koto : Sakura, Sakura (from a Japanese website that I cannot read) Miyavi : JPN Pride [ purchase ] With age comes wisdom. I've learn...

It is the custom, here on Star Maker, to end the week with a multi-song post. In a week that has emphasized traditional music, I could hardl...

Laura Love: Shenandoah [ purchase ] - scroll halfway down to Fourteen Days I have a childhood memory of going to my local movie theater to...

Grateful Dead : Jack-a-Roe (acoustic) [ purchase ] Grateful Dead : Jack-a-Roe (electric) [ purchase ] Jack-a-Roe tells the story of a woman ...

The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem: The Moonshiner [ purchase ] Bob Dylan: Moonshiner [ purchase ] "The Moonshiner" plays into ...