As you will see in the below list of the Top 50 New Wave Songs, chosen by the UCR staff, many of these tracks would fit comfortably within other playlists from the era, not just punk, but also pop, ...
A song heavy with restlessness, "Urge for Going" was written in the mid-'60s before Mitchell left Canada, and was originally recorded by her friend Tom Rush. It was eventually released as a B-side to ...
When one of country music's biggest stars says he thinks a certain country song is one of the greatest ever written, people tend to listen. Urban said, "He [Jones] sounds like a crooner and a ...
Lesley Gore, “It’s My Party” (1963) Hanging onto his love of Latin percussion and cool hot brass, Jones — who not only produced the song but ... From the greatest-selling solo artist ...