Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit

In my opinion, there hasn’t been anything quite like the death of the 80’s hair bands. If you were alive in the 80’s, I’m sure you can remember the height of this hair band phenomenon… men wore makeup, teased their hair, pouted like those annoying Bratz dolls, and did what they could to be manly, but in a girlish kind of way.

At the time it was the “cool” thing to do, but looking back on it, I’m sure most of the hair bands would say, “Somebody paid me to do it.”

The one song that I credit to killing the 80’s is Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” [...]

Joni Mitchell: River

Joni Mitchell’s “River” has become, in many ways, a Christmas standard. To be honest, I’ve never quite understood this because the song is really quite depressing… and who wants to be depressed during the Christmas season?

I guess the fact that the song opens with “Jingle Bells” makes the connection to Christmas that [...]