Phil Collins, Elton John, and Gloria Estefan dominated Adult Contemporary radio back in the 1980s and '90s, yet have disappeared from modern radio. Seemingly, the only time you ever hear them is at the grocery store or your local CVS. This blog remembers the music, the stories and the quirky characters from my days working in Adult Contemporary radio.
Monday, December 8, 2014
Dream Academy - "Life in a Northern Town"
Did you ever purchase one of those compilation CDs and discover a song that you had never heard but instantly liked? For me, Dream Academy's "Life in a Northern Town" was that song. The song came out in 1986, but I didn't discover it for well over a decade later. With its catchy chorus, the song can be guilty of becoming an instant earworm.