Archive - The Lost Songs Project

My Top 40 Songs of 2024: #40-11

It's been a great year for soaring heartbreak

Dec 16 •

Mark Blankenship

"Meeting in the Ladies Room" Klymaxx (1985)

This song will improve your vocabulary!

Dec 11 •

Mark Blankenship

"Along Comes Mary," The Association (1966)

A fascinating ode to getting high

Dec 9 •

Mark Blankenship

"Every Heartbeat," Amy Grant (1991)

Pop poetry at its finest

Dec 4 •

Mark Blankenship

"Bittersweet Me," R.E.M. (1996)

The last hit from R.E.M.'s original lineup

Dec 2 •

Mark Blankenship

and

November 2024

"A Lover's Concerto," The Toys (1965)

Yes, that IS a classical minuet you're hearing!

Nov 25 •

Mark Blankenship

"Fairytale," The Pointer Sisters (1974)

The Pointer Sisters were country stars for a while

Nov 20 •

Mark Blankenship

"It Hurts to Be In Love," Gene Pitney (1964)

A hit 'borrowed' from Neil Sedaka

Nov 18 •

Mark Blankenship

"West of the Wall," Toni Fisher (1962)

Pop music for postwar Berlin

Nov 13 •

Mark Blankenship

"Hanky Panky," Madonna (1990)

A big-band bop for bad, bad girls

Nov 11 •

Mark Blankenship

"General Hospi-tale," The Afternoon Delights (1981)

A disco recap of your favorite soap opera

Nov 6 •

Mark Blankenship

"Pink Cadillac," Natalie Cole (1988)

This song might be dirty!

Nov 4 •

Mark Blankenship

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