Singles Released This Week Years Ago

 

Another eclectic journey through music history with chart breakers and simply great songs.

1964: The Kinks

1967: The Small Faces

1986: The Pretenders

1971: James Taylor

1983: Stray Cats

1970: Bobby Bloom

1981: Greg Kihn

1968: The Band

1969: Creedence Clearwater Revival

1980: David Bowie

1980: The Clash

1994: Everything But The Girl

1983: The Fixx

1987: Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield

What Happened To Power Pop # 4

Let me continue this series with a typical American band. The Rubinoos started their career as another High School band playing to dance in the early 1970s in California. They got signed to Beserkley Records among the rest, therefore because informal relations contact with the owner of the label existed. Suddenly they were label mates to Greg Kihn and Jonathan Richman. I listened to a lot of this stuff at this time and I remember some great songs from the publication of this label. The Rubinoos got a little success with a cover version of Tommy James 'I think we're alone now'. It's nice to listen to this song again.

The Rubinoos - I think we're alone now