The novelty of bubblegum pop eventually wore off and critics dismissed the music as disposable. Aimed at the youth, it’s like the flavor of chewing gum, immediately sweet and satisfying, though the ...
The Official UK Singles Chart reflects the UK’s biggest songs of the week, based on audio and video streams, downloads, CDs and vinyl, compiled by the Official Charts Company. The UK Top 40 is ...
Especially in the 1960s and 1970s, when story-songs like “The Night the Lights ... and does the things he describes in his 1967 song, an 18-minute epic of anti-establishment humor.