Edwin Starr: Not a fan of war. So… 2020, huh? Been a long year. For no reason in particular I thought this might be a good time to do a list of the best anti-war protest songs. You know, just because the music is good. Not with any particular…

ORLANDO, FL- JANUARY 29: Former Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani speaks with his wife, Judith Giuliani, during a post-primary campaign rally in Orlando in 2008. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images. With the first primary debates complete, the Presidential campaign season is officially underway. This means a lot of things: Incessant…

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Sweet Carolines. Today is Mother’s Day. This presents a wealth of column opportunities. I could list songs about mothers, by mothers of other musicians; all sorts of stuff. But I didn’t do that. Rather than pick one of those boring ideas, I put…

The Weather Girls performing “It’s Raining Men” whilst surrounded by a scene of absolute carnage as the aforementioned men lie dead and dying around them, having inexplicably fallen from the sky. Michael Fish and Sian Lloyd look on, bewildered. Requested by Anthony Mitchell pic.twitter.com/LCPefmRCap — Jim’ll Paint It (@Jimllpaintit)…

So you know how when I started this endeavor I set rules? Five songs per year, one song per band, qualifies in year of release, listed in chronological order? Pretty straightforward, right? For 1970 I’m breaking that first one. I didn’t realize it until this exercise but 1970 was…

It’s 1969 and you know what that means: I have to get something out of the way. Niiiiiice. Now that we’re past that let’s move on to the top five songs as determined by me, with Ash McGonigal and Robin St. Clare back as my panel of experts (and people who…