We owe a debt to the women who dumped some of these soft rocking men, for t'was in the crucible of such heartache that these men, as brothers in Player, spawned the poignant but catchy "Baby Come Back ...

The secret behind “Baby Come Back” and its plea for the return of a lost love comes from a difficult breakup for not one, but two of Player’s members. The 1977 hit quickly shot to the top of the ...

A No. 1 single the first time out is no small feat. That Player wasn’t able to follow up the success of “Baby Come Back” with another hit of that ilk is beside the point. That smash still looms large ...

Maybe the 1970s had too many great songs, although some may have had too much respect. The decade certainly covered a wide range of genres. Right through from rock, glam or heavy or somewhere in ...

“Don’t you hear that?” you might demand of a friend about a song you love. “That…feeling.” “Um, no,” they may well say. ”This song sucks.” Listening to music is a subjective experience. The fertilizer ...

Listening to music is a subjective experience. The fertilizer of tones and lyrics makes odd and distinct flowers blossom in the listener’s mind. No two people will have the same internal reaction. We ...