Frequent Stargayzing contributor Corinna Tormley and David Munk each share there thoughts on the historic performance. Corinna Tormley: I love Judy and I love Barbra and so was very aware of the show’s existence…
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Songs That Should Have Been Top-10 Hits, Volume 5
1. k.d. lang, “Sing it Loud” (2011) k.d. lang is simply one of the best singers currently breathing. An intrepid boundary-crosser and rule breaker, lang has struggled with record labels from the jump. Her…
“To Cher, Love David”: A Letter Never Sent
In 1986 and 1987, I worked on the Martin Ritt film Nuts at Warner Bros. in Burbank. It was my first job out of film school and I was in a happy state of…
(N)e(u)rotica: What Madonna Said to k.d. lang About Peggy Lee
Having witnessed Madonna in full-throttle-self-centered-diva-mode multiple times over the years, I didn’t dispute the veracity of the recent news that the pop superstar was reprimanded for repeatedly texting during a New York Film Festival…
Stargayzing Returns: “I Turn My Back For a Minute and All Hell Breaks Loose,” Says Munk
I’m back after a short hiatus and even though I was quite busy, I must tell you how much I missed writing Stargayzing. There were so many times I had the impulse to comment…
Stargayzing Mix Tape: The Most Unbelievable Cover Songs of All-Time! #3: Steve & Eydie’s Version of Soundgarden’s Black Hole Sun
3. Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé, Black Hole Sun In 1997 Hollywood Records released Loungeapalooza, an uneven attempt to breath some ironic energy into lounge music (or maybe it was to make fun of…
Stairway to Stardom Redux: “Hairdresser”— A Tribute to Lucille Cataldo
“Hairdresser would you set me up?/Make a little wave or two/Make me into something new/Cause I am so blue/I’ll give you a chance/Cause I wanna dance/And if you really would/It would be understood/I’ll make…
12 Essential Holiday Recordings…(You’ve Probably Never Heard)
So here my Christmas gift to you, dear friends, because you’ve been so good all year: a carefully curated list of 12 Holiday Songs You’ve (Probably) Never Heard
12 Holiday Songs You’ve (Probably) Never Heard, Day Eight: Cyndi Lauper’s “Home on Christmas Day”
12 Holiday Songs…is part of a series. To read them in order: Day One: Sara Bareilles’ Love is Christmas 8. Cyndi Lauper, Home on Christmas Day Ah…Cyndi Lauper…where shall I begin? I…
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