In 2025 we celebrate the 40 year anniversary of a fascinating year in pop music. It was the year the MATERIAL GIRL was CRAZY FOR hits, the most-streamed music video of all time took to MTV, British artists continued to RULE THE WORLD, and artists from around the world raised money with large celebrity recording sessions and live concerts. Today we would be CARELESS to WHISPER so we will SHOUT about why we CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING to TAKE ON 1985.

Another episode of Pop Life by Eric & Scott.

One of the most essential building blocks of popular music is the chord; two or more notes played at the same time often on a guitar or piano keyboard. Almost every popular hit song ever written not only has chords, but a pattern of chords that occur throughout the song called a chord progression. In this episode of Pop Life we analyze the most common chord progressions in popular music and why these progressions work and other progressions, perhaps not so memorable.

Another episode of Pop Life by Eric & Scott.

2024 celebrates the 40 year anniversary of what the music industry and many music critics call the best year in popular music history. The King of Pop, The Boss, a Prince, the Material Girl, an Innocent Man, and many other unusual stars made the charts and the news, as in Huey Lewis & the News. Eric and Scott will guide you to see and hear why 1984 was so thrilling and why it’s a REFLEX to call it simply the best. Get ready to JUMP and GO CRAZY. You know who to call….

Another episode of Pop Life by Eric & Scott.