Earworms and Song Loops

FTA: I'm Writing This Piece Pro-Bono

U2 - Two Hearts Beat As One

Apr 16 • Steve Goldberg

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STUDS #2 💪: Mr. Wrong

Same Title, Utterly Different Song - Which is your favorite? Cracker? Mary J. Blige? Sade? The Bellamy Brothers? Lloyd Cole?

Apr 7 • Steve Goldberg

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Desmond Decker and the Aces - Israelites

Passing thoughts on Passover and being Jewish in 2026

Apr 1 • Steve Goldberg

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March 2026

Same Title, Different Song - "Peek-A-Boo"

A new series, where I explore 5 songs with the same title, and you get to vote on which you like best

Mar 24 • Steve Goldberg

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Sheena Easton - Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)

How the twisted, corded, device was a loneliness-busting life-line for teens in the early 80s

Mar 20 • Steve Goldberg

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Growing Up Sedaka

A double dose of dementia illustrates the power of music

Mar 11 • Steve Goldberg

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February 2026

Everything is Connected

Sparklehorse, Camper Van Beethoven, and tapping into the connectivity plane

Feb 25 • Steve Goldberg

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Five For Friday: Delectable delights, control my appetites

This week, we welcome Steve Goldberg for a gustatory musical tete-a-tete that avoids oink, moo, and cluck

Published on Emm as in Music • Feb 20

How I Beat the Snot Out of Myself (redux)

Pixies' Surfer Rosa album to the rescue. The final part of the Allergy Trilogy.

Feb 16 • Steve Goldberg

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Seeing Pat Benatar in Concert with my BFF Ricky Springfield

The story of how I attended a Pat Benatar concert as a nerdy 15-year-old with early 80s rock royalty.

Feb 9 • Steve Goldberg

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Me, Pat Benatar, and My Sister Lisa: Part 4

When there's nothing that you can do

Feb 3 • Steve Goldberg

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January 2026

Me, Pat Benatar, and My Sister Lisa: Part 3

Mini Memoir Jumps Ahead to 2018.

Jan 27 • Steve Goldberg

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