Browsing: this day in music january 27

“I told a friend of mine how sad I was that I’ll never play these songs again with my friend. She said: ‘Some night you’ll play them for him”

In Los Angeles to film a Pepsi commercial, the superstar got too close to a fireworks display. His life would never be the same.

The first four singles by The Bangles had been completely ignored by Top 40 radio. That would all change with “Manic Monday,” penned by a mystery songwriter.