THE WORDS & MEMORIES ORBIT

A life, on the record.

Songs that bring you back. People who stay with you. Wander through Nick’s writing, one memory at a time.

5 storiesNEWEST MEMORIES FIRST

54 to 54Dec 3, 2019DAY 18

All Night Long

Come on, people, you should not be surprised to hear this song today! If you claim to know me, then you know my love for most things eighties, and atop that broad spectrum is the music of Lionel Richie.…

54 to 54Nov 2, 2019DAY 48

lady lady lady

I love a good obscure soundtrack song. I’m known for that shit. And if you know me, you know one of my favorite movie soundtracks belongs to Flashdance. I already gave you Irene Cara’s Flashdance: What A…

50 to 50Dec 16, 2015DAY 5

This Time I Know It’s For Real / On The Radio

She was the Queen of Disco and I had to listen to her albums secretly because, by the time I had really discovered her, disco was dead and I was living in the Poconos where Lynyrd Skynyrd was king. Sounds…

50 to 50Nov 25, 2015DAY 26

Hello

As promised a few days back, here again is Lionel Richie. Basically, the entire album Can’t Slow Down is amazing and classic, but for the sake of narrowing as much as I can, I will talk about my favorite…

50 to 50Nov 3, 2015DAY 48

Love Is A Battlefield

In 1983, the year I graduated from P.M.H.S. This song burst onto the video airwaves and all over the radio. I was blown away. I already knew the power of Pat Benatar’s voice but this was something new.…