Saturday, May 21, 2022

Persistent earworm alert CCLXVI

Given the intensity of the storm in St. Louis this morning, it feels appropriate to have Shooting Star's "Hang On For Your Life" in mind.  Considering how well the tune lends itself to being cranked up in a car, I'm surprised this 1981 track wasn't a smash album rock hit.  Vocally and instrumentally, the energy and proficiency are there.  The song has textbook elements of what I'd think would be a classic rock anthem.  Inexplicably, this song and this Kansas City band never got the national recognition they deserved.