Whenever I want to stump someone with a pop music-related trivia question, I ask:
“Who was the youngest person to have a Top 10 record?”
Answer: Barry Gordon.
We’re cousins. My father and his father were “best men” at each other’s weddings.
He was seven years old when “Nuttin’ For Christmas” hit the charts. Somewhere I must still have my copy, with “Santa Claus Looks Just Like Daddy” on the flip side.
I’d listen to this as a kid, and I still remember the subtle “uh-oh” that follows “I spilled some ink on Mommy’s rug.”
This is one of the most incredible things I’ve ever heard: the perfect blueprint for writing the kind of pop love ballad that radio stations love to play.
It’s the creation of Da Vinci’s Notebook.
Thanks to Paul and Storm for giving me permission to share this with you.
My favorite moment is at 3:31, on the word “modulation.”
Whenever I want to stump someone with a pop music-related trivia question, I ask:
