And I said, ‘You should record a song that gets banned.’ He said, ‘Will you write one?’ And I said yes.” So, when “Timothy” arrived, a Creedence Clearwater Revival-style blast of ...

Rupert Holmes is responsible for one giant hit, 1979’s “Escape (The Piña Colada Song),” that might make your mouth water—especially if you like the titular tropical beverage (or getting ...

Once the song became an unlikely hit, reaching as high as No. 17 on the Billboard chart, the Buoys’ panicked record company tried to spin the story that Timothy was a mule, to get away from the ...