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Coming up, it was a year of changes in radio and pop culture. A year that many tout as one of the greatest in music history, and rock made a big comeback, with several hard rock legends having their best years ever. Including 2 tracks influenced by the fall of oppressive regimes: Wind of Change by The Scorpions and Right Here Right Now by Jesus Jones. Plus, a groundbreaking hit by PM Dawn that kicked off the sampling revolution and actually might be better than the classic it sampled. Plus Moneytalks from AC/DC, who stopped performing it after an ‘epic fail’ in concert and has now gone 35 years without playing it. And Silent Lucidity, a song that everyone thought was Pink Floyd’s best song in years. Only it wasn’t Pink Floyd. In fact, people even called Radio Stations and requested it as the new Pink Floyd, find out what song, and then there was Enter Sandman, the heaviest rock song to hit the charts, where the band recruited their producer's kid to repeat the Lord’s Prayer. It’s all next on POR.

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Back in 1991, the big news stories were all about world-changing events. The Cold War was finally winding down, and the Soviet Union was breaking apart. At the same time, the Persian Gulf War—also known as Operation Desert Storm—came to a close, marking a huge moment in global history. It was a year of major shifts on the world stage, and a year of great music:

We’re opening our countdown of the Top 12 Songs of 1991 with “Walking In Memphis” by Marc Cohn at #12: Every now and then, an artist tells a story that is so unique, poignant, and heartfelt that the story enhances the song to an unparalleled level. It seems to deepen with every listen. This is the case with Marc Cohn’s hit Walking in Memphis... Most people thought this massive hit was a made-up homage to an artist, poetic license on steroids, but every part of this song actually happened. Marc Cohn was a struggling singer-songwriter trying to find that one hit that would get him his first big break, and he found it in one weekend. Here’s what he told me.

Marc won the Grammy for ‘Best New Artist’ and the single placed at #3 in Canada, #7 in Ireland, and on the U.S. Album Rock chart. It peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on Adult Contemporary.

Landing at #11 on our countdown of the Top 12 Songs of ’91, it’s Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers with “Learning to Fly”: “Learning to Fly” was co-produced by Jeff Lynne, the legendary producer and ELO frontman. Jeff’s signature lush production style helped give "Learning to Fly" its soaring, expansive sound. It was originally conceived as part of a concept album that never happened, but it became a standalone hit after Tom & the Heartbreakers decided to release it as a single from the album Into the Great Wide Open:

Tom recalled that during the recording sessions, there was a lot of experimentation with the arrangement, including some improvisation on the guitar parts. That’s how the iconic opening riff was born—a simple yet powerful motif that captures the song’s essence of hope and discovery. The song’s chorus features a soaring vocal harmony that was achieved through a clever studio trick. Petty and Lynne layered multiple vocal tracks to create that epic, anthemic feel, making it sound like a song that’s meant to lift you up, even in the 4 walls of a recording studio: