Categories SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY Ric Ocasek Released “This Side Of Paradise” 35 Years Ago Today Post author By MAGNET Staff Post date September 15, 2021 35 years ago today, Ric Ocasek released This Side Of Paradise. You still can’t turn away. Read our Q&A with Ocasek: TakeMeBack Tuesday: A Previously Print-Only Conversation With Ric Ocasek, 2005 ← My Morning Jacket And Brittany Howard Deliver A Whole Lot Of What New York City Needed → Cyndi Lauper Released “True Colors” 35 Years Ago Today