When Lisa Lougheed first laid down the vocals on “Run With Us,” she was a big-haired teen in the late ’80s. The Canadian singer’s song finally hit Spotify and Apple Music in April. It was saved from modern musical purgatory by a 43-year-old business-development manager she’d never even met. By day, London-based Rob Johnson works for a law firm. By night he’s the Batman of forgotten pop music, wielding his power of impeccable but persistent email etiquette to resuscitate the songs that sit unheard in CD racks around the world. Over the past decade he’s convinced record labels to upload…

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