Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Today’s classic song of the day comes from the spring of 1977. The song is “Angel in Your Arms” and it was recorded by a group called Hot. Hot released “Angel in Your Arms” on Big Tree Records in February of 1977. The song went all the way to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on Billboard’s Easy…
Today’s classic Christmas song of the day is “Little Saint Nick” by the Beach Boys. Released as a single in early December 1963, it eventually hit #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a holiday classic. “Little Saint Nick” was written by Brian Wilson, although Mike Love later horned in on the writing credit due to a lawsuit he…
Today’s classic song of the day sounds a lot like a previous classic song of the day, and it’s on purpose. Today’s song is “It’s the Same Old Song” by the Four Tops, and it was deliberately patterned on their previous hit, “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch).” Here’s one version of the story. The Tops had just…
Today’s classic Christmas song of the day is “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.” It was written in 1934 by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. The song was first recorded by banjo player Harry Reser and His Orchestra in 1934, but became a huge hit when recorded by Eddie Cantor later that year. Tons of artists have recorded “Santa…
Today’s classic song of the day was written and originally recorded by Jackie DeShannon—although it was a bigger hit for the group the Searchers. The song is “When You Walk in the Room” and Ms. DeShannon released her version as a B-side to her “‘Till You Say You’ll Be Mine” single in November of 1963. She re-released it as an…
Today’s classic Christmas song of the day was written and performed by former Beatle John Lennon, along with his wife, Yoko Ono, and the group of musicians they called the Plastic Ono Band. On this record, the Band consisted of Nicky Hopkins on piano, chimes, and glockenspiel; Teddy Irwin, Hugh McCracken, Chris Osbourne, and Stuart Scharf on various guitars; Klaus…
Today’s classic song of the day is about a girl, who’s really a guy, named “Lola.” Written by Ray Davies, the single was released by his group, the Kinks, in June of 1970. Despite its, at the time, controversial subject matter, “Lola” shot to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #8 on the Cash Box Top 100. It was…
Today’s classic Christmas song of the day comes from that classic holiday television special, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The song is “A Holly Jolly Christmas” and it was made famous by Burl Ives. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was a Rankin/Bass stop-action animation production that first aired on December 6, 1964, on the NBC television network. I watched it on WFBM-TV…
Today’s classic song of the day is a protest song from Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Fortunate Son.” It was one side of a two-sided single, the other side being “Down on the Corner.” This two-sided single was released in October of 1969. “Fortunate Son” got a lot of airplay and was embraced by those in the anti-Vietnam war movement, which helped…
Today’s classic Christmas song of the day is “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” written by famed songwriter Frank Loesser. It’s not a Christmas song per se, in that it doesn’t mention the holidays, but its snowy winter theme inspires listeners to identify it with the season. Frank Loesser wrote “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” in 1944 to sing with his wife, Lynn…