Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from yesterday and today
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from yesterday and today
Today’s classic song of the day is “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” by Melanie. Released in March of 1970, this single peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the Cash Box Top 100. “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” was written by the singer (full name: Melanie Safka) and recorded with the Edwin Hawkins Singers,…
Today’s classic song of the day is that perennial ear worm, “Come and Get Your Love,” by Redbone. The single was released in January of 1974 and peaked a few months later at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was and remains one of the most infectious tunes of the past fifty years and is one of my personal…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Stoney End,” written by the incredibly talented Laura Nyro and performed by the equally incredibly talented Barbra Streisand. Released in 1971, the single hit #6 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. It’s a terrific song, as were just about all of Laura Nyro’s songs, and Babs did…
Today’s classic song of the day is the little-remembered but still great “It’s a Cryin’ Shame” by Gayle McCormick. Released in the fall of 1971, this one only hit #44 on the Billboard Hot 100. It did better on the Adult Contemporary chart, going all the way to #9. You may remember it or you may not. “It’s a Cryin’…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” by Chicago. The song was first released on the group’s 1969 debut album (side one, track two) when they were still known as Chicago Transit Authority. (It was actually the first song recorded for that album.) It wasn’t released as a single at the time,…
Today’s classic song of the day is that wonderful one-hit wonder by the Sanford-Townsend Band, “Smoke from a Distant Fire.” This bouncy little single was released in 1977 and peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Smoke from a Distant Fire” sounded different from everything else on the radio at the time. It was an uptempo shuffle with lots…
It’s the day after Thanksgiving, which means lots of leftover turkey sandwiches and pumpkin pie. In that spirit, today’s classic post-Thanksgiving song of the day is “Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie” by Jay & the Techniques. This single was released in March of 1967 and peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #8 on Billboard’s R&B chart. “Apples, Peaches,…
Today is Thanksgiving Day here in the United States, so what better classic song of the day than “Be Thankful for What You Got” by William DeVaughn. This song slow jam was released in March of 1974, sold more than 2 million copies in the U.S. alone, and hit #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard’s R&B…
Today is the day before Thanksgiving, so let’s celebrate with a song about the country most of us live in. That makes today’s classic song of the day “America” by Simon & Garfunkel. The song was the third track on side one of the duo’s 1968 album, Bookends. Bookends was Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s fourth album. It peaked at…