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 was recorded by one group but released under another group’s name. The song is that Wall of Sound classic, “He’s a Rebel,” and there’s an interesting story behind it. To start out, “He’s a Rebel” was written by Gene Pitney for the Shirelles, but that group, which was really hot at the time, turned…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Too Late to Turn Back now” by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose. They were a family band from Dania Beach, Florida, comprised of brothers Carter and Eddie Cornelius and, not surprisingly, their sister Rose. The brothers Cornelius first started singing together professionally in the mid 1960s, adding sister Rose to the mix in…
Today’s classic song of the day is “I Fought the Law,” a big hit for the Bobby Fuller Four. Released in October of 1965, it peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. “I Fought the Law” was written by Sonny Curtis in 1958. (Mr. Curtis is equally well known for composing the theme to the The Mary Tyler Moore…
Today’s classic song of the day is a post-Motown hit by the Four Tops. The song is “When She Was My Girl” and it was released on the Casablanca Records label in August of 1981. It marked a welcome return to the charts for the former Motown legends, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 on the Cash…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Let’s Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)” by Jay and the Americans. It’s all about a guy who met a girl at a party and can’t wait to get alone with her. As the lyrics state: We started to talk and you smiledSorta like you knew the way that I feltYou…
Today’s classic song of the day comes from north of the border. “Share the Land” was released by the Canadian group the Guess Who in September of 1970. It peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #2 on the group’s native Canadian RPM chart. “Share the Land” was written by the…
“But I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.” That’s one of the best lyrics ever written and a wonderful philosophical rumination of how our views on things change as we age and gain more experience. The line is from the song “My Back Pages,” which Bob Dylan wrote in 1964. Dylan wrote “My Back Pages” in…
Today’s classic song of the day is another inoffensive soft rock tune from the mid-70s. “Save It for a Rainy Day” was released by Stephen Bishop in December of 1976 and early the next year it rose to #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #21 on the Cash Box Top 100. It did considerably better on Billboard’s Easy Listening…
Today’s classic song of the day is the exceedingly pleasant “Nice to Be With You” by a group called Gallery. This single was released in February of 1972 and peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, and #1 on the Cash Box Top 100. “Nice to Be With You” was typical of the…