Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
“All in Love is Fair” is one of Stevie Wonder’s most beautiful ballads, and it’s today’s classic song of the day. It was never released as a single (at least in the U.S.; it was in Brazil, inexplicably) but was a standout track on Stevie’s Grammy-winning 1973 album, Innervisions. Stevie not only wrote and sang “All in Love is Fair,”…
Today is Veteran’s Day here in the U.S. and, in honor of our vets, today’s classic song of the day is the Shirelles’ “Soldier Boy.” Released in March of 1962, this single hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. (And in Canada, too!) “Soldier Boy” was written by producer Luther Dixon and Scepter Records owner Florence Greenburg. Actually, Flo did…
For today’s classic song of the day we head back to the late ’70s and singer Bonnie Tyler’s hit, “It’s a Heartache.” Released in November of 1977, this single went all the way to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, and #10 on both the Billboard Adult Contemporary and Hot Country Songs charts. It was…
I can almost guarantee that, unless you live in the UK, you’ve probably never heard today’s classic song of the day. The song is “Make Him Mine” and it’s by a Brit singer named Susan Maughan. Ms. Maughan was semi-famous in the UK but not in the U.S., and this single was released in the UK only. Susan Maughan got…
I have to admit, I was not a fan of KC and the Sunshine Band back in the ’70s. I thought their music simplistic and derivative, not something an erstwhile jazzer like me would be caught dead listening to. I also despised disco music, so there’s that, too. That said, a lot of people disagreed with me and gave KC…
Fontella Bass’ “Rescue Me” is today’s classic song of the day. Released as a single in September of 1965, “Rescue Me” soared to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #1 on Billboard’s Hot Rhythm & Blues chart. “Rescue Me” took shape during a songwriting and rehearsal session at Chess Studios in Chicago.…
The year 1970 was a great one for music. I was 12 years old then, moving from sixth grade into seventh, and I was listening to the radio a lot—WIBC-AM in Indianapolis for news, WIFE-AM for top forty music, and WNAP-FM for more album-oriented rock, but with a lot of overlap between the last two. I also spent a lot…
Today’s classic song of the day is one of the best Beach Boys tunes you’ve probably never heard. The song is “Please Let Me Wonder” and it easily ranks among Brian Wilson’s top ten, maybe even top five, tunes for the group. “Please Let Me Wonder” was written by Brian Wilson with Mike Love contributing lyrics. It was included on…
ABBA is a particular guilty pleasure of mine and today’s classic song of the day is their single “Honey, Honey.” This was the second single release from their second album, Waterloo. ABBA released “Honey, Honey” as a single in April of 1974. It was a top twenty hit in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and West…