Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka passed away yesterday. In his honor, today’s classic song of the day is one of his big 1960s hits, “Stairway to Heaven.” No, this isn’t Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven,” which came along a decade or so after Mr. Sedaka’s tune. This one was written by Neil Sedaka and his partner Howard Greenfield back in 1960. RCA…
Today’s classic song of the day is “The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss)” by Betty Everett. Released as a single in January of 1964, this one went all the way to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Cash Box’s R&B chart. “The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss)” was written by professional songsmith Rudy…
Back in 1976, even though the Beatles had been disbanded for a half-dozen years or so, there was a continuing hope among fans that the Fab Four would reunite at some point in the future. That’s when radio programmers became aware of a band called Klaatu that arrived on the scene with an album that sounded kind-of sort-of like something…
“I Got You Babe” by Sonny & Cher is today’s classic song of the day. Released as a single in June of 1965, this one went all the way to #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, and was a top ten hit all around the globe. Sonny Bono wrote “I Got You Babe” and…
Today’s classic song of the day was a hit for two different R&B artists. The song is “Don’t Play That Song (You Lied)” and it was written by Betty Nelson, the wife of Ben E. King, and Ahmet Ertegun. (Probably all by Betty; it wasn’t unusual for the producer to take co-songwriting credit back in those days.) The first recording…
“Lay Lady Lay” was Bob Dylan’s fourth and final top ten single, and it’s today’s classic song of the day. Released in July of 1969, “Lay Lady Lay” peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, #8 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #19 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. Bob Dylan included “Lay Lady Lay” on his country-flavored 1969…
You ever decide to dump someone just to find out they’re dumping you, too? That’s the premise of today’s classic song of the day, “I’ve Found Someone of My Own” by the Free Movement. It’s right there in the lyrics: I got up this morningWhile I was having my coffeeMy woman came in, sat down by my sideWith tears in…
Today’s classic song of the day is one of many top ten hits by the Supremes. The song, released as a single in April of 1966, is “Love is Like an Itching in My Heart” and it peaked at #9 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, and #7 on Billboard’s R&B chart. Supreme Mary Wilson…
Grand Funk (AKA Grand Funk Railroad) was a hard rock band. Today’s classic song of the day, “Bad Time,” was a melodic power pop song. One can question a hard rock band playing a power pop song, but it was a good move for the guys. “Bad Time,” released as a single in March of 1975, went all the way…