“It’s Not Unusual” (Tom Jones)
“It’s Not Unusual” was the big breakout hit for Welsh singer Tom Jones, and it’s today’s classic song of the day. Released in January of 1965 in the UK (March in the U.S.), this track went to #10 on both…
Classic Song of the Day
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic Song of the Day
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Michael Miller
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“Couldn’t I Just Tell You” (Todd Rundgren)
I’ve written often in this blog about Todd Rundgren’s 1972 album, Something/Anything? and featured several songs from that album as classic songs of the day, including “I Saw the Light,” “It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference,” and “Hello It’s Me.”…
“Thank the Lord for the Night Time” (Neil Diamond)
For some reason I think of Neil Diamond primarily as a 1970s artist. (Probably because that’s when I started listening to top 40 radio.) That ignores Mr. Diamond’s many, many hits in the 1960s and then on into the 1980s.…
“My Old School” (Steely Dan)
“My Old School” is an early one from Steely Dan, and today’s classic song of the day. Included on their second album, Countdown to Ecstasy, “My Old School” was released as a single in October of 1973 and went all…
“Stairway to Heaven” (Led Zeppelin)
“Stairway to Heaven” is one of the most famous and most popular rock songs of all time, and it’s today’s classic song of the day. Believe it or not, this eight-minute-long epic was never released as a single, appearing only…
“Stairway to Heaven” (Neil Sedaka)
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…