“Magnet and Steel” (Walter Egan)
Today’s classic song of the day is a late-70s track with a heavy Fleetwood Mac connection. The song is “Magnet and Steel” by Walter Egan; when it was released in March of 1978, this one-hit wonder reached #8 on the…
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
Michael Miller is a popular and prolific writer. He has authored more than 200 nonfiction books that have collectively sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. His bestselling book is Music Theory Note-by-Note (formerly The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory) for DK.
“Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)” (Barry Mann)
Barry Mann was one of the premiere songwriters of the ’60s and ’70s (and even into the ’80s a little), most often paired with his wife, Cynthia Weil. He didn’t start out writing with her, however, and he didn’t always…
“Snowbird” (Anne Murray)
The word “snowbird” means different things to different people. To some, it describes the northerners, mainly older folk, who travel south to winter in warmer climes. Snowbirds typically come from Canada or Minnesota or some other place suitably cold and…
“In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)” (Zager and Evans)
What better way to start off the new year than looking forward to the future—in the case of today’s classic song of the day, the very distant future. The song is “In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)” by a…
“Happy New Year” (ABBA)
It’s New Year’s Day, so it’s appropriate that today’s classic song of the day is ABBA’s “Happy New Year.” Included on the group’s 1980 Super Trouper album, it wasn’t released as a single at the time. It became one of…
“Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” (Sandy Denny/Fairport Convention/Judy Collins)
It’s New Year’s Eve, and once again we’re wondering where the whole year went. That leads us to the perfect classic song of the day for the last day of the year, “Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” Folksinger Sandy…