“Games People Play” (The Spinners)
Today’s classic Philly Soul song of the day is “Games People Play” by the Spinners. This track, released in May of 1975, peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, #2 on the Billboard Easy Listening and Cash Box Top…
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.
“Betcha By Golly Wow” (The Stylistics)
Today’s classic Philly Soul song of the day is “Betcha By Golly Wow” by the Stylistics. This sweet soul track, released in February of 1972, peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles…
“La-La (Means I Love You)” (The Delfonics)
A few weeks ago we devoted an entire week to Motown hits. This week we’re moving onto the next decade of soul and covering seven singles that helped define the Philadelphia Soul sound of the 1970s. The first song we’re…
“Take a Letter Maria” (R.B. Greaves)
Today’s classic song of the day is “Take a Letter Maria’ by R.B. Greaves. Released in autumn of 1969 by ATCO Records (I vividly remember that yellow and white label), “Take a Letter Maria” peaked at #2 on the Billboard…
“Mix It Up Baby”/”You’ll Lose a Good Thing” (Barbara Lynn)
Today’s first long forgotten classic soul song of the day is “Mix It Up Baby” by Barbara Lynn. This one is long forgotten because it didn’t chart when it was released in March of 1968. Ms. Lynn wrote “Mix It…
“A Girl Like You” (The Young Rascals)
Today’s classic song of the day is “A Girl Like You” by the Young Rascals. Released in 1967, it peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. “A Girl Like You” is an upbeat, feel good shuffle. The first part…