Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
The year 1970 was remarkable for its plentitude of terrific songs, many of them one-hit wonders, so we’re going to spend a bit of time working through the best of that great year in music. Today’s classic 1970 song of…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Put a Little Love in Your Heart,” by Jackie DeShannon. It’s a timeless, universal message that resonates as much today as it did when it was first released in 1969. Jackie DeShannon wrote…
Today’s classic song of the day is that soul classic, “Midnight Train to Georgia,” by Gladys Knight & the Pips. Everybody knows this one and for good reason; it’s a helluva song and a helluva performance. Released in August of…
Today’s classic song of the day packs a true emotional punch. I’m talking about “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted,” originally a hit for Motown artist Jimmy Ruffin in the 1960s, then a hit for Brit singer Paul Young in the…
Today’s classic song of the day is such a great song it was a hit in both the 1960s and 1980s—and has become a standard for performers of all types and sizes. The song is “This Old Heart of Mine…
Today’s classic song of the day is the iconoclastic “Chuck E’s in Love,” the first hit from equally iconoclastic performer Rickie Lee Jones. It was released in April of 1979, rose all the way to #4 on the Billboard Hot…