Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Here’s a classic song of the day that was a hit for two different classic groups. The song is “These Eyes” and it was written by Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings of the Canadian group, the Guess Who. The Guess…