“Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing” (Lou Rawls)
Lou Rawls’ “Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing” is today’s classic song of the day. Released as a single in October of 1966, this smooth soul track went all the way to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on…
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
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“Sit Down I Think I Love You” (The Mojo Men)
For some reason, I always thought that today’s classic song of the day was a Partridge Family song. I mean, it has that same sort of Baroque pop sound, the title is as vacuous as anything churned out by the…
“My Girl Bill” (Jim Stafford)
All these week we’ve been featuring songs with a person’s name in the title, and our final classic song of the day of that type this week is Jim Stafford’s “My Girl Bill.” Released as a single in April of…
“A Boy Named Sue” (Johnny Cash)
“A Boy Named Sue” is today’s classic song of the day with a person’s name in the title. Recorded by Johnny Cash and released as a single in July of 1969, this track hit #2 on both the Billboard Hot…
“Shannon” (Henry Gross)
For today’s classic song of the day, here’s another song with a name in the title. The song is “Shannon” by Henry Gross, and it was released in February of 1976 and went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100…
“Carrie Anne” (The Hollies)
Here’s another song with a person’s name in the title, the Hollies’ “Carrie Anne.” Today’s classic song of the day was recorded and released in May of 1967 (the world spun faster back then) and it went all the way…