“Love is Like an Itching in My Heart” (The Supremes)
Today’s classic song of the day is one of many top ten hits by the Supremes. The song, released as a single in April of 1966, is “Love is Like an Itching in My Heart” and it peaked at #9…
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
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“Bad Time” (Grand Funk)
Grand Funk (AKA Grand Funk Railroad) was a hard rock band. Today’s classic song of the day, “Bad Time,” was a melodic power pop song. One can question a hard rock band playing a power pop song, but it was…
“Unchained Melody” (The Righteous Brothers)
Today’s classic song of the day was written way back in 1955, was a minor hit for three different artists in the ’50s, then became a major smash for the Righteous Brothers in 1965. The song is “Unchained Melody,” and…
“Promises, Promises” (Dionne Warwick)
Three years ago today, on February 18, 2023, I launched the Classic Song of the Day blog. I started with a long post about the composer Burt Bacharach, who had recently passed away. The same day I posted my very…
“I Know There’s Something Going On” (Frida)
Anni-Frid Lynstad, better known as Frida, was one quarter of the Swedish monster group ABBA. (She was the redheaded one—or was it brunette? I never could tell…) Right before ABBA broke up in 1982, Frida recorded a solo album (her…
“Wake Up Everybody” (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes)
Today’s classic song of the day is “Wake Up Everybody” by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, with Teddy Pendergrass on lead vocals. Released as a single in November of 1975, this tune peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot…