Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
As I’ve noted before in this blog, I occasionally like to highlight ’60s soul songs that never really made it into the mainstream consciousness, songs later rescued from obscurity by England’s Northern Soul scene. Today’s tune is one of those.…
Today’s classic song of the day is an early one from Steely Dan, the hard rockin’ shuffle “Reelin’ in the Years.” It was featured on their debut album, Can’t Buy a Thrill, and released as a single by ABC Records…
We go from yesterday’s classic song of the day with old Elvis (Presley) to today’s song with new Elvis (Costello). The song is “Oliver’s Army” and Elvis Costello released it as a single in the UK in February of 1979.…
Today’s classic song of the day was co-written by George David Weiss, the guy who wrote the words for yesterday’s classic song of the day, Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World.” The song is “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and…
It’s New Years Day, so let’s start the new year right by focusing on some of the best things in life, as exemplified in today’s classic song of the day. The song is “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong,…
As today is New Year’s Eve, time is running out for the old year—which leads us to today’s end-of-year classic song of the day, “Time Won’t Let Me” by the Outsiders. Released in January of 1966, this garage rock classic…