Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Music journalist Robert Christgau has called today’s classic song of the day “the most beautiful song in the English language.” The Who’s Pete Townshend called it “divine” and “a masterpiece.” The song is “Waterloo Sunset,” and it’s every bit as…
Back in the early ’70s there were quite a few spiritually driven tunes on the pop charts. We’re talking so-called Jesus Rock songs like “Day By Day,” “Are You Ready?,” “Spirit in the Sky,” “My Sweet Lord,” and today’s classic…
Here’s a classic song of the day that sounded different from anything else on the charts at the time, “A Little Bitty Tear” by Burl Ives. Released as a single in November of 1961, it rose all the way to…
Today’s classic song of the day is an album cut from my favorite Elton John album, 1970’s Tumbleweed Connection. (Well, it was released as a single in Australia, Brazil, and New Zealand, but not in the U.S., the UK, or…
Even though I am an innately political person with extremely strong views, I try to keep politics out of this blog. That isn’t always possible, however, because much of the music of the past sixty years has been overtly political.…
Stevie Wonder is one of our generation’s great treasures. His string of albums from 1972’s Music of My Mind to 1976’s Songs in the Key of Life is one of the most impressive accomplishments in the history of popular music.…