Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Today’s classic early ’70s song of the day is “Gypsy Woman.” It was originally a hit for the Impressions in 1961 and an even bigger hit for Brian Hyland in 1970. Curtis Mayfield wrote “Gypsy Woman” when he was barely…
Today’s classic early ’70s one-hit wonder song of the day is “Go Back” by Crabby Appleton. This single, released in April of 1970, peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100. Critics have described “Go Back” as proto power pop…
Top forty radio in the early 1970s was host to a slew of one-hit wonders. Case in point, today’s classic early ’70s song of the day, “Sweet Mary” by a group called Wadsworth Mansion. The single, released in October of…
Today’s classic early ’70s song of the day is “Yellow River” by Christie. This one was released in April of 1970 and peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100. It did considerably better in the group’s native England, where…
Today’s early ’70s song of the day is “Montego Bay” by Bobby Bloom. Released as a single in September of 1970, this one peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 on the Cash Box Top 100. Bobby…
From last week’s look at the early ’80s we jump back a decade to the early ’70s, and today’s classic early ’70s song of the day is “No Matter What” by Badfinger. This single was released in October of 1970…