“People Got to Be Free” (The Rascals)
The Rascals bring us today’s classic song of the day, “People Got to Be Free.” Released as a single in July of 1968, this single went all the way to #1 (for five weeks!) on the Billboard Hot 100 and…
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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“Fire” (The Pointer Sisters/Bruce Springsteen)
Today’s classic song of the day was written by Bruce Springsteen but made into a huge hit by the Pointer Sisters. The song is “Fire” and it was released as a single by the Pointer Sisters in October of 1978.…
“Are You There (With Another Girl)” (Dionne Warwick)
Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote so many great songs it’s tough to keep track of them all. One of their lesser tunes, if anything they wrote could be called lesser, is today’s classic song of the day. “Are You…
“Turning Point” (Tyrone Davis)
Today’s classic song of the day is a neat little piece of Chicago soul by singer Tyrone Davis. The song is “Turning Point” and it was released as a single in early 1976. It didn’t crack the Billboard Hot 100…
“More Today Than Yesterday” (Spiral Starecase)
“More Today Than Yesterday” is today’s classic song of the day. Performed by the group Spiral Starecase (not “Staircase”), this single was released in January of 1969 (April in the UK) and charted as high as #12 on the Billboard…
“On the Border” (Al Stewart)
I’m a huge Al Stewart fan. His 1976 album Year of the Cat is in my personal top five favorite albums of all time and the title song from that album is simply one of the best-written and best-produced tracks…