Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
“Blackbird” is today’s classic song of the day. This tune was a standout track on the Beatles’ so-called White Album (technically, just called The Beatles), which was released in 1968. Paul McCartney wrote “Blackbird,” although it was attributed to Lennon-McCartney, as were all their Beatles-era tunes. But “Blackbird” was a McCartney solo show; not only did he write it, he…
Motown’s Tempting Temptations bring us today’s classic song of the day, “You’re My Everything.” Released as a single in June of 1967, this one went all the way to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on Billboard’s R&B chart. “You’re My Everything” was written by Norman Whitfield, Cornelius Grant, and Rodger Penzabene, and produced by Mr. Whitfield. Mr.…
Here’s today’s classic song of the day, a forgotten soul track from singer Dee Dee Warwick, “Foolish Fool.” The tune was released in 1969 and it really didn’t go anywhere, which is a shame, because Dee Dee sings her heart out on this one. It only hit #57 on the Billboard Hot 100, although it did rise to #14 on…
Today’s classic song of the day is one most of you probably remember. It’s “The End of the World” by Skeeter Davis, and it was a top five hit back in 1963. “The End of the World” was written by Arthur Kent (music) and Sylvia Dee (words), who wrote an awful lot of songs together. This was their biggest hit.…
Burt Bacharach and Hal David bring us today’s classic song of the day, “Make It Easy on Yourself.” Like most Bacharach/David tunes, this one was recorded by multiple artists over the years. It was a hit in 1962 for Jerry Butler. And in 1965 for the Walker Brothers. And in 1966 for Cilla Black. And in 1970 for Dionne Warwick.…
The Four Tops were my favorite Motown group and today’s classic song of the day was one of their best. The song is “Standing in the Shadows of Love” and, when it was released in late November, 1966, and peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on Billboard’s R&B chart early in 1967. “Standing in the Shadows…
Here’s a song that does a great job capturing the Laurel Canyon folk-rock vibe of the mid-60s. The song is “Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)” by the Mamas & the Papas, and it’s today’s classic song of the day. “Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)” was written by Papa John Phillips shortly after he and…
The Supremes’ single, “The Happening,” is today’s classic song of the day, and its one of their more unique offerings, for a number of reasons. First off, “The Happening” is actually the theme song for a movie called, unsurprisingly, The Happening. That movie, released in 1967, was a supposed comedy about four hippies who kidnap a retired Mafia mob boss.…
“Knock on Wood” is today’s classic song of the day and it was a hit in two different decades by two very different artists. “Knock on Wood” was a soul tune written by singer Eddie Floyd and guitarist Steve Cropper, both stalwarts of Memphis’ Stax Records. They wrote it in 1966 at the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King…