Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
“My Guy” was singer Mary Wells’ biggest hit, and it’s today’s classic song of the day. Released as a single on the Motown label in March of 1964, “My Guy” went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 charts. Smokey Robinson was the guy who wrote “My Guy.” He also produced the…
I’m a huge Dusty Springfield fan. I think she was one of the top two or three female singers of the 1960s, which she proved by having a string of big hits. Today’s classic song of the day was one such hit, at least in the UK; it was never released as a single in the U.S. The song in…
The King of Rock and Roll brings us today’s classic song of the day, “Little Sister.” Elvis Presley released this one as a single in August of 1961 (as a double-sided single with “(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame” on the flip side) and it rode the charts all the way to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Little Sister”…
My friends and family down in Indiana don’t need any more rain after the recent deluge and associated flooding), but how about a song about rain, instead? That song is “Rain on the Roof” by the Lovin’ Spoonful, and it’s today’s classic song of the day. “Rain on the Roof” was written and sung by John Sebastian, and it was…
As previously noted, many TV theme songs over the years have been instrumentals. One of the most memorable of such instrumental themes is Henry Mancini’s theme for the TV series Peter Gunn. It’s the one with that walking electric guitar line that just reels you in and then punches you the face with those brass hits. It’s a good one.…
Riding this week’s wave of classic TV theme songs, today’s classic song of the day is the theme from the original 1960s show, Hawaii Five-O. The “Hawaii Five-O” theme was written by Morton Stevens, although you were just as likely to remember the soundalike version recorded by the Ventures. Released as a single in September of 1968, the Ventures’ version…
We’re focusing on TV theme songs this week and when it comes to TV theme songs, there is one that arguably ranks above the rest. I’m talking about “(Theme From) The Monkees,” and it’s today’s classic song of the day. If you watched The Monkees back in the day, or since then in reruns, you heard “(Theme From) The Monkees”…
Today’s classic song of the day is an obscure soul stomper by an equally obscure group called the Sharpees. The song is “Do the 45” and, when it was released in 1965, it got to #40 on Cash Box’s R&B chart, although it failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100. “Do the 45” was written by Andrew McKinney and Eddie…
Today’s classic song of the day is an instrumental by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. The song is “The Lonely Bull” and, when it was released in August of 1962, it went all the way to #6 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. “The Lonely Bull,” which was written by Sol Lake, originally was…