Category 1960s

“Carrie Anne” (The Hollies)

Carrie Anne, Hollies

Here’s another song with a person’s name in the title, the Hollies’ “Carrie Anne.” Today’s classic song of the day was recorded and released in May of 1967 (the world spun faster back then) and it went all the way to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100—and to #3 on the UK charts. “Carrie Anne” was written by group members…

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“Michael” (The Highwaymen)

Michael, the Highwaymen

This week is all about songs with a person’s name in the title, and today’s thus-titled classic song of the day is “Michael” by the Highwaymen. You might know it better as “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore,” and it’s been covered by many artists since its birth as a Black American spiritual way back in the 1860s. (That’s right, the…

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“Try to Remember” (Jerry Orbach/Ed Ames/Brothers Four/Roger Williams)

Try to Remember Original Cast Album

Today’s classic song of the day comes to us from the musical, The Fantasticks. “Try to Remember” was the first song performed in the show, designed to encourage the audience to imagine the settings suggested by the sparse set. Like all the music in The Fantasticks, the lyrics to “Try to Remember” were written by Tom Jones (not that one)…

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“When the Boy’s Happy (The Girl’s Happy Too)” (The Four Pennies/The Chiffons)

When the Boy's Happy, Four Pennies

Unless you’re a Girl Group aficionado, you’ve probably never heard today’s classic song of the day. The song is “When the Boy’s Happy (The Girl’s Happy Too)” and it is a perfect piece of Wall of Soundish Girl Group pop. The single of “When the Boy’s Happy (The Girl’s Happy Too)” was released on the Rust Records label (a subsidiary…

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