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 song of the day is “You Were On My Mind,” a big hit for a quintet appropriately dubbed the We Five. This track was released during the summer of 1965 and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 (for five weeks!) on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked the song as the number-four single of…
Today’s classic song of the day is a vocal treat. The song is “Everything That Touches You” and it’s performed by the group known as the Association. The single was released in January of 1968, just after the Summer of Love, and the song peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, #11 on the Cash Box Top 100, and…
Okay, one last song with a lady’s name in the title. Today’s classic song of the day is a folk-flavored sunshine pop track with cool vocal harmonies, “Georgy Girl” by the Seekers. Released in October of 1966, it rode the wave of success all the way to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Cash Box Top…
Today’s classic song of the day just happens to be another one with a lady’s name in the title: “Wendy” by the Beach Boys. This song was released as a single in June of 1964 and peaked at #44 on the Billboard Hot 100. That rather anemic chart performance is belied by the fact that it’s a bona fide classic…
We did a whole week of songs with ladies names in the title, so one more day won’t hurt. Yesterday’s classic song of the day was Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne,” and todays’ classic song of the day with a lady’s name in the title is the similarly-named “Susan” by the Buckinghams. This little ditty, released in 1967, peaked at #11 on…
Our final classic song with a lady’s name in the title of the day this week is Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne.” This one was never really a hit single for anybody, although a lot of us remember both Mr. Cohen’s original version and Judy Collins’ cover. “Suzanne” is a lyrical journey that draws in listeners with its multiple layers of meaning…
Today’s classic song with a woman’s name in the title of the day is “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond. This mega hit was released in May of 1969 and peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on the Cash Box Top 100, and also #3 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. Neil Diamond says he wrote “Sweet Caroline” about…
Yesterday the Impressions told us “It’s All Right” and today J.J. Jackson reinforces that positive sentiment with today’s classic R&B song of the day, “But It’s Alright.” Released on Calla Records in 1966, “But It’s Alright” reached #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart. The song was rereleased in 1969 on the Warner…
Today’s classic R&B song of the day is “It’s All Right” by the Impressions. Released in October of 1963, this single peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Sides chart. “It’s All Right” was written by Impressions lead singer Curtis Mayfield. It’s a slow rolling 12/8 shuffle with some very tasty machinegun-like drumming…