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 was the debut single by Gary Puckett & the Union Gap. The song is “Woman, Woman,” and it was released in August of 1967. It did pretty good for a debut single, hitting #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the Cash Box Top 100. Before “Woman, Woman” hit the charts, singer…
Yesterday’s classic song of the day was the 5th Dimension’s recording of “Puppet Man.” Sticking with the puppet theme, today’s classic song of the day is “I’m Your Puppet” by James & Bobby Purify. Released in September of 1966, the single went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on Billboard’s R&B chart. It was also nominated for…
A reviewer for Rolling Stone magazine called Spirit’s “I Got a Line On You” “the near definitive rock single.” I can’t argue with that. Released in October of 1968, today’s hard-rockin’ classic song of the day took almost six months to reach its peak of #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March of 1969. “I Got a Line On…
Here’s today’s classic song of the day, “My Boy Lollipop.” You probably know it from the 1964 single by Jamaican singer Millie Small, which went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and introduced ska music to the U.S. and the UK. Ms. Small’s version was not the original, however. That honor goes to a then-14 year-old singer named Barbie…
Today’s classic song of the day is one of Tommy James and the Shondells’ biggest hits. “I Think We’re Alone Now” was released as a single in January of 1967 and went all the way to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the Cash Box Top 100. “I Think We’re Alone Now” was written by Richie Cordell,…
Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Down on the Corner” is today’s classic song of the day. Released as a single in October of 1969, it peaked in late December of that year at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. (CCR never had a number-one hit, if you can believe that.) Like most CCR tunes, “Down on the Corner” was written by the…
Today’s classic song of the day is an R&B track from Major Lance, “The Monkey Time.” Released as a single in June of 1963, “The Monkey Time” hit #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on Billboard’s R&B chart. “The Monkey Time” was written by Curtis Mayfield, of the Impressions. The record was produced by Carl Davis and released…
“It’s My Party” was Lesley Gore’s first big hit, and it’s today’s classic song of the day. Released when she was just 16 years old, in April of 1963, the single hit #1 on all the charts—the Billboard Hot 100, the Cash Box Top 100, and Billboard’s R&B chart. The song was credited to songwriters Herb Weiner, John Gluck Jr.,…
Today’s classic song of the day sounded quite a bit different from everything else on the radio at dawn of the British Invasion. The song is “(Down At) Papa Joe’s” by a group called the Dixiebelles, and it hit #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released late in 1963. “(Down At) Papa Joe’s” was written by a…