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 songs of the day are both sides of a two-sided single released by the Beatles in February of 1967. The songs are “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane,” and they offer a kind of mirror image view into the songwriters’ youth. “Strawberry Fields Forever” was written by John Lennon (but attributed to Lennon-McCartney, as were all their Beatles-era…
Today’s classic song of the day is that Wall of Sound classic, “Then He Kissed Me” by the Crystals. Released on Philles Records in July of 1963, this one peaked at #6 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. “Then He Kissed Me” was written by the Brill Building songwriting team of Ellie Greenwich and Jeff…
Today’s classic song of the day is that Carolina Beach Music classic, “What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)” by the Tams. Released as a single in December of 1963, it hit #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard’s R&B chart early in 1964. “What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)” was written…
In honor of the late Lou Christie, who passed away last month, today’s classic song of the day is “Rhapsody in the Rain.” Released in March of 1966, this single went all the way to #16 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Rhapsody in the Rain” was written by Lou Christie and Twyla Herbert, who wrote a lot of songs with…
One of the neat things about growing up in the ’60s was listening to the incredibly wide variety of music on AM radio. Any given top forty list from any given week in any given year was likely to include tunes from the Beatles and other British invasion bands, Brit songstresses like Dusty Springfield and Petula Clark, Motown artists, Memphis…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Build Me Up Buttercup” by the Foundations. Released as a single in late 1968, it peaked (in early 1969) at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Cash Box Top 100. It was also a top ten hit in Australia (#1), Canada (#1), Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Smile a Little Smile for Me” by the Flying Machine. Released in April of 1969 (in the UK; June in the U.S.), this single went all the way to #5 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, and #6 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. “Smile a Little Smile for…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Wishin’ and Hopin’” by Dusty Springfield. Released in May of 1964, this single went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #4 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. Surprisingly, it was not released as a single in her native UK. “Wishin’ and Hopin’” was written by…
Honoring the late Bobby Sherman, who passed away earlier this week, today’s classic song of the day is “Little Woman.” This was his first big hit and his biggest single overall; released in May of 1969, this one peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Cash Box Top 100. Even though Bobby Sherman had been…