Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Three years ago today, on February 18, 2023, I launched the Classic Song of the Day blog. I started with a long post about the composer Burt Bacharach, who had recently passed away. The same day I posted my very first classic song of the day, a song written by Mr. Bacharach and his partner Hal David, “I’ll Never Fall…
Today’s completely forgotten classic song of the day is “I Could Be So Good to You” by the equally forgotten band, Don and the Goodtimes. This track is virtually unplayed on oldies stations today, probably because it only reached #56 on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released in 1967. It had more success regionally, especially in the Northwest,…
Today’s classic song of the day is “The Snake” by soul singer Al Wilson. This hot little number was released in August of 1968, a time of strife and violence, and it went all the way to #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #32 on Billboard’s R&B chart. It has since faded somewhat into obscurity—except in England, where it…
Paul Revere & the Raiders were a pretty big deal in the back half of the ’60s and even into the front half of the ’70s. Case in point is today’s classic song of the day, “Hungry.” Released as a single in June of 1966, “Hungry” went all the way to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #10 on…
For today’s classic song of the day we turn to the Beatles and their song, “You’re Going to Lose That Girl.” Featured on the soundtrack to the movie Help!, this track was one of the best of the group’s songs of that period. “You’re Going to Lose That Girl” was written by the team of John Lennon and Paul McCartney,…
Today is Superbowl Sunday, so it’s only fitting that today’s classic song of the day is built around a football theme. The song is “Backfield in Motion” by Mel and Tim, released in September of 1969, just in time for the start of the fall football season. The track peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on…
Today’s classic song of the day is a garage rock classic from a British band called the Troggs. “With a Girl Like You” was released as a single in July of 1966 and peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. It did even worse on the Cash Box Top 100, stalling out at #41, even though it was a…
“Over You,” by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, is today’s classic song of the day. Released in September of 1968, this single hit #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #3 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. Unlike many Union Gap songs, which were all about trying to get into a young girl’s…
Today’s classic song of the day was an instrumental hit for the Ventures but had been performed by numerous artists for several decades prior and several more since. The song is “Perfidia” and, when it was released as a single in 1960, reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Perfidia” is a Spanish-language song written by Mexican composer Alberto Dominguez…