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 “Put a Little Love in Your Heart,” by Jackie DeShannon. It’s a timeless, universal message that resonates as much today as it did when it was first released in 1969. Jackie DeShannon wrote (along with Jimmy Holiday and Randy Myers) and recorded “Put a Little Love in Your Heart” two years after the…
Today’s classic song of the day packs a true emotional punch. I’m talking about “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted,” originally a hit for Motown artist Jimmy Ruffin in the 1960s, then a hit for Brit singer Paul Young in the 1990s, but perhaps performed best by Joan Osborne with Motown’s Funk Brothers in 2002. It’s such a perfect song that…
Today’s classic song of the day is such a great song it was a hit in both the 1960s and 1980s—and has become a standard for performers of all types and sizes. The song is “This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You),” which was first released by the Isley Brothers in 1966 and then later by Rod Stewart…
This week’s final classic song by a guy named Gary, Gerry, or Jerry of the day takes us back to 1960 and “He Will Break Your Heart” by Jerry Butler. This track went all the way to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard R&B chart. Jerry “The Iceman” Butler was a former member of soul…
Today’s classic song by a Gary, Gerry, or Jerry of the day is “Ferry Cross the Mersey” by Gerry and the Pacemakers. Released in December of 1964, this tune rode the wave of the Beatles’ British Invasion all the way to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 early the following year. “Ferry Cross the Mersey” was written by Gerry Marsden,…
Your classic song by a Gary, Gerry, or Jerry of the day is “Lady Willpower” by Gary Puckett & the Union Gap. This track, released in May of 1968, went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Cash Box Top 100. It was ranked #34 on Billboard’s Year-End Hot 100 Singles list for all of 1968,…
Apropos of absolutely nothing, this week we’re featuring classic songs by artists named either Gary, Gerry, or Jerry. (And, yes, that’s a nod to the bumbling character of Garry/Jerry/Larry/Terry Gergich on Parks and Recreation, played by actor Jim O’Heir) So today’s classic song by a Gary, Gerry, or Jerry of the day is “This Diamond Ring” by Gary Lewis &…
Continuing our look at girl singers of the ’60s, we come to one of my favorite singers singing one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite songwriting teams. We’re talking about “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and sung by the divine Dionne Warwick. While “Do You…
Over the past few days we’ve looked at a few British girl singers, including the extremely talented Petula Clark. The biggest of the ’60s Brit girls, however, was arguably Dusty Springfield. Dusty was a phenomenon, racking up fifteen Top 40 hits on the UK charts and ten in the U.S. With that in mind, today’s classic songs (plural) of the…