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 had popular recordings by three very different artists in three very different styles. We’re talking about “Don’t Be Misunderstood,” first recorded by Nina Simone in a simmering soul version, then by the Animals in a bluesy rock version, then by Santa Esmeralda in a fiery Latin disco version. It says something that the song…
Your influential but overlooked song from an influential but overlooked album of the day is “Alone Again Or” by the band Love, from their album Forever Changes. It’s one of those songs you know when you hear it, but probably wouldn’t think of otherwise. It was released as a single in January of 1968 but only bubbled under the Billboard…
Your Baroquely eccentric classic song of the day is “Morning Girl” by the Neon Philharmonic. The group Neon Philharmonic was really a guy named Tupper Saussey, who did the composing and arranging, and vocalist Don Gant. Despite Gant’s vocals, this is most definitely a Tupper Saussey production, and it’s every bit as eccentric as he was. “Morning Girl” was released…
Your angelic song of the day is “Angel of the Morning” by the extremely angelic Merrilee Rush. The track was released in February of 1968 and peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 a few months later. It may the best-known song with the word “angel” in the title. “Angel of the Morning” was written by Chips Moman, famed…
Our final song with a day of the week in the title song of the day of the week is “Never On Sunday” by the Chordettes. The Chordettes’ version of the song hit #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961; an instrumental version, by Don Costa and His Orchestra, had hit #19 on the Hot 100 the year prior.…
Your song with a day of the week in the title song of the day is “Like a Summer Thursday” by Townes Van Zandt. This tune was originally released on Mr. Van Zandt’s 1969 album, Our Mother the Mountain. This was his second album, following his debut album, For the Sake of the Song, which was released the previous year.…
Your classic song with a day of the week in the lyrics song of the day is “She’s Leaving Home” by the Beatles. The word “Wednesday” is not in the song’s title but it is the very first word of the very first line of the lyric: Wednesday morning at five o’clockAs the day beginsSilently closing her bedroom doorLeaving the…
Your song named after a day of the week song of the day is “Tuesday Afternoon” by the Moody Blues. It was included on the band’s classic 1967 album, Days of Future Passed and released as a single in May of 1968. The single peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the album rose all the way to…
Your long-forgotten Irish song of the (St. Patrick’s) Day is “The Unicorn,” as recorded by The Irish Rovers. It tells the tale of that loveliest of all creatures who was too busy playing silly games to get on Noah’s ark before that big flood hit. Which is why “you’ll see green alligators and long-necked geese, some humpty-backed camels and some…