Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
British songbird Petula Clark was one of the finest singers of the 1960s (or any decade, for that matter) and she brings us today’s classic song of the day. The tune is “Who Am I” and it was released as a single in October of 1966. The song inexplicably failed to chart in her native UK but went to #21…
Songwriters extraordinaire Burt Bacharach and Hal David bring us another superb classic song of the day with their tune, “I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself.” It was a #3 hit in the UK for Dusty Springfield in 1964, even though it unfortunately failed to chart in the U.S. Burt and Hal wrote “I Just Don’t Know What…
Today is April Fool’s Day, so it’s appropriate that today’s classic song of the day is Aretha Franklin’s monster hit, “Chain of Fools.” Released in November of 1967, this single went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #1 on Billboard’s Hot Rhythm & Blues chart. “Chain of Fools” was written by…
Tommy Roe’s “Sweet Pea” is today’s classic song of the day. Released in June of 1966, this single went to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Sweet Pea” was written by Tommy Roe and the recording was produced by Gary S. Paxton, who also produced “Alley Oop” for the Hollywood Argyles and “Monster Mash” for Bobby “Boris” Pickett. Tommy Roe…
Today’s classic song of the day is a Wall of Sound classic by one of my favorite singers of the ’60s (or any decade), Darlene Love, that was recorded in 1964 but not released until 1976. The song is “A Long Way to Be Happy” and it would have killed if producer Phil Spector had released it when it was…
For today’s classic song of the day, let’s travel to the land down under and one of Australia’s most beloved groups, the Seekers. The song is “A World of Our Own” and it was released as a single in May of 1965. It peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. It also…
The Rascals bring us today’s classic song of the day, “People Got to Be Free.” Released as a single in July of 1968, this single went all the way to #1 (for five weeks!) on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. “People Got to Be Free” was written by Rascals Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati, and sung…
Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote so many great songs it’s tough to keep track of them all. One of their lesser tunes, if anything they wrote could be called lesser, is today’s classic song of the day. “Are You There (With Another Girl)” was recorded by Dionne Warwick and released as a single in December of 1965. Early the…
“More Today Than Yesterday” is today’s classic song of the day. Performed by the group Spiral Starecase (not “Staircase”), this single was released in January of 1969 (April in the UK) and charted as high as #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the Cash Box Top 100. Spiral Starecase was a quintet out of Sacramento, California. They…