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 Christmas song of the day comes from that classic holiday television special, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The song is “A Holly Jolly Christmas” and it was made famous by Burl Ives. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was a Rankin/Bass stop-action animation production that first aired on December 6, 1964, on the NBC television network. I watched it on WFBM-TV…
Today’s classic song of the day is a protest song from Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Fortunate Son.” It was one side of a two-sided single, the other side being “Down on the Corner.” This two-sided single was released in October of 1969. “Fortunate Son” got a lot of airplay and was embraced by those in the anti-Vietnam war movement, which helped…
Today’s classic song of the day is a Motown classic, “Come See About Me” by the Supremes. This one was written by the legendary songwriting team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland, otherwise known as Holland-Dozier-Holland or just H-D-H. Brian and Lamont produced the single and backing was provided by the Funk Brothers, including Earl Van Dyke on…
Starting today and for the next 11 days we’re doubling up on classic songs of the day with twelve days of Christmas songs, in addition to our normal ’60s and ’70s oldies. So today’s classic Christmas song of the day is “The Chipmunk Song,” otherwise known as “Christmas Don’t Be Late,” by the fictional animated Alvin and the Chipmunks. Alvin…
Today’s classic song of the day is a Laura Nyro composition that was a hit when recorded by Barbra Streisand. The song is “Flim Flam Man” and it’s a good one. Ms. Nyro wrote “Flim Flam Man”—originally titled “Hands Off the Man (Flim Flam Man)”—back in 1967 and included it on her debut album, More Than a New Discovery. When…
Today’s classic song of the day is “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” by British songstress Dusty Springfield. Released in March of 1966, it was Dusty’s biggest hit, reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #1 on the UK Singles chart. It became Ms. Springfield’s signature song. “You Don’t Have…
Today’s classic song of the day is another one from British singer Petula Clark. “Don’t Sleep in the Subway” was released as a single in April of 1967 and shot to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. It peaked at #12 in the singer’s native England. Ms. Clark’s longtime collaborator and producer Tony…
Today’s classic song of the day is a true classic from the songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. “Walk On By” is the song and it was first a hit for Dionne Warwick and then later for Isaac Hayes—in a dramatically revamped version. Burt and Hal wrote “Walk On By” in 1963 and promptly gave it to singer…
Today’s classic song of the day takes us back to the late ’60s and a band called John Fred & His Playboy Band. The song is “Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)” and it went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 in January of 1968. As you might suspect, “Judy in Disguise…