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 a premier example of producer Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound style. The song is “Da Doo Ron Ron” and it was a major hit for Spector’s group, the Crystals. Released as a single in April of 1963, “Da Doo Ron Ron” peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the…
When it opened off-Broadway in 1967 (and on Broadway in 1968), the musical Hair was groundbreaking with its hippie themes and on-stage nudity. The musical has also supplied us with several hit songs, including “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” (a hit for the 5th Dimension), “Hair” (a hit for the Cowsills), “Easy to Be Hard” (a hit for Three Dog Night),…
The Rolling Stones bring us today’s classic song of the day, “She’s a Rainbow.” Released in November of 1967, this psychedelic track peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100. “She’s a Rainbow,” written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, is somewhat atypical for a Stones song in that it’s more of a gentle ballad than a hard rocker. In…
Top forty radio in the 1960s was a wonderful thing, with all types of music and musicians represented. You might get a song by the Beatles, then one by Dusty Springfield, then a Dylan tune, then a Motown tune, then a country tune, then maybe even something by an old-school crooner. That last category is represented by today’s classic song…
After spending the last four days celebrating solo songs by the four members of the Beatles post-breakup, it’s only fitting that we now look at a tune that features all four Beatles working together and firing on all cylinders. Today’s classic song of the day, then, is an early one by the Fab Four, “All My Loving.” Believe it or…
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…