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 bona fide novelty song, all about a young lady’s dalliance with the guy installing her new telephone. (That was a thing back when Bell Telephone had a monopoly in the U.S. and they had to manually install corded phones in your home.) The song is “Telephone Man” and the singer was a…
Today’s classic song of the day is just this close to being classified as a novelty song, for its title alone. The song is “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep” and it was a worldwide hit—for three different artists. “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep” was written by Lally Scott, a singer from Liverpool who was living in Italy at the time. He was…
Today’s classic song of the day sounds like a West Coast surf music song from the 1960s but it was actually written and recorded by a bunch of Brits in the mid-70s. The song is “Beach Baby” and the group is called the First Class. Released in May of 1974, this slice of bubblegum pop peaked at #4 on the…
Today’s classic song of the day sounds like something from the mid-60s, but was actually released late in 1975. The track, which has a definite Carolina Beach Music vibe, is “Hold Back the Night” by the Trammps and it went to #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January of 1976. You might remember the Trammps from their previous hit…
Today’s classic song of the day was written by Bruce Springsteen, released by him as a single that went pretty much nowhere, then made a hit by Manfred Mann. The song is “Blinded by the Light,” and I’m pretty sure you know it. Bruce Springsteen wrote “Blinded by the Light” back when he was still in his Bob Dylan phase.…
Today’s classic song of the day is a fine example of Philly Soul via New York City—the place and the group. The song is “I’m Doin’ Fine Now” by that group called New York City. It was released in the spring of 1973 and hit #17 on the Billboard Hot 100, #14 on Billboard’s Best Selling Soul Singles chart, and…
Today’s classic song of the day is based on a real-life event. The tune is “Garden Party” and it was written by Rick Nelson and performed by Mr. Nelson and his Stone Canyon Band. Released in July of 1972, “Garden Party” became the biggest hit in Rick Nelson’s career. It peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on…
Today’s classic song of the day is an early one from Steely Dan, the hard rockin’ shuffle “Reelin’ in the Years.” It was featured on their debut album, Can’t Buy a Thrill, and released as a single by ABC Records in March of 1973. The single went all the way to #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on…
We go from yesterday’s classic song of the day with old Elvis (Presley) to today’s song with new Elvis (Costello). The song is “Oliver’s Army” and Elvis Costello released it as a single in the UK in February of 1979. It went all the way to #2 on the UK Singles chart and #4 in Ireland—which is fitting, because the…