Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
The team of Daryl Hall and John Oates bring us today’s classic song of the day, “She’s Gone.” The standout track on the duo’s Abandoned Luncheonette album, “She’s Gone” was originally released as a single in November of 1973—and promptly stalled at a meager #60 on the Billboard Hot 100. After the duo had moved to RCA Records and had…
Here’s a song that was first recorded by Bette Midler, made into a country hit for Tanya Tucker, and became a huge mainstream hit for Helen Reddy. The song is “Delta Dawn” and it’s today’s classic song of the day. “Delta Dawn” was written by Larry Collins and Alex Harvey. The lyrics tell the story of a faded Southern belle…
Today’s classic song of the day is another track from Steely Dan’s Aja album. The song is “Josie,” and it was released as a single in August of 1978, just before I started my junior year in college. The track went all the way to #26 on the Billboard Hot 100, which wasn’t bad for a Steely Dan tune. “Josie”…
For this fine Tuesday morning, let’s turn to the Chairmen of the Board for today’s classic song of the day. That song is “Everything’s Tuesday” and it was released as a single in August of 1970. It rose to #38 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Everything’s Tuesday” was written by the former Motown team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and…
Laura Nyro was a popular and prolific songwriter in the late ’60s/early ’70s. While she really didn’t have any hits of her own, she wrote songs that were hits for the 5th Dimension (“Wedding Bell Blues,” “Stoned Soul Picnic,” “Save the Country“), Three Dog Night (“Eli’s Coming“), Blood, Sweat & Tears (“And When I Die,” “He’s a Runner”), and Barbra…
Yesterday’s classic song of the day was Paul McCartney’s “Blackbird,” from the Beatles’ White Album. Continuing with that avian theme—and with Paul McCartney—today’s classic song of the day is the similarly named “Bluebird.” Even though “Bluebird” is credited to Paul and Linda McCartney, you know Sir Paul did all the writing. Along the same lines, this is definitely a Paul…
Come with me now back to the mid-70s and the burgeoning days of disco. When you head out to the dance floor, you’re likely to hear today’s classic song of the day, “Fly, Robin, Fly” by Silver Connection. Released as a single in September of 1975 (the beginning of my senior year in high school), “Fly, Robin, Fly” was a…
I am a huge fan of Jennifer Warnes. She is a singer’s singer with an innate ability to select first-rate repertoire, and the foremost interpreter of the songs of Leonard Cohen. She’s also the singer of today’s classic song of the day, “I Know a Heartache When I See One.” Jennifer Warnes recorded “I Know a Heartache When I See…
Let’s travel to the last year of the ’70s for today’s classic song of the day, ABBA’s “Chiquitita.” Released globally in January of 1979 (but not until October in the U.S.), this one, like most of their tunes, was a worldwide smash. It went all the way to #1 in Argentina, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal,…