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 by a group named after a power company. The group is Pacific Gas & Electric and the song is “Are You Ready?” Released in April of 1970, this single went all the way to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100—and hit #1 in Belgium. “Are You Ready?” was written by Charlie Allen, the…
I love power pop, and there’s no better power pop than the power pop produced by Eric Carmen and the Raspberries. Case in point: today’s classic song of the day, “I Wanna Be With You.” This tasty little piece of hyper-melodic songwriting, released in November of 1972, peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #10 on the Cash…
Today’s classic song of the day is another gem from Todd Rundgren and his Something/Anything? album, “I Saw the Light.” Released as a single in March of 1972, “I Saw the Light” peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100, #11 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #12 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. Todd Rundgren wrote the song, played…
Our final telephone-themed classic song of the day this week is “Sylvia’s Mother” by Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show. Released in March of 1972, this melodramatic tearjerker peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a big #1 on the Cash Box Top 100. “Sylvia’s Mother” was written by children’s book author Shel Silverstein and it was his…
Today’s telephone-themed classic song of the day is “Telephone Line” by Electric Light Orchestra. This one, released as a single in May of 1977, went to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Cash Box Top 100. It was ELO’s biggest hit in the U.S. ELO was a British band led by multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy…
Continuing this week’s telephone-based theme, today’s classic song about calling somebody up on the phone of the day is “Ring Ring” by ABBA. This was the group’s second release in their native Sweden (following 1972’s “People Need Love”), and their first release in the UK and the rest of Europe. Released in February of 1973 in Sweden (but not until…
The third song this week called “Call Me” (after totally different songs by Petula Clark/Chris Montez and Aretha Franklin) is one by soul singer Al Green. Technically titled “Call Me (Come Back Home),” this single was released in January of 1973 and peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on Billboard’s R&B singles chart. “Call Me (Come…
Yesterday’s classic song of the day was the song “Call Me,” a hit for both Petula Clark and Chris Montez. Today’s classic song of the day is another song called “Call Me,” this one written and performed by the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Released as a single in January of 1970, this “Call Me” peaked at #11 on the…
In 1977 the airwaves were ruled by that accursed dance music known as disco—and what wasn’t four-on-the-floor with a hi-hat upbeat was white breadish soft rock. It was not a great time for popular music. In reaction to the beats and the bland came the fresh sounds of punk rock. Punkers like the Clash, the Sex Pistols, and a young…