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 “Silver Bird” by Mark Lindsay. This was Lindsay’s third big hit of his post-Paul Revere & the Raiders solo career, after “Arizona” (1969) and “Miss America” (1970). “Silver Bird” was written by industry pros Kenny Young and Artie Butler. (Kenny also wrote Lindsay’s previous hit, “Arizona.”) The single was released in May of…
Today’s classic song of the day was written by a Beatle and recorded by a group that that Beatle found and nurtured. The song is “Come and Get It,” the group is Badfinger, and the Beatle is Paul McCartney. That’s right, Paul McCartney wrote “Come and Get It” back in 1969, for the movie The Magic Christian, which starred another…
Today is the Friday after Thanksgiving here in the United States, what we call Black Friday. That’s because it’s the day that shoppers go crazy snatching up ridiculous deals on all sorts of merchandise, racking up sales so big that merchants who might have been in the red all year long make enough money to finally go into the black.…
Today is Thanksgiving day in the United States, so let’s be thankful for today’s classic song of the day, “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),” by Sly and the Family Stone. In case you can’t figure out the mondegreen (intentional misspelling), the title reads as “Thank you for lettin’ me be myself again.” But then, you probably knew that.…
Today’s classic song of the day was released on this day, November 27, 1971. It was a phenomenon, achieving the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks straight in January of 1972. It also hit #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart and was a top ten single in countries around the world, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New…
Today’s classic soft rock song of the day is “You Are the Woman” by Firefall. Released in August of 1976, right when I was heading off to my freshman year of college, this single popped all the way to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, #8 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #6 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. “You…
Today’s classic soft rock song of the day is “Just When I Needed You Most” by Randy VanWarmer. This gentle little lost love song was released as a single in February of 1979 and went all the way to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. Randy…
Today’s classic song of the day is a near-perfect piece of Philly Soul, the Stylistics’ recording of “You Make Me Feel Brand New.” This single, released in May of 1974, rose to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the Cash Box Top 100, #6 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, and #5 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. “You…
Today’s classic song of the day is “More More More” by singer Andrea True, recording under the Andrea True Connection name. There’s a very interesting story behind this one. Andrea True, born Andrea Marie Truden, was a classically trained pianist who became an actress in pornographic films in the late 1960s. Her first prominent role was in the porn flick…