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 another piece of sophisticated adult pop from the pens of Burt Bacharach (music) and Hal David (words), “You’ll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart).” It was a hit for two different artists in successive decades. “You’ll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)” was first recorded by Dionne…
Today’s classic song of the day is the final Motown single from Gladys Knight & the Pips. “Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)” was released as a single in late December of 1972 and, early in 1973, went all the way to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the Cash Box Top…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Whatcha See is Whatcha Get” by the Dramatics. Released in June of 1971, this smooth sample of seventies soul peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on Billboard’s R&B chart. “Whatcha See is Whatcha Get” was written and produced by Tony Hester. Mr. Hester was a Detroit-based songwriter and producer,…
Today’s classic song of the day is Bruce Springsteen’s “Thunder Road.” Never released as a single, “Thunder Road” was the lead cut (track one, side one) on Springsteen’s legendary Born to Run album. That album, released in late August of 1975, peaked at #3 on Billboard’s Top LPs and Tape chart and went on to sell more than 7 million…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Shining Star” by Earth, Wind & Fire. Released in January of 1975, this funky little number was all over the radio my junior year in high school, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles charts. “Shining Star” was written by group members Maurice White, Larry Dunn, and…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Wuthering Heights” by Kate Bush. No, the song wasn’t written about Emily Bronte’s 1847 novel of the same name, but rather the 1967 BBC-TV adaptation of the same book. Ms. Bush wrote the song from the perspective of Catherine, the book’s female protagonist, about her relationship with Heathcliff, the tortured anti-hero of the…
Today is the Fourth of July, Independence Day here in the United States of America, and today’s classic song of the day is the aptly chosen “Back in the U.S.A.” It was a hit first for founding rock ‘n’ roller Chuck Berry back in 1959 then, a few decades later, for singer Linda Ronstadt. As legend has it, Chuck Berry…
Today’s classic soft rock song of the day is “For All We Know,” made famous by the Carpenters. This single, released in January of 1971, reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, #6 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #1 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. “For All We Know” was written by Fred Karlin (music) and the team of…
Today’s classic song of the day comes to us all the way from the land down under, and has a connection to that trio of British brothers called the Bee Gees. The song is “Toast and Marmalade for Tea” by the group Tin Tin and, when it was released in early 1970, the single peaked at #20 on the Billboard…