Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
We’re starting off an angelic week of classic tunes with your song with angel in the title song of the day, “Undercover Angel” by Alan O’Day. This perfect piece of ’70s pop fluff was released in February of 1977 and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Cash Box Top 100, and the Record World charts. It ended up…
Your classic song with the day of the week in the title song of the day is “Come Saturday Morning” by the Sandpipers. It was released in late 1969 and peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and #5 on the Easy Listening Chart) in June of 1970. Written for the movie The Sterile Cuckoo, which starred Liza Minelli,…
We’re starting off a themed week of songs named after days of the week. This being Monday, your song named after a day of the week song of the day is “I Don’t Like Mondays” by the Boomtown Rats. This one was released in 1979 (July in the UK and October in the U.S.) and, while it only rose to…
Honoring the late Bobby Caldwell, your forgotten ’70s soft rock/yacht rock/soft soul/smooth jazz song of the day is “What You Won’t Do for Love.” This was the lead-off single from Mr. Caldwell’s self-titled debut album, released in September of 1978. It rose all the way to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, #6 on the Hot Selling Soul Singles chart,…
In honor of Jim Gordon’s passing, our classic song of the day is “Layla,” by Derek and the Dominos. Released in September of 1970, it rose to #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 early in 1971 and became an instant rock classic. The song “Layla” was the next-to-last track (third of four tracks on the second side of the double-album’s…
Today’s long-lost ode to a young Jewish girl from Paramus, New Jersey song of the day is “Ariel,” by Dean Friedman. This little slice of history was released in April of 1977 and rose all the way to #26 on the Billboard Hot 100. (And it ties into yesterday’s classic song of the day, “American City Suite,” in that “Ariel”…
Your forgotten overlong medley of short songs of the day is “American City Suite” by Cashman & West. The track was released in the fall of 1972 and got all the way to #27 on the Billboard Hot 100. In spite of that chart success, the song really didn’t get a lot of airplay, probably due to its 7+ minute…
Your rare, little-known, almost completely forgotten one-hit wonder song of the day is “Baby Take Me In Your Arms” by some guy named Jefferson. The track was released in August of 1969 but hit the charts big, sort of, early in 1970, rising to #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a bit higher (#15) on the Canadian charts. Jefferson’s…
Your you-thought-it-was-cheesy-but-it’s-really-not power ballad song of the day is “Goodbye to Love” by Carpenters. It was released in June of 1972 and rose to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Easy Listening chart. In the Carpenters’ procession of singles, it chronologically followed “It’s Going to Take Some Time” (#12 on the Hot 100) and immediately preceded…