Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Yesterday’s classic song of the day was “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” a duet between Elton John and Kiki Dee. Today let’s step backwards a year or so and look at Kiki Dee on her own with her big hit, “I’ve Got the Music in Me.” This single, released in July of 1974, went to #12 on the Billboard Hot…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” a duet between Elton John and Kiki Dee. This single was released in late June of 1976 and was a number-one hit worldwide, peaking at the top of the charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Rhodesia, South Africa, the UK, and, in the U.S., on the Billboard…
Today’s classic song of the day is “My Sharona” by the Knack. This perfect little piece of power pop was released in single form in June of 1979 and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks. It also hit #1 on the Cash Box Top 100 chart and in Australia and Canada. Billboard ranked it…
Your classic smooth ’70s soul song of the day is “Everybody Plays the Fool” by the Main Ingredient. This single, released in August of 1972 on the RCA label, went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #2 on Billboard’s Best Selling Soul Singles chart. “Everybody Plays the Fool” was written by…
Today’s classic song of the day is a hot track from the disco era, “Turn the Beat Around” by Vicki Sue Robinson. Released in February of 1976, this single hit #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, #15 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Disco chart. “Turn the Beat Around” was written by brothers Gerald and…
This week’s final classic early ’70s song of the day is “Turn Back the Hands of Time” by Tyrone Davis. This classic Chicago soul track debuted in February of 1970 and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #1 on Billboard’s R&B chart. “Turn Back the Hands of Time” was written…
Today’s classic early ’70s song of the day is the combo of “See Me, Feel Me/Listening to You” by the Who. This single, released in September of 1970, hit #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. As most of you know, “See Me, Feel Me” and “Listening to You” were two tunes from the Who’s rock opera, Tommy. The Tommy album…
Today’s classic early ’70s song of the day is “Chick-A-Boom (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It”) by some dude calling himself Daddy Dewdrop. This odd little single, released in February of 1971, unaccountably rose to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Cash Box Top 100. “Chick-A-Boom” is a song with spoken lyrics in the verses about a…
Today’s classic early ’70s song of the day for the first day of summer is, fittingly, “In the Summertime” by Mungo Jerry. Released during early the early summer months of 1970, this one-hit wonder went #1 all around the world—except in the U.S., where it stalled at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Where was it #1? Australia, Austria, Belgium,…