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 comes to us from Stevie Wonder and his 1972 album, Talking Book. The song is “Lookin’ for Another Pure Love” and it’s a keeper. Stevie Wonder released a string of albums in the 1970s that are arguably unsurpassed in sustained quality and influence, starting with Music of My Mind and ending with the epic…
ABBA was a worldwide phenomenon back in the ’70s and early ’80s, with more than two dozen singles hitting the charts in countries around the world. They were never quite as big in the U.S. as they were elsewhere, for whatever reason, but they were still a really big deal. With that in mind, today’s classic song of the day…
Honoring Dash Crofts, who passed away earlier this week, today’s classic song of the day is one of Seals and Crofts’ biggest hits, “Hummingbird.” Released as a single in January 1973, this one went to #20 on the Billboard Hot 100, #15 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #12 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. All of Seals and Crofts…
Fleetwood Mac’s “Sara” is today’s classic song of the day. Written by Stevie Nicks and included on the Mac’s 1979 double-album Tusk, “Sara” went to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980, after being released as a single in December of 1979. Stevie Nicks’ songwriting style, such as it is, is somewhat simple. She typically takes one of two…
Today’s classic song of the day is one of the most popular tunes by Tom Petty and his band the Heartbreakers. The song is “American Girl” and, while it was never a hit (it was released as a single in February of 1977 but it failed to make the Billboard Hot 100), it has rightfully earned its place on everybody’s…
Today’s classic song of the day was written by Bruce Springsteen but made into a huge hit by the Pointer Sisters. The song is “Fire” and it was released as a single by the Pointer Sisters in October of 1978. (March of 1979 in the UK.) It went all the way to #2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and…
Today’s classic song of the day is a neat little piece of Chicago soul by singer Tyrone Davis. The song is “Turning Point” and it was released as a single in early 1976. It didn’t crack the Billboard Hot 100 but went all the way to #1 on Billboard’s R&B chart. Tyrone Davis had a string of hits in the…
I’m a huge Al Stewart fan. His 1976 album Year of the Cat is in my personal top five favorite albums of all time and the title song from that album is simply one of the best-written and best-produced tracks of the modern era. No surprise then, that today’s classic song of the day is another one from that album,…
The singer known as Meat Loaf delivers today’s delicious classic song of the day. The song is “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” and, when it was released as a single in March of 1978, it went to #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the Cash Box Top 100. It’s a completely over-the-top power ballad—which, frankly, is…