Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
The first half of 1970 was a marvelous time for pop music, filled with wonderful and wonderfully melodic songs with memorable lyrics. Case in point is today’s classic 1970 song of the day, “Reflections of My Life” by Marmalade. This single was released in March of 1970 (November 1969 in the UK) and rose all the way to #10 on…
Today’s classic 1970 song of the day is another hit by another British group, Vanity Fare. The song is “Hitchin’ a Ride” and it was released in the US in March of 1970 (late 1969 in the UK). The single hit #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 on June 27, 1970; it was also a top twenty hit in Canada,…
Today’s classic 1970 song of the day, and the fourth of four featuring the vocal stylings of session ace Tony Burrows, is “Gimme Dat Ding” by a fake band called the Pipkins. This song, released in May of 1970, peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 in the UK. “Gimme Dat Ding” was a novelty song written…
Our classic 1970 song of the day is the third in a row with session ace Tony Burrows supplying vocals and the second in a row involving Tony’s mate Roger Greenaway. You know the song; it’s the majestic “United We Stand” by Brotherhood of Man. The single was released on January 23, 1970, and peaked the week of July 3…
Our next classic 1970 song of the day was on the charts the same time as yesterday’s song, “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes).” Plus, they had the same lead singer. Today’s song is “My Baby Loves Lovin’” by the group called White Plains. It was released on January 2, 1970, and peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100…
The year 1970 was remarkable for its plentitude of terrific songs, many of them one-hit wonders, so we’re going to spend a bit of time working through the best of that great year in music. Today’s classic 1970 song of the day is one you all know and can sing along with, “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)” by Edison…
Today’s classic song of the day is that soul classic, “Midnight Train to Georgia,” by Gladys Knight & the Pips. Everybody knows this one and for good reason; it’s a helluva song and a helluva performance. Released in August of 1973, it climbed all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard R&B, and Cash Box Top 100…
Today’s classic song of the day is the iconoclastic “Chuck E’s in Love,” the first hit from equally iconoclastic performer Rickie Lee Jones. It was released in April of 1979, rose all the way to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and almost overnight catapulted then-newcomer Ms. Jones to unlikely pop music stardom. . There was nothing on the radio…
Today’s classic song of the day is Joni Mitchell’s “The Circle Game.” This song has touched countless millions of people for more than five decades and continues to touch people today. Joni Mitchell wrote “The Circle Game” in 1966, when she was just 23 years old. She said she wrote it in response to fellow Canadian Neil Young’s “Sugar Mountain,”…