Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Back in 1976 disco was in full swing and it seemed everybody and their brother or sister was getting into that four-on-the-floor groove. Case in point is today’s classic song of the day, “Cherchez La Femme,” from Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band. This single (official title: “Whispering”/”Cherchez La Femme”/”Se Si Bon”) went all the way to #1 on Billboard’s Disco…
Today’s classic song of the day was one of the first disco tunes of the 1970s. It allegedly influenced Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus to write “Dancing Queen” for ABBA, another huge early disco track. The song is “Rock Your Baby” and the artist was George McCrae. Released in May of 1974, this dance track made it all the way…
Disco was all the rage back in the late ’70s. You couldn’t walk into a bar or turn on the radio without hearing that incessant four-on-the-floor disco beat. It was even more in-your-face at the various dance clubs of the day, which I tried to avoid like the proverbial plague. Because disco was so big, all sorts of artists tried…
“Walk on the Wild Side,” today’s classic song of the day, was more than a little bit controversial in its day. Probably still is today, for that matter. Lou Reed wrote “Walk on the Wild Side” about various individuals he knew in the New York City underground scene, specifically a handful of regulars at Andy Warhol’s studio, the Factory. The…
Back in the early ’70s there were quite a few spiritually driven tunes on the pop charts. We’re talking so-called Jesus Rock songs like “Day By Day,” “Are You Ready?,” “Spirit in the Sky,” “My Sweet Lord,” and today’s classic song of the day, “Put Your Hand in the Hand” by a group called Ocean. Released as a single in…
Today’s classic song of the day is an album cut from my favorite Elton John album, 1970’s Tumbleweed Connection. (Well, it was released as a single in Australia, Brazil, and New Zealand, but not in the U.S., the UK, or elsewhere.) The song is “Country Comfort” and it’s one of Elton’s best. “Country Comfort” was written, as all but one…
Stevie Wonder is one of our generation’s great treasures. His string of albums from 1972’s Music of My Mind to 1976’s Songs in the Key of Life is one of the most impressive accomplishments in the history of popular music. Today’s classic song of the day wasn’t part of that historic group of masterpieces, but came just before it. The…
We’re travelling back in time to Philadelphia in the mid-70s for today’s classic song of the day. The song is “Mighty Love” by the Spinners; it was released in December of 1973 and, early the next year, climbed all the way to #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart. “Mighty Love” was written…
How about a classic song of the day that started life as a jeans commercial? This one-hit wonder is appropriately titled “Jeans On” and it was released by David Dundas in October of 1976. The single went all the way to #3 on the UK charts and #17 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Jeans On” was written by David Dundas…