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 forgotten folkie love song of the day is “Wedding Song (There is Love)” by Noel Paul Stookey, otherwise known as the “Paul” in Peter, Paul and Mary. Noel wrote this tune for the wedding of bandmate Peter Yarrow to Mary Beth McCarthy (niece of Senator Eugene McCarthy) in 1969 and released it as a single in July of…
“Carefree Highway” by Gordon Lightfoot is today’s classic song of the day. It was the second single from his Sundown album, released in August of 1974, and went all the way to #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. It hit #1 on the Canadian charts (he’s a native Canadian) and on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. Mr. Lightfoot was inspired to…
Today’s classic song of the day is one where the featured artist didn’t sing lead. The song is “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” by Elvin Bishop, and it was released as a single in February of 1976. This bluesy track did pretty well, peaking at #3 on the both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. Elvin…
“Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me” from singer/songwriter Mac Davis is today’s classic song of the day. Released as a single in July of 1972, this one went all the way to #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts. Mac Davis had made his bones as a songwriter, writing tunes like “In the Ghetto,” “Don’t Cry…
Today’s classic song of the day is a wonderful little tune by Stevie Wonder. “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” was included on Stevie’s Grammy-winning 1972 album, Talking Book, and released as a single in March of 1973. The single went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Cash Box Top 100, and Billboard Adult Contemporary…
“These Days” is today’s classic song of the day. Written by singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, it was a standout track on Mr. Browne’s 1973 album, For Everyman. It’s a terrific song. Jackson Browne wrote “These Days” in 1965, when he was just 16 years old. It’s a song about loss and regret that grows more poignant with the passing of years:…
I love power pop, and today’s classic song of the day is a near-perfect example of that genre. The song is “That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll” and it was written and initially recorded by Eric Carmen, formerly of the Raspberries. The song was made into a hit in 1977 by teen idol Shaun Cassidy, little brother of bigger teen idol David.…
Yesterday’s classic song of the day was Simon & Garfunkel’s first big hit, “The Sound of Silence.” Today’s classic song of the day is one of Paul Simon’s biggest solo hits, but before we get to that we need a bit of a technology history lesson for the youngsters out there. Back before we had cameras in our phones, back…
All these week we’ve been featuring songs with a person’s name in the title, and our final classic song of the day of that type this week is Jim Stafford’s “My Girl Bill.” Released as a single in April of 1974, this light-hearted little ditty went all the way to #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 on the Cash…