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 is one of the very best songs of the 1960s (or any decade), “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King. Mr. King wrote it, with a little assist from legendary producers/songwriters Mike Leiber and Jerry Stoller, inspired by/based on the turn-of-the-previous-century gospel hymn of the same name by Charles Albert Tindley. It’s a song…
For the seventh of our twelve days of classic Christmas songs we have the favorite Christmas tune of a generation or two of Brits, “Fairytale of New York.” Many of us here in the States might not know it, and it’s quite a different take on the holiday, but the song is a stunner. “Fairytale of New York” was written…
Today is the fourth day of 12 days of classic Christmas songs and our classic Christmas song of the day is “Do They Know It’s Christmas?,” a charity single released by a collection of British and Irish musicians collectively known as Band-Aid. This is the rare example of a Christmas song written and performed not just for the holidays but…
Today’s classic song of the day for this crazy Monday morning is “Manic Monday” by the Bangles. Released in January of 1986, this was the group’s first big hit, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was a Top Five hit all around the world, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland, West Germany,…
Today’s classic song of the day is one some of you might remember and others will recognize when you hear it. The song is “Romeo’s Tune” by Steve Forbert. The single was released late in 1979 and peaked just short of the top ten at #11 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 charts early the…
Today’s classic song of the day was a #1 country hit that crossed over to the mainstream charts. The song is “Seven Year Ache” by Johnny Cash’s little girl Rosanne Cash. The single was released in February of 1981 and hit #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, #6 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Chart, and #22 on the Billboard…
Today’s classic soul song of the day is “People Get Ready,” written by the great Curtis Mayfield. It’s a song that’s been covered dozens if not hundreds of times, which makes it a true classic. “People Get Ready” is a popular song with gospel roots. The lyrics use the spiritual to inform the material, in particular the struggle of Black…
We’ll end our week of early MTV-era hits with today’s classic MTV song of the day, Cyndi Lauper’s anthemic “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” This smash hit was released as a single in June of 1983 and shot to #1 on the Cash Box Top 100 and Billboard Dance Club Songs charts and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It…
Today’s classic early MTV song of the day is “Vacation” by the Go-Go’s. This single, the title track and first single from the group’s second album, Vacation, was released in July of 1982, the middle of summer, and it peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 on the Cash Box Top 100. “Vacation” was written by Go-Go’s’…