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 Rolling Stones bring us today’s classic song of the day, “She’s a Rainbow.” Released in November of 1967, this psychedelic track peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100. “She’s a Rainbow,” written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, is somewhat atypical for a Stones song in that it’s more of a gentle ballad than a hard rocker. In…
For some reason, I always thought that today’s classic song of the day was a Partridge Family song. I mean, it has that same sort of Baroque pop sound, the title is as vacuous as anything churned out by the P. Family’s hired songwriters, and the lead vocal sounds vaguely teen idolish. Really. The problem is, “Sit Down I Think…
You probably know the Left Banke from their huge hit, “Walk Away Renee.” It’s a great tune but it wasn’t the group’s only hit. They followed up that one with another single, “Pretty Ballerina,” which is today’s classic song of the day. This baroque pop tune entered the charts in January of 1967 and went to #15 on the Billboard…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Like to Get to Know You” by Spanky and Our Gang. This single, released in March of 1968, went to #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #13 on the Cash Box Top 100, but has become a well-deserved staple of oldies radio. “Like to Get to Know You” was written by Stuart…
Today’s classic song of the day may be the best song ever written. (Or maybe the second-best; I vacillate between this one and Jimmy Webb’s “Wichita Lineman,” which I’ll feature next week.) The song is “God Only Knows,” written by Brian Wilson with lyrics by Tony Asher. It was recorded by the Beach Boys and featured as the first track…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Lazy Day” by Spanky and Our Gang. This frothy little single, released in October of 1967 (same as yesterday’s classic song of the day, the Lovin’ Spoonful’s “She is Still a Mystery“), peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Lazy Day” was written by Tony Powers (words) and George Fischoff (music). Powers…
Today’s classic song of the day takes us back to the Summer of Love and that fun group of cats called the Lovin’ Spoonful. “She is Still a Mystery” was released at the end of October in 1967 and peaked at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 just a few weeks later. “She is Still a Mystery” would be the…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Life in a Northern Town,” by the British band, the Dream Academy. Released in March of 1985, it peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, #9 on the Irish chart, and #15 on the UK Singles chart. “Life in a Northern Town” is a nostalgic song about living in a small English…
Today’s classic song of the day is “In My Life” by the Beatles. This one was a track from their landmark 1965 album, Rubber Soul; even though it wasn’t released as a single, it seeped into our collective consciousness just the same. “In My Life” is all about coming to grips with the places, friends, and lovers of one’s past.…