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 just this close to being classified as a novelty song, for its title alone. The song is “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep” and it was a worldwide hit—for three different artists. “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep” was written by Lally Scott, a singer from Liverpool who was living in Italy at the time. He was…
Today’s classic song of the day sounds like a West Coast surf music song from the 1960s but it was actually written and recorded by a bunch of Brits in the mid-70s. The song is “Beach Baby” and the group is called the First Class. Released in May of 1974, this slice of bubblegum pop peaked at #4 on the…
Today’s classic song of the day is a bubblegum earworm by that famous cartoon band, the Archies. The song is “Sugar, Sugar,” and you know you love it. Yes, the Archies were a cartoon band, created for the Saturday morning The Archie Show program, but “Sugar, Sugar” was recorded by a bevy of talented studio musicians. Those musicians included the…
Our look back at that classic year of 1970 wouldn’t be complete without a catchy song by a toothy teen idol. Hence today’s classic 1970 song of the day, “Julie, Do Ya Love Me” by Bobby Sherman. This frothy pop confection was released in July of 1970 and peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and #2 on the…
Yesterday’s classic song of the day, “The Rain, the Park and Other Things,” was by the Cowsills, a real live family group comprised of a singing mom and her half-dozen singing children. Today’s classic song of the day, “I Think I Love You,” is by the Partridge Family, a fictional group modeled on the Cowsills with a singing mom and…