Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from yesterday and today
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from yesterday and today
Today’s classic song of the day that my parents liked and forced me to listen to as a kid is “Make the World Go Away” by country crooner Eddy Arnold. It was a huge crossover hit, hitting #1 on the Hot Country Songs list, #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. The single was…
Today’s classic song where the cover was much bigger than the original is “Me and Bobby McGee.” The song was written and recorded by Kris Kristofferson, was a country hit for Roger Miller, was a Canadian hit for Gordon Lightfoot, but became a mainstream monster chart topper for Janis Joplin. As noted, Kris Kristofferson wrote “Me and Bobby McGee, although…
Today’s classic song that packs an emotional punch is one you might not have heard but are going to love. The song is “Emily” by Beth Nielsen Chapman, off her 1990 self-titled debut album. This one knocks me out every time. “Emily” starts out as a song about two old friends catching up after many years apart. That, in itself,…
Today’s classic song of the day, like several others this week, mentions the name of a city in its title and lyrics. The song is “El Paso” by Marty Robbins, released in October of 1959. As a single, it hit #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard’s Hot Country Songs charts early in 1960. That made “El Paso”…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Love at the Five and Dime,” written and originally performed by songstress Nanci Griffith but made a bona fide hit by Kathy Mattea. Ms. Mattea’s version was released as a single in April of 1986 and made it all the way to #3 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. As I’ve written before,…
Today’s classic song of the day with the name of the day in the title is “Sunday Morning Coming Down.” The song was written by Kris Kirstofferson and became a #1 country hit for his pal Johnny Cash in 1970. (Ray Stevens actually recorded it first, although his version only hit #55 on the Country charts.) Johnny Cash’s version was…
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…
Put on your dancing shoes because we’re starting a week of dancing songs at the Classic Song of the Day blog. First up is Mary Chapin Carpenter’s feisty “Down at the Twist and Shout,” a Cajun-flavored number that was a big country hit in 1992. It rose all the way to #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks…
Our final classic sad song of the day during this week of incredibly sad songs is “Where’ve You Been” by Kathy Mattea. It was released in November of 1989 and rose to #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart early in 1990. Like yesterday’s classic song of the day, John Prine’s “Hello in There,” “Where’ve You Been”…