Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
We’re still in disco mode this week, so today’s classic disco song of the day is “Le Freak” by Chic. This hot little number, released in September of 1978, the height of the disco era, hit number-one worldwide—in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and, in the U.S., on the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Hot Soul Singles, Billboard Dance Club…
Today’s classic funk/disco song of the day is “Strawberry Letter 23” by the Brothers Johnson. This track was released in June of 1977 and peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard’s R&B chart. “Strawberry Letter 23” was written and first released by R&B singer/guitarist Shuggie Otis, the son of musician Johnny Otis (“Willie and the…
Today’s classic disco song of the day is “Boogie Ooogie Oogie” by A Taste of Honey. Released in June of 1978, this disco classic hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Soul Singles, Billboard Hot Disco Singles, and Cash Box Top 100 charts. (It also hit #1 in Canada.) Billboard ranked it the #9 song for all of 1978.…
I am not a huge fan of the disco music but admit to liking a few tracks in that otherwise-despised (by me, at least) genre. So this week is all boogie, all the time, starting with today’s classic disco song of the day, “Boogie Nights” by Heatwave. This well-produced track was released in 1977 and rose to #2 on both…
Today’s classic song of the day is that early disco track, “Rock the Boat” by the Hues Corporation. This one one of the first disco tunes to go mainstream, charting at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. (Interestingly, it only hit #5 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart.) “Rock the Boat” was written by a guy named Waldo…
We’re apparently on a short run of tunes about cities, so for today’s classic song of the day we point the Wayback Machine to New York City in the late ’70s with the song “Native New Yorker” by the group Odyssey. This disco track was released in November of 1977 and, while it only hit #21 on the Billboard Hot…
For today’s classic instrumental song of the day we’re sticking with mid-70s disco and “The Hustle,” by Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony. Disco was all the thing back in 1975 when this single was released, which explains why it went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts and #1 on…
Today’s classic instrumental song of the day is a tasty slice of Philly Soul, “TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)” by MFSB, featuring the Three Degrees. Released in February of 1974, this track hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard’s Easy Listening chart, Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, and the Cashbox Top 100. You can’t get much better than that.…
Today’s classic song of the day had popular recordings by three very different artists in three very different styles. We’re talking about “Don’t Be Misunderstood,” first recorded by Nina Simone in a simmering soul version, then by the Animals in a bluesy rock version, then by Santa Esmeralda in a fiery Latin disco version. It says something that the song…