Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
So far this week we’ve featured songs titled “Call Me” by Petula Clark/Chris Montez, Aretha Franklin, and Al Green. Today’s classic song of the day is our final “Call Me” of the week, this one by Blondie. This “Call Me” was featured in the film American Gigolo and, when released as a single in February of 1980, went all the…
Anybody remember this one? Today’s classic song of the day is “You,” a hit for Rita Coolidge during the summer of 1978. It’s a soft rock tune that has a definite disco feel that was perfect for the time—and might even qualify as “yacht rock” today. “You,” released in June of 1978, reached #25 on the Billboard Hot 100, #17…
Today’s classic song of the day was a huge dance hit back in the disco era, “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge. Released as a single in April of 1979, this one hit #2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. More important, it was a #1 smash on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart. It was…
This week we’re featuring songs from the cinema, and today’s classic movie song of the day is “Car Wash,” from the 1976 film of the same name, as performed by the group named Rose Royce. The single was released in September of 1976 and went to #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts. It was…
Today’s classic song of the day is about a night in late December back in ’63, as related by the vocal group the Four Seasons. The song is “December 1963 (Oh What a Night)” and it was released as a single in December of 1975. It became a #1 hit in the U.S. (both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash…
If you know today’s classic song of the day, chances are you know a little French, in particular the line Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? That’s right, the song is “Lady Marmalade” and it was a big hit for the group Labelle. “Lady Marmalade” was written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan. Crewe was a member of the Four…
Today’s classic song of the day is “More More More” by singer Andrea True, recording under the Andrea True Connection name. There’s a very interesting story behind this one. Andrea True, born Andrea Marie Truden, was a classically trained pianist who became an actress in pornographic films in the late 1960s. Her first prominent role was in the porn flick…
Today’s classic song of the day is that disco classic, Thelma Houston’s “Don’t Leave Me This Way.” If you were anywhere near a radio or dance floor during the spring of 1977, you heard a lot of this one. “Don’t Leave Me This Way” was written by Philly Soul legends Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, along with frequent collaborator Cary…
Today’s classic Jimmy Webb song of the day is perhaps his most famous. “MacArthur Park” was a hit twice, first for Richard Harris in 1968 and ten years later, in a discofied version, for Donna Summer. Jimmy Webb wrote “MacArthur Park” as a reflection on the end of his short but sweet love affair with a girl named Suzy Horton.…