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 Girl Group song of the day is “I Have a Boyfriend” by the Chiffons. This track was released in November of 1963 and peaked, the following January, at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100. “I Have a Boyfriend” was written by the same duo that penned “People Say” and “Chapel of Love” for the Dixie Cups, Jeff Barry…
Today’s classic Girl Group song of the day is “Give Him a Great Big Kiss” by the Shangra-Las. Released on Red Bird Records in December of 1964, it peaked at #18 early the next year on the Billboard Hot 100. “When I say I’m in love, you best believe I’m in love, L-U-V!” Like most of the Shangra-Las’ tracks, “Give…
Today’s classic Girl Group song of the day is another obscure one by another obscure group but one with a strong connection to a music legend. “The One You Can’t Have” was released in 1963 by a group called the Honeys. The Honeys were sisters Diane and Marilyn Rovell and cousin Ginger Blake. They formed, as the Rovell Sisters, when…
Today’s classic Girl Group songs of the day are “People Say” and “Chapel of Love,” both by the Dixie Cups. We’ll start with “People Say,” which was released on Red Bird Records in July of 1964. This one peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the R&B Singles chart. Billboard magazine placed “People Say” at #53…
Today’s classic Girl Group song of the day is the rather obscure “Please Don’t Wake Me” by an equally obscure group called the Cinderellas. Released in 1964 on the Dimension label, this one didn’t chart, although it should have; it’s a perfect example of the 1960s Girl Group sound. “Please Don’t Wake Me” was written by Cynthia Weil and Russ…
This week we’re taking a tour back in time to focus on the Girl Group sound of the 1960s. Our first classic Girl Group song of the week is a little-known tune called “My One and Only Jimmy Boy” by the Girlfriends. This one only hit #49 on the Billboard Hot 100 but it should have been a lot bigger.…
Your totally unknown classic Jimmy Webb song of the day is “This Is Where I Came In,” by the Contessas. No point looking it up; it didn’t chart anywhere. Recorded and released in 1965, “This is Where I Came In” was one of the first songs composed by soon-to-be-legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb, and his first time in the studio. It’s…
Your totally forgotten Girl Group song of the day is “The Sh-Down Down Song (You Better Leave Him Alone),” credited to “The Ginger-Snaps featuring Dandee Dawson.” The song was written and produced by the very prolific songwriting team of P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri for Dunhill Records. It was released in 1965 and went absolutely nowhere, which is a shame…