Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from yesterday and today
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from yesterday and today
The final song of this week of songs my parents liked is one that I don’t really know whether they liked it or not, but they probably did. I certainly like it. The song is “Once Upon a Time” and it comes from the musical All-American, which opened (and closed) on Broadway in 1962. The song is one of the…
This week we’re featuring songs that my parents liked and today’s classic song that my parents liked of the day is “My Cup Runneth Over” by Ed Ames. This broad Broadway ballad was a real anomaly on the pop charts when it was released in early 1967, the year of the Summer of Love. That didn’t stop it from finding…
Your Burt Bacharach song of the day is “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again.” It was written for their musical, Promises, Promises, but made famous in a more radio-friendly version by Dionne Warwick that went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The version from the Broadway musical is a lot more stripped down than the hit single, originally performed…