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 song of the day is my 8 year-old grandson Jackson’s current favorite song in the world. I’m talking about that New Wave classic, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears. This single was released in March of 1985 during the height of the MTV era, and hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot…
Today’s classic song of the day celebrates the launch of MTV on this date in 1981 with “Video Killed the Radio Star,” by the Buggles. This is the first video that MTV played when it launched and it became a bit of a theme song for the MTV generation. The song was less successful on the charts, only reaching #40…
Today’s oddly original classic late-70s song of the day is “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” by Joe Jackson. In my memory this is an early ’80s tune, but it was originally released in October of 1978. That initial release didn’t take so the label re-released it in July of 1979, when it went all the way to #21…
Today’s song with the word angel in the title song of the day is Elvis Costello’s classic “(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes.” This tune was a standout track on Mr. Costello’s 1977 debut album, My Aim is True, of which all the songs are terrific. My Aim is True is one of the best debut albums in modern…
Today’s little-known 1980s remake of a little-known 1970s pop song of the day is “Jimmy Loves Maryann” by Josie Cotton. This is a New Wavish remake of the second single from the band Looking Glass, which wasn’t near as big a hit as their previous “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl),” which was my Classic Song of the Day yesterday. The…