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 was a hit for two different R&B artists. The song is “Don’t Play That Song (You Lied)” and it was written by Betty Nelson, the wife of Ben E. King, and Ahmet Ertegun. (Probably all by Betty; it wasn’t unusual for the producer to take co-songwriting credit back in those days.) The first recording…
You ever decide to dump someone just to find out they’re dumping you, too? That’s the premise of today’s classic song of the day, “I’ve Found Someone of My Own” by the Free Movement. It’s right there in the lyrics: I got up this morningWhile I was having my coffeeMy woman came in, sat down by my sideWith tears in…
Today’s classic song of the day is one of many top ten hits by the Supremes. The song, released as a single in April of 1966, is “Love is Like an Itching in My Heart” and it peaked at #9 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, and #7 on Billboard’s R&B chart. Supreme Mary Wilson…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Wake Up Everybody” by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, with Teddy Pendergrass on lead vocals. Released as a single in November of 1975, this tune peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, #15 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #1 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart. “Wake Up Everybody” was…
It’s Valentine’s Day, so today’s classic song of the day is all about falling in love. The song is “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love” by the Spinners, released on the Atlantic label in November of 1972. Early the next year, the single peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the Cash Box Top100, and #1…
When Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland (AKA Holland-Dozier-Holland, AKA H-D-H) left Motown over a royalty dispute in 1968, they formed their own record label. Actually, they formed two labels, Hot Wax and Invictus. They signed a bunch of new or newish artists to those labels and kept working their magic, turning out hit after hit. One of the…
Every now and then I like to post an obscure ’60s soul track that got rediscovered by England’s Northern Soul scene. Today’s classic song of the day is one such track, one ranked as among the very best Northern Soul singles. The song is “You’re Gonna Make Me Love You” and it was recorded by an artist named Sandi Sheldon.…
Stevie Wonder is one of our generation’s great treasures. His string of albums from 1972’s Music of My Mind to 1976’s Songs in the Key of Life is one of the most impressive accomplishments in the history of popular music. Today’s classic song of the day wasn’t part of that historic group of masterpieces, but came just before it. The…
Today’s classic song of the day was the B-side to an A-side by the Temptations. The A-side was a minor hit but the B-side proved longer-lasting. The song is “The Girl’s Alright with Me” and it was the B-side to “I’ll Be in Trouble.” Honestly, I don’t remember the A-side, which supposedly hit #33 on the Billboard Hot 100, a…