Category Soul

“Sideshow” (Blue Magic)

Sideshow, Blue Magic

Today’s classic song of the day is “Sideshow” by the group Blue Magic. Released early in 1974, this sweet slice of seventies Philadelphia soul went all the way to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #1 on Billboard’s R&B chart. “Sideshow” was written by Vinnie Barrett and Bobby Eli, two Philadelphia songwriters…

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“You’ll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)” (Dionne Warwick/The Stylistics)

You'll Never Get to Heaven, Dionne Warwick

Today’s classic song of the day is another piece of sophisticated adult pop from the pens of Burt Bacharach (music) and Hal David (words), “You’ll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart).” It was a hit for two different artists in successive decades. “You’ll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)” was first recorded by Dionne…

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“Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)” (Gladys Knight & the Pips)

Neither One of Us, Gladys Knight and Pips

Today’s classic song of the day is the final Motown single from Gladys Knight & the Pips. “Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)” was released as a single in late December of 1972 and, early in 1973, went all the way to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the Cash Box Top…

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“Color Him Father” (The Winstons)

Color Him Father, the Winstons

Today is Father’s Day, so it’s only fitting that today’s classic Father’s Day song of the day is “Color Him Father” by the Winstons. This song is about the singer’s appreciation of his stepfather, who stepped in when his real father was “killed in the war.” (The Vietnam War, presumably.) The lyrics say it best: I love this man I…

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