Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
In honor of Mark Volman’s passing, today’s classic song of the day is the Turtles’ “She’s My Girl.” Released in October of 1967, this one peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100—even though some radio stations banned the song, thinking the line about morning glories was some sort of drug reference. Mark Volman was born on April 19, 1947,…
Today’s classic song of the day is one of Tommy James and the Shondells’ biggest hits. “I Think We’re Alone Now” was released as a single in January of 1967 and went all the way to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the Cash Box Top 100. “I Think We’re Alone Now” was written by Richie Cordell,…
Honoring the late Bobby Sherman, who passed away earlier this week, today’s classic song of the day is “Little Woman.” This was his first big hit and his biggest single overall; released in May of 1969, this one peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Cash Box Top 100. Even though Bobby Sherman had been…
Former teen heartthrob Bobby Sherman passed away yesterday. In his memory, today’s classic song of the day is one of his biggest hits, “Easy Come, Easy Go.” Bobby Sherman was born Robert Cabot Sherman Jr. on July 22, 1943. He started performing professionally when he was just 19 years old, in 1962, when actor Sal Mineo wrote two songs for…
Celebrating the return of the Turtles to SiriusXM radio, today’s classic song of the day is “Elenore.” Released by the Turtles in September of 1968, this single peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Cash Box Top 100. You might not have noticed, but for many years the Turtles’ music was effectively banned from SiriusXM…
Today’s classic song of the day is a vocal gem from the Association. The song is “Windy” and, when released in May of 1967, it went to #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. (It was also a number-one hit in Canada.) “Windy” was written by Ruthann Friedman, a San Francisco-based songwriter. Here’s what she…
Today’s classic song of the day is a one-hit wonder from a group called the Rose Garden. The song is “Next Plane to London” and, when released in October of 1967, it peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100. I always thought that the Rose Garden was a British group, probably because of the word “London” in this song’s…
Today’s classic song of the day was a number-one hit for the Monkees. “Daydream Believer,” released as a single in October of 1967, reached the #1 position on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Cash Box 100 in December of that year. “Daydream Believer” was written by former folksinger John Stewart when he was still a member of the…
Take it from a guy named Michael, songs with my name in the title are often worth a listen. So now we move from yesterday’s “Message to Michael” to another song with my name in the title, a nice little slice of sunshine pop called “Don’t Wake Me Up in the Morning, Michael,” by a quintet going by the name…