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 “Oh Girl” by the Chi-Lites. This single, released in March of 1972, went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Cash Box Top 100, and Billboard’s R&B chart. Billboard named it the #13 song for all of 1972. “Oh Girl” was written by Eugene Record, the Chi-Lites’ lead vocalist. Released…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Silly Love Songs” by Paul McCartney & Wings. It was released as a single (with “Wings” as the artist) in April of 1976 and was a hit all over the world, hitting the top ten in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK. Here in the U.S., “Silly Love Songs” peaked at…
Today’s classic movie theme song of the day is “Goodbye Girl” by David Gates. The song comes from the 1977 movie of the same name; released as a single in December of 1977, it peaked early the following year at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, #9 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #3 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.…
Today’s classic song of the day is “B-A-B-Y,” a moderate hit for both Carla Thomas and, a decade later, Rachel Sweet. “B-A-B-Y” was written by the stellar Stax Records songwriting team of Isaac Hayes and David Porter. Ms. Thomas released her version, on the Stax label, in July of 1966; it went all the way to #14 on the Billboard…
Today’s classic song of the day is “The Tide is High” by Blondie. Released in October of 1980, the single went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and around the world; it hit the top spot in Canada, New Zealand, and the UK, and was a Top 10 hit in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa,…
Today’s classic song of the day is that early disco track, “Rock the Boat” by the Hues Corporation. This one one of the first disco tunes to go mainstream, charting at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. (Interestingly, it only hit #5 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart.) “Rock the Boat” was written by a guy named Waldo…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Sultans of Swing” by the band Dire Straits. Released in January of 1979 in the U.S. (May of 1978 in the UK), this track hit #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #8 on the UK Singles Chart. “Sultans of Swing” was written by Dire Straits’ frontman and guitarist extraordinaire Mark Knopfler.…