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 written by one of my favorite songwriters, the late, great Laura Nyro. The song is “Wedding Bell Blues” and it was a huge hit for the 5th Dimension. Released in September of 1969, it went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Cash Box Top 100, and Billboard Adult Contemporary…
The final song of this week of songs my parents liked is one that I don’t really know whether they liked it or not, but they probably did. I certainly like it. The song is “Once Upon a Time” and it comes from the musical All-American, which opened (and closed) on Broadway in 1962. The song is one of the…
This week we’re highlighting songs that my parents liked. Whether or not I liked them is irrelevant. With that in mind, today’s classic song that my parents liked of the day is “Java” by trumpeter Al Hirt. This instrumental track, released in November of 1963, was Mr. Hirt’s first and biggest mainstream hit, peaking at a surprising #4 on both…
Today’s classic song of the day that my parents liked and forced me to listen to as a kid is “Make the World Go Away” by country crooner Eddy Arnold. It was a huge crossover hit, hitting #1 on the Hot Country Songs list, #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. The single was…
Today’s classic songs of the day that my parents liked and listened to way too much come from a folk group called the New Christy Minstrels. The first song up is “Green, Green,” the lead track on the group’s Ramblin’ album and released as a single in June of 1963, during the folk revival period immediately preceding the Beatles and…
Still looking at songs my parents liked, today’s classic song of the day is “Jean” by Oliver. The song, the theme to the movie The Prime of Miss Jean Brody, was released as a single in August of 1969. It was a huge hit, peaking at #2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, and #1…
This week we’re featuring songs that my parents liked and today’s classic song that my parents liked of the day is “My Cup Runneth Over” by Ed Ames. This broad Broadway ballad was a real anomaly on the pop charts when it was released in early 1967, the year of the Summer of Love. That didn’t stop it from finding…
This week we’re going off on a slight tangent and featuring songs that my parents liked. Many of us will remember them from our childhoods, not necessarily music we chose to listen to but rather songs we unwittingly heard around the house. Maybe we liked them, maybe we didn’t. Our first classic song of the day that my parents liked…
Today’s classic song of the day is another Steve Barri production for ABC/Dunhill Records. The song is “Midnight Confessions” and the group is the Grass Roots. Released in June of 1968, this single rose to #5 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 charts. “Midnight Confessions” was originally written for a group called the Ever-Green Blues…
Today’s classic song of the day is by a legendary Motown group after they left the Motown label. The song is “Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)” and the group is the Four Tops. This single was released on the ABC/Dunhill label in in January of 1973. It proved that the Tops could be successful without Berry Gordy,…