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 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…
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…
Sandy Posey’s “Single Girl” is today’s classic song of the day. Released in December of 1966 on MGM Records, this single peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 early the next year. “Single Girl” was written by Martha Sharp, who also wrote tunes performed by the likes of Bobby Vee, Eddy Arnold, and Tom Jones. Like Dusty Springfield’s “Wishin’…
Today’s classic songs of the day are both sides of a two-sided single released by the Beatles in February of 1967. The songs are “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane,” and they offer a kind of mirror image view into the songwriters’ youth. “Strawberry Fields Forever” was written by John Lennon (but attributed to Lennon-McCartney, as were all their Beatles-era…
Your almost totally forgotten classic song of the day is “New Romance (It’s a Mystery)” by a group called Spider. The song was released in April of 1980 and peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100. The video might have received a little play on MTV, had MTV been around in 1980. (The network launched a year later, on…
Today’s classic song of the day is that Wall of Sound classic, “Then He Kissed Me” by the Crystals. Released on Philles Records in July of 1963, this one peaked at #6 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. “Then He Kissed Me” was written by the Brill Building songwriting team of Ellie Greenwich and Jeff…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Whatcha See is Whatcha Get” by the Dramatics. Released in June of 1971, this smooth sample of seventies soul peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on Billboard’s R&B chart. “Whatcha See is Whatcha Get” was written and produced by Tony Hester. Mr. Hester was a Detroit-based songwriter and producer,…
Today’s classic song of the day is that Carolina Beach Music classic, “What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)” by the Tams. Released as a single in December of 1963, it hit #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard’s R&B chart early in 1964. “What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)” was written…
Today’s classic song of the day is Bruce Springsteen’s “Thunder Road.” Never released as a single, “Thunder Road” was the lead cut (track one, side one) on Springsteen’s legendary Born to Run album. That album, released in late August of 1975, peaked at #3 on Billboard’s Top LPs and Tape chart and went on to sell more than 7 million…
In honor of the late Lou Christie, who passed away last month, today’s classic song of the day is “Rhapsody in the Rain.” Released in March of 1966, this single went all the way to #16 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Rhapsody in the Rain” was written by Lou Christie and Twyla Herbert, who wrote a lot of songs with…