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 “Lonely Boy” by Andrew Gold. Released in March of 1977, this tune hit #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the Cash Box Top 100. “Lonely Boy” is actually kind of a whiney little song about a firstborn kid being jealous of his little sister when she came along. I can…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Sing a Song” by Earth, Wind & Fire. This peppy little single debuted in November of 1975 and rose to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. “Sing a Song” was written by EWF members Maurice White and Al McKay. It supposedly started with a guitar…
Today’s classic movie song of the day is “Moon River” from director Blake Edwards’ 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The song was written by Henry Mancini (music) and Johnny Mercer (words). It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and Grammy Awards for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. In the movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s,…
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 movie song of the day is “Flashdance… What a Feeling” from the 1983 movie, Flashdance. The song was sung by Irene Cara and, released as a single in March of that year, it was a worldwide hit. “Flashdance” hit #1 in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Switzerland, and,…
Today’s classic song from a movie of the day is “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” from the 1987 blockbuster film, Dirty Dancing. The theme song was performed by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes; released as a single in July of 1987, it hit #1 all around the world, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, South Africa, and, in…
Today’s classic movie song of the day is “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” from the 1985 movie, St. Elmo’s Fire, performed by John Parr. The song was released as a single in June of 1985 and hit #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 charts. “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” was written by…
Today’s classic song from a movie of the day is “The Look of Love,” as performed by Dusty Springfield in the 1967 James Bond spoof, Casino Royale. Released as a single in July of 1967, the song peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song (it lost to “Talk to…
This week we’re focusing on songs from movies, cinematic treasures that crossed over into pop music success. Our first classic movie theme song of the day this week is the iconic theme from the movie Goldfinger, as sung by Dame Shirley Bassey. “Goldfinger” was composed by John Barry, who did the entire soundtrack. Lyrics were by Leslie Bricusse and, believe…
Our final classic night song of the day this week is “A Hard Day’s Night” by the Beatles. The title song from their 1964 film, A Hard Day’s Night, this single was released in July of that year and shot to #1 all around the world—Australia, Canada, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, the UK, and,…