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 is the Friday after Thanksgiving here in the United States, what we call Black Friday. That’s because it’s the day that shoppers go crazy snatching up ridiculous deals on all sorts of merchandise, racking up sales so big that merchants who might have been in the red all year long make enough money to finally go into the black.…
Today is Thanksgiving day in the United States, so let’s be thankful for today’s classic song of the day, “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),” by Sly and the Family Stone. In case you can’t figure out the mondegreen (intentional misspelling), the title reads as “Thank you for lettin’ me be myself again.” But then, you probably knew that.…
Today’s classic song of the day was released on this day, November 27, 1971. It was a phenomenon, achieving the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks straight in January of 1972. It also hit #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart and was a top ten single in countries around the world, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New…
Today’s classic soft rock song of the day is “You Are the Woman” by Firefall. Released in August of 1976, right when I was heading off to my freshman year of college, this single popped all the way to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, #8 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #6 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. “You…
Today’s classic soft rock song of the day is “Just When I Needed You Most” by Randy VanWarmer. This gentle little lost love song was released as a single in February of 1979 and went all the way to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. Randy…
Today’s classic song of the day is a near-perfect piece of Philly Soul, the Stylistics’ recording of “You Make Me Feel Brand New.” This single, released in May of 1974, rose to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the Cash Box Top 100, #6 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, and #5 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. “You…
Today’s classic song of the day is “More More More” by singer Andrea True, recording under the Andrea True Connection name. There’s a very interesting story behind this one. Andrea True, born Andrea Marie Truden, was a classically trained pianist who became an actress in pornographic films in the late 1960s. Her first prominent role was in the porn flick…
Sixty-one years ago today, on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. In honor of this anniversary, today’s classic song of the day is the reflective “Abraham, Martin and John.” The song references the senseless assassinations of four great leaders: Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy. All four fallen leaders…
Today’s classic song of the day is one you probably know even if you don’t remember it. The tune is “The Ballad of El Goodo” and the band is Big Star, one of the least known yet most influential bands of the 1970s. Headed by former Box Tops singer Alex Chilton, Big Star was a short-lived band that was chock…
Today’s song of the day is a James Taylor classic, 1974’s “Walking Man.” This was the lead track (side one, track one) of the same-named album. While “Walking Man” was released as a single, it didn’t break into the Billboard Hot 100—although it did reach #26 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. It’s become one of Mr. Taylor’s best-known and best-loved…