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 packs a true emotional punch. I’m talking about “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted,” originally a hit for Motown artist Jimmy Ruffin in the 1960s, then a hit for Brit singer Paul Young in the 1990s, but perhaps performed best by Joan Osborne with Motown’s Funk Brothers in 2002. It’s such a perfect song that…
Today’s classic song of the day is such a great song it was a hit in both the 1960s and 1980s—and has become a standard for performers of all types and sizes. The song is “This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You),” which was first released by the Isley Brothers in 1966 and then later by Rod Stewart…
Today’s classic song of the day is the iconoclastic “Chuck E’s in Love,” the first hit from equally iconoclastic performer Rickie Lee Jones. It was released in April of 1979, rose all the way to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and almost overnight catapulted then-newcomer Ms. Jones to unlikely pop music stardom. . There was nothing on the radio…
Today’s classic song of the day celebrates the launch of MTV on this date in 1981 with “Video Killed the Radio Star,” by the Buggles. This is the first video that MTV played when it launched and it became a bit of a theme song for the MTV generation. The song was less successful on the charts, only reaching #40…
Today’s classic song of the day is Joni Mitchell’s “The Circle Game.” This song has touched countless millions of people for more than five decades and continues to touch people today. Joni Mitchell wrote “The Circle Game” in 1966, when she was just 23 years old. She said she wrote it in response to fellow Canadian Neil Young’s “Sugar Mountain,”…
This week’s final classic song by a guy named Gary, Gerry, or Jerry of the day takes us back to 1960 and “He Will Break Your Heart” by Jerry Butler. This track went all the way to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard R&B chart. Jerry “The Iceman” Butler was a former member of soul…
Your classic song by a guy named Gary, Gerry, or Jerry of the day is “Amos Moses” by Jerry Reed. Released in October of 1970, it peaked in early 1971 at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #16 on the Hot Country Singles chart. It ended up selling more than a million copies, earning it the RIAA Gold certification,…
Today’s classic song by a Gary, Gerry, or Jerry of the day is “Baker Street,” by Gerry Rafferty. This song, with its distinctive alto sax riff, was recorded for Rafferty’s second solo album, City to City, and released as a single in February of 1978. It hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and stayed there for six consecutive weeks)…
Today’s classic song by a Gary, Gerry, or Jerry of the day is “Ferry Cross the Mersey” by Gerry and the Pacemakers. Released in December of 1964, this tune rode the wave of the Beatles’ British Invasion all the way to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 early the following year. “Ferry Cross the Mersey” was written by Gerry Marsden,…
Today’s classic song by a Gary, Gerry, or Jerry of the day is “This Little Girl” by Gary U.S. Bonds. It was included on his 1981 comeback album, Dedication, then released as a single that went to #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the Cash Box Top 100 charts. “This Little Girl” was written by the Boss…