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 “I Fought the Law,” a big hit for the Bobby Fuller Four. Released in October of 1965, it peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. “I Fought the Law” was written by Sonny Curtis in 1958. (Mr. Curtis is equally well known for composing the theme to the The Mary Tyler Moore…
Today’s classic song of the day is a post-Motown hit by the Four Tops. The song is “When She Was My Girl” and it was released on the Casablanca Records label in August of 1981. It marked a welcome return to the charts for the former Motown legends, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 on the Cash…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Let’s Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)” by Jay and the Americans. It’s all about a guy who met a girl at a party and can’t wait to get alone with her. As the lyrics state: We started to talk and you smiledSorta like you knew the way that I feltYou…
Today’s classic song of the day comes from north of the border. “Share the Land” was released by the Canadian group the Guess Who in September of 1970. It peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #2 on the group’s native Canadian RPM chart. “Share the Land” was written by the…
“But I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.” That’s one of the best lyrics ever written and a wonderful philosophical rumination of how our views on things change as we age and gain more experience. The line is from the song “My Back Pages,” which Bob Dylan wrote in 1964. Dylan wrote “My Back Pages” in…
Today’s classic song of the day is another inoffensive soft rock tune from the mid-70s. “Save It for a Rainy Day” was released by Stephen Bishop in December of 1976 and early the next year it rose to #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #21 on the Cash Box Top 100. It did considerably better on Billboard’s Easy Listening…
Today’s classic song of the day is the exceedingly pleasant “Nice to Be With You” by a group called Gallery. This single was released in February of 1972 and peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, and #1 on the Cash Box Top 100. “Nice to Be With You” was typical of the…
Today’s classic song of the day is one of the biggest hits from Motown’s biggest group. It’s “Stop! In the Name of Love” by the Supremes—at that point in time, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard. The single, released in February of 1965, rose all the way to #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Somebody’s Been Sleeping” by the R&B group 100 Proof (Aged in Soul). This single, on Hot Wax Records, was released in September of 1970 and peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 on Billboard’s R&B chart. “Somebody’s Been Sleeping” was written by Angelo Bond, Greg Perry, and General Johnson. Johnson…
Today’s classic song of the day spans three decades. It was first released and a big hit in Europe during the summer of 1969. That recording was then picked up in the U.S. and topped the U.S. charts in early 1970. Finally, a cover of the tune went to #1 in multiple countries in 1986. How many songs do you…