Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Your classic Sunday song of the day is “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” by the Monkees. It was the group’s fourth big hit (after “Last Train to Clarksville,” “I’m a Believer,” and “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You”), hitting #3…
Your classic pop song of the day is “Laughter in the Rain” by Neil Sedaka. This beautiful little song was released in late 1974 and hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 1, 1975. It also hit…
Your classic ’60s song that you’ve probably never heard of of the day is “Splendor in the Grass” by the great Jackie DeShannon. The track, released in 1966, was actually a B-side to the A-side single, “Come and Get Me,”…
In honor of Jim Gordon’s passing, our classic song of the day is “Layla,” by Derek and the Dominos. Released in September of 1970, it rose to #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 early in 1971 and became an instant…
All this week we’ve been highlighting songs that were featured on the soundtrack to The Big Chill, that 1983 movie that followed a group of Baby Boomer friends adjusting to the death of one of their own and their sacrifices…
We continue our salute to drummer extraordinaire Hal Blaine with today’s classic song of the day, the instrumental hit “A Taste of Honey” by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Mr. Albert’s single, released in August of 1965, peaked at…