Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
We’re starting off a week of horn rock tunes with your classic horn rock song of the day, “Don’t You Care” by the Buckinghams. This tune, released in March of 1967, didn’t sound like the psychedelic rock and sunshine pop on the charts at the time, which may have helped it cut through the clutter on the airwaves. It spent…
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 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967. The Monkees were a big deal when their TV show debuted back in…
Yesterday we featured a song by “England Dan” Seals and his partner John Ford Coley (the classic “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight“), so today let’s do a mellow soft rock song of the day by Mr. Seals’ older brother, Jim Seals, and his partner, Dash Crofts. “Summer Breeze” was released by Seals and Crofts in August of 1972…
How about another classic mellow soft rock song of the day, in the form of “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight” by England Dan & John Ford Coley. Released in May of 1976, it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Easy Listening chart. “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight” was one of…
Your long-forgotten classic soft rock song of the day is “This Night Won’t Last Forever,” by Michael Johnson. This mellow little pop song was released in July of 1979 and peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Adult Contemporary chart. If you don’t remember the title, just give it a listen; you know the song,…
Your classic song with a Celtic fiddle part and a lot of tempo changes of the day is “Come On Eileen” by Dexys Midnight Runners. It was released in the UK in June of 1982 and in early 1983 in the U.S., climbing to #1 on the UK Singles Chart, the Billboard Hot 100, and the Cashbox Top 100. It…
Your forgotten soul single of the day is “Please Little Angel” by Doris Troy. The single was released, on the Atlantic Records label, in 1964, but only reached #128 on the Billboard Hot 100. (Which, I know, isn’t technically in the Hot 100.) “Please Little Angel” was written by Doris Troy herself (under her pen name of Doris Payne), along…
Today’s classic feel good get-up-and-dance song of the day is “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing,” by Leo Sayer—which has an interesting connection to Steely Dan’s classic album, Aja. Mr. Sayer released “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing” in October of 1976. It was an instant radio hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 in Canada, and #2…
Let’s stretch this rain thing out another day with today’s classic rain-themed song of the day, “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” by Creedence Clearwater Revival. This track, released in January of 1971, peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the Cash Box Top 100. Many have interpreted “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” as a…
After yesterday’s “Laughing in the Rain,” by Neil Sedaka, today’s rain-themed classic song of the day is “Walking in the Rain.” This one was a hit twice for two different groups—the Ronettes and Jay and the Americans. “Walking in the Rain” was written by two of my favorite Brill Building songwriters, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil (with a third credit…