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 my 8 year-old grandson Jackson’s current favorite song in the world. I’m talking about that New Wave classic, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears. This single was released in March of 1985 during the height of the MTV era, and hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot…
In honor of Robbie Robertson’s passing on August 9, today’s classic song of the day is “The Weight.” Mr. Robertson wrote this and the Band recorded it at A&R Studios in Manhattan in January of 1968. They released it on their legendary Music from Big Pink album, which hit store shelves in August of 1968. “The Weight” was the fifth…
After three weeks, we come to our final classic song of the day from 1970, and it’s a big one: “ABC” by The Jackson 5. This single was released in late February of 1970 and quickly shot up of the charts, reaching the #1 slot on April 25th, where it stayed for two weeks. It also hit #1 on Billboard’s…
Your classic 1970 soul song of the day is “Love Land” by Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. The track was recorded late in 1969 and released in January 1970. The tune hit #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and #23 on Billboard’s R&B chart) the week of July 18. Like all of the band’s music, “Love…
Your classic 1970 soul hit of the day is “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)” by the Delfonics. This single was released in December of 1969 and climbed to #10 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts on March 21, 1970. It won a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. “Didn’t I…
Today’s classic 1970 soul hit of the day is that mellow classic, “O-o-h Child” by the Five Stairsteps. It was released in April of 1970 and rose to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 18. The Five Stairsteps were a family group from Chicago that recorded for the Buddah Records label. They’d previously had some minor success recording…
Continuing our look at the best soul/R&B songs from that classic year of 1970, here’s today’s classic 1970 song of the day, “Love on a Two-Way Street” by the Moments. This single was released in March of 1970 and rose to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and #1 on Billboard’s R&B chart) on May 30th. Billboard ranked the record…
Your classic 1970 soul song of the day is “Give Me Just a Little More Time” by the Chairmen of the Board. The single was released in January of 1970 and it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 21st. It was the group’s highest-charting single, selling more than one million copies in the U.S. alone. Just…
In our third week of looking at the big hits of the year 1970, a particularly good year for hit singles, we turn our attention ro the world of soul and R&B. With that in mind, today’s classic 1970 song of the day is “Band of Gold” by Freda Payne. This was Ms. Payne’s first big hit; released in April…
Today’s classic 1970 song of the day was probably the hardest-rocking song on the charts at the time. We’re talking “American Woman” by the Guess Who, which was released in March of 1970. It hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 9 and stayed there for three weeks. It also hit #1 on the Cash Box Top 100…