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 may be the best song ever written. (Or maybe the second-best; I vacillate between this one and Jimmy Webb’s “Wichita Lineman,” which I’ll feature next week.) The song is “God Only Knows,” written by Brian Wilson with lyrics by Tony Asher. It was recorded by the Beach Boys and featured as the first track…
Today’s classic song of the day just happens to be another one with a lady’s name in the title: “Wendy” by the Beach Boys. This song was released as a single in June of 1964 and peaked at #44 on the Billboard Hot 100. That rather anemic chart performance is belied by the fact that it’s a bona fide classic…
Today’s classic dance song of the day is “Do You Want to Dance,” which was a hit for three (actually four, if you count the UK) artists in three different decades. “Do You Want to Dance” was written by Bobby Freeman, a black teenager from San Francisco. Mr. Freeman was just 17 years old when he released his version of…