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 still working through the tracks on Dusty Springfield’s legendary Dusty in Memphis album and now we’re on side two, near the end. The song is “No Easy Way Down,” written by the equally legendary team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King. This is track 10, the next-to-last track on side two. Like many of the songs on this album,…
We continue spinning the tracks on Dusty Springfield’s groundbreaking 1969 release, Dusty in Memphis. Today’s featured track is “Breakfast in Bed,” perhaps the sexiest tune on an album full of sexy tunes. It was the last track on side one, a perfect closer for the first half of the album. “Breakfast in Bed” is about woman who’s been hurt by…
The next song on our tour of the Dusty in Memphis album is “I Don’t Want to Hear It Anymore,” the fourth song on side one. This is a heartbreaking tune about a woman finding out that her lover is unfaithful by hearing her neighbors talk behind her back (or, rather, through her apartment’s thin walls). As sung by Dusty…
We’re looking at Dusty Springfield’s legendary Dusty in Memphis all week this week, and now we come to the one hit single from the album. “Son of a Preacher Man” was the third track on side one; released as a single in November of 1968, it peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 early the next year. “Son of…
We continue our listening tour of Dusty Springfield’s legendary Dusty in Memphis album with the second track on side one, “So Much Love.” This one was written by the equally legendary songwriting team of Carole King and Gerry Goffin and was a perfect match for the soulful feel of this album. One of the things that makes Dusty in Memphis…
This week we’re going to do something a little different with a deep dive into one of the finest albums ever made, Dusty in Memphis. We won’t look at every track on the album, although we could, but rather focus on the best of the best on this landmark album. The opening track on Dusty in Memphis (side one, track…
Your second classic instrumental hit this week that you didn’t know had lyrics is “Soulful Strut,” a big hit for a little combo called Young-Holt Unlimited. Released in November of 1968, it went on to hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Rhythm & Blues Singles charts, #2 on the Easy Listening Chart, and #1 in Canada. The song…
Your classic song that you didn’t know Dusty Springfield sang vocals on of the day is “Ballad of a Well-Known Gun” by Elton John. This is an album track (side one, track one), not a single, from Elton’s 1971 album, Tumbleweed Connection. The album peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 album chart and #2 on the UK Albums chart.…
Your classic Dusty Springfield comeback song of the day is “What Have I Done to Deserve This?” This track was released by Pet Shop Boys, with Dusty contributing guest vocals, in August of 1987. It was a big hit, going all the way to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart, and #1 on…