Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Canadian troubadour Gordon Lightfoot brings us today’s classic song of the day. The song is called “Beautiful” and it first appeared on Mr. Lightfoot’s 1972 album, Don Quixote. Released as a single in May of 1972, it peaked at just #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #30 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. It did much better in his native…
We turn to the legendary folksinger/poet Bob Dylan for today’s classic song of the day. The song is “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right,” and it became a major hit for the folksinging trio, Peter, Paul and Mary. Bob Dylan wrote “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” in 1962. It’s a breakup song about saying goodbye to an old lover…
Here’s a classic song of the day that sounded different from anything else on the charts at the time, “A Little Bitty Tear” by Burl Ives. Released as a single in November of 1961, it rose all the way to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, #2 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart, and #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. “A…
Today’s classic song of the day is a gentle lament from folksinger/songwriter Tom Paxton, “The Last Thing on My Mind”. He first recorded the song for his 1964 album, Ramblin’ Boy, and it later became a top ten country hit for the duo of Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. “The Last Thing on My Mind” is one of Tom Paxton’s…
This week’s last socially relevant song of the day is “Too Many Martyrs (The Ballad of Medgar Evers)” by the late, great folksinger, Phil Ochs. It’s a tribute to and a lament for the life and death of Medgar Evers. Medgar Evers was a Civil Rights activist in Mississippi during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Evers was an Army…
Yesterday’s classic song of the day, “Please Come to Boston,” was a about a musician who tried to get his girl to travel with him to Boston, Denver, and L.A. Today’s classic song of the day is about another musician who doesn’t want to leave their partner to go back on the road. The song is “Leaving on a Jet…
Today’s classic song of the day is one some of you might remember and others will recognize when you hear it. The song is “Romeo’s Tune” by Steve Forbert. The single was released late in 1979 and peaked just short of the top ten at #11 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 charts early the…
Today’s classic sad song of the day is “Tecumseh Valley,” a real tear-jerker written by Townes Van Zandt and best remembered as performed by Nanci Griffith. Townes wrote this one in 1968 and first released it on his For the Sake of the Song album. It was always a staple of his live sets but didn’t get widespread airplay at…
Your long-lost folkie love song of the day is “Someday Soon.” It was written by legendary folk singer Ian Tyson (of Ian and Sylvia fame) and originally recorded by Ian and his wife Sylvia in 1964. The better-known recording was made by Judy Collins in 1968; that version went to #56 on the Billboard Hot 100 but had a lasting…