Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Continuing our week of post-Beatles solo work, today’s classic song of the day comes from ex-Beatle George Harrison. The song is “What is Life” and it was released as a single in February of 1971. (But not in the UK, where it had previously appeared as the B-side of the “My Sweet Lord” single.) It hit #10 on the Billboard…
Bob Dylan wrote “If Not for You” as a love song for his first wife, Sara, and it’s today’s classic song of the day. The song has been recorded by Dylan himself, his pal George Harrison, and, as a much bigger hit, by singer Olivia Newton-John. The first version of “If Not for You” to hit vinyl was by Bob…
No doubt due to their direct connection to the Beatles, the band that influenced the whole genre of power pop, Badfinger is known as one of the foremost power pop bands of the late ’60s/early ’70s. Today’s classic song of the day, “Day After Day,” is one of their best. Released as a single on the Apple Records label in…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Something,” one of the very best tunes by the Beatles. It was also the first big hit not written by John Lennon and/or Paul McCartney. George Harrison penned “Something,” which was the second track of side one of the Beatles’ Abbey Road album. Released as a double A-sided single (along with John Lennon’s…
Today is the fourth and final day focusing on post-Beatles solo hits by those four lovable lads from Liverpool, and our classic song of the day is Ringo Starr’s “It Don’t Come Easy.” This was Ringo’s second solo single, following 1970’s “Beaucoup of Blues,” which was a minor country hit here in the U.S. “It Don’t Come Easy” was a…
We continue our look at post-Beatles solo work by members of that legendary group, which leads us to today’s classic song of the day, George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord.” This was George’s first solo release post-breakup, featured as the centerpiece of his three-disc album, All Things Must Pass. Released as a single in November of 1970, it was a number-one…