Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
“Easy to Be Hard” is today’s classic song of the day. It comes to us from the musical Hair and the group Three Dog Night. Hair was a big deal. When it opened in 1967, it was the first so-called “rock musical” and led the way for other more modern takes on the traditional Broadway musical. It reflected the times,…
Today’s classic song of the night is “Right Time of the Night” by Jennifer Warnes. It was a standout track on Ms. Warne’s fourth album, Jennifer Warnes, and was released as a single on January 1, 1977. That single was the most successful of Ms. Warnes’ solo career, hitting #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #17 on Billboard’s Hot Country…
This is movie music week at the ol’ Classic Song of the Day blog, and today’s classic movie song of the day is “Up Where We Belong” from the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman. Recorded as a duet by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes, this tune was a huge hit worldwide. It went all the way to #1…
Today’s classic song from a movie of the day is “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” from the 1987 blockbuster film, Dirty Dancing. The theme song was performed by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes; released as a single in July of 1987, it hit #1 all around the world, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, South Africa, and, in…