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 continue our week-long look at music featured in the movie The Big Chill with the Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” This track, released as a single in July of 1966, peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the Cash Box Top 100. “Wouldn’t Be Nice,” with music by Brian Wilson and lyrics by Tony…
This week we’re focusing on music featured in the 1983 movie, The Big Chill. That film did a lot for reviving some of the best music of the 1960s and early 1970s, including today’s classic song of the day, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by the Rolling Stones. The Stones originally released “You Can’t Always Get What You…
Today’s classic song of the day comes to us from Robert Altman’s acclaimed 1975 movie, Nashville. The tune is “I’m Easy,” and it was written and performed by actor Keith Carradine. In the movie, Carradine’s character Tom Frank, an inveterate womanizer, performs it at a local club called the Exit/In and dedicates it to “a special someone.” Since he always…
Today’s classic movie song of the day is “Moon River” from director Blake Edwards’ 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The song was written by Henry Mancini (music) and Johnny Mercer (words). It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and Grammy Awards for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. In the movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s,…
Today’s classic movie theme song of the day is “Goodbye Girl” by David Gates. The song comes from the 1977 movie of the same name; released as a single in December of 1977, it peaked early the following year at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, #9 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #3 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.…
Today’s classic movie song of the day is “Flashdance… What a Feeling” from the 1983 movie, Flashdance. The song was sung by Irene Cara and, released as a single in March of that year, it was a worldwide hit. “Flashdance” hit #1 in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Switzerland, and,…
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…
Today’s classic movie song of the day is “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” from the 1985 movie, St. Elmo’s Fire, performed by John Parr. The song was released as a single in June of 1985 and hit #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 charts. “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” was written by…
Today’s classic song from a movie of the day is “The Look of Love,” as performed by Dusty Springfield in the 1967 James Bond spoof, Casino Royale. Released as a single in July of 1967, the song peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song (it lost to “Talk to…