Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
The Turtles were a very popular band in the 1960s but not all their singles became big hits. Case in point is today’s classic song of the day, “Can I Get to Know You Better.” Released as a standalone single in 1966, this one peaked at just #89 on the Billboard Hot 100. It deserved better than that. “Can I…
Today’s classic song of the day is “I’d Wait a Million Years” by the Grass Roots. This single, released in June of 1969, went to #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on the Cash Box Top 100. “I’d Wait a Million Years” (alternately titled “Wait a Million Years” or “(I’d) Wait a Million Years” or simply “Million Years”)…
Today’s classic song about a particular kind of man is about a “Secret Agent Man.” As recorded by Johnny Rivers, this single was released in March of 1966 and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Cash Box Top 100. “Secret Agent Man” was written by the team of P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri, who…
Continuing to honor the memory and the songwriting of the late Cynthia Weil, it’s time to turn our attention to former Mama, Cass Elliot, and the three hits she had with Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil tunes. We’re talking about, in chronological order, “It’s Getting Better,” “Make Your Own Kind of Music,” and “New World Coming.” The first of these tunes, “It’s…
Today’s classic song of the day is the classic protest song “Eve of Destruction,” by Barry McGuire. The song, released in July of 1965, shot all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit the top ten in countries around the world. “Eve of Destruction” was written by prolific songwriter P.F. Sloan, and produced by Sloan and…
Your totally forgotten Girl Group song of the day is “The Sh-Down Down Song (You Better Leave Him Alone),” credited to “The Ginger-Snaps featuring Dandee Dawson.” The song was written and produced by the very prolific songwriting team of P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri for Dunhill Records. It was released in 1965 and went absolutely nowhere, which is a shame…
Your classic song that sounds an awful lot like another classic song of the day is “Let’s Live for Today” by the Grass Roots. It was released in May of 1967 and hit #8 on the Billboard Hot 100—and it bears a striking resemblance to the Drifters’ 1961 hit, “I Count the Tears.” The music for “Let’s Live for Today”…
We’re starting off an angelic week of classic tunes with your song with angel in the title song of the day, “Undercover Angel” by Alan O’Day. This perfect piece of ’70s pop fluff was released in February of 1977 and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Cash Box Top 100, and the Record World charts. It ended up…
Your forgotten overlong medley of short songs of the day is “American City Suite” by Cashman & West. The track was released in the fall of 1972 and got all the way to #27 on the Billboard Hot 100. In spite of that chart success, the song really didn’t get a lot of airplay, probably due to its 7+ minute…