Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Today’s classic song of the day is “If She Knew What She Wants” by the Bangles. Released as a single in April of 1986, this track peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100, #28 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #24 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. “If She Knew What She Wants” was written by Jules Shear and…
Today’s classic song of the day is “You Were On My Mind,” a big hit for a quintet appropriately dubbed the We Five. This track was released during the summer of 1965 and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 (for five weeks!) on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked the song as the number-four single of…
This week’s final city-themed song of the day is “Going Down to Liverpool.” The song was initially released by Katrina and the Waves (you know them from their huge hit, “Walking on Sunshine“) but made a bigger splash when covered by the Bangles. “Going Down to Liverpool” was written by Kimberley Rew of Katrina and the Waves. It first appeared…
Today’s classic song of the day for this crazy Monday morning is “Manic Monday” by the Bangles. Released in January of 1986, this was the group’s first big hit, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was a Top Five hit all around the world, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland, West Germany,…