Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
All this week we’ve been looking at songs about different types of men. We end this trip with a song by the Beatles about a “Nowhere Man.” Released as a single in the U.S. in February of 1966, this one went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Cash Box Top 100. While credited to Lennon-McCartney,…
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 Christmas Eve and we need to spread all the love we can. That’s makes today’s classic song of the day a perfect one—it’s the Beatles’ “All You Need is Love,” which was a global hit back in 1967. John Lennon wrote this one (although, like all their tunes, it was credited to both him and Paul McCartney) for…
Today’s classic song of the day was a hit for three different artists: the Shirelles, the Beatles, and Smith. It was written by legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Mack David (brother of longtime Bacharach collaborator Hal David) and an assist by Luther Dixon. Whether Dixon actually contributed anything to the song is a matter of debate. At the…
Today’s classic song of the day was written by a Beatle and recorded by a group that that Beatle found and nurtured. The song is “Come and Get It,” the group is Badfinger, and the Beatle is Paul McCartney. That’s right, Paul McCartney wrote “Come and Get It” back in 1969, for the movie The Magic Christian, which starred another…
Today’s classic song of the day is my favorite Beatles track and maybe their best track, which is saying a lot given how many great songs this group produced. The song is “A Day in the Life;” never released as a single, it was the concluding track on side two of 1967’s landmark Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album.…
Our final classic night song of the day this week is “A Hard Day’s Night” by the Beatles. The title song from their 1964 film, A Hard Day’s Night, this single was released in July of that year and shot to #1 all around the world—Australia, Canada, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, the UK, and,…
Today’s classic song that was a bigger hit as a cover version of the day is “Twist and Shout.” It was originally released by and a decent hit for the Isley Brothers, but became a monster smash when covered by the Beatles. “Twist and Shout” was written by long-time songsmiths Phil Medley and Bert Berns. They were collectively or individually…
Today’s classic song of the day is “In My Life” by the Beatles. This one was a track from their landmark 1965 album, Rubber Soul; even though it wasn’t released as a single, it seeped into our collective consciousness just the same. “In My Life” is all about coming to grips with the places, friends, and lovers of one’s past.…