Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
For today’s classic song of the day, we turn to one of my favorite Steely Dan albums. Released in March of 1975, Katy Lied contained a virtual cornucopia of catchy, well-crafted pop songs, all with some sort of sophisticated twist that you might expect from Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. By Katy Lied, Becker and Fagen had given up all…
For today’s classic song of the day, let’s travel back to the summer of 1966, when the Mamas & the Papas released their latest single, “I Saw Her Again.” This one peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 on the Cash Box Top 100. It went all the way to #1 in Canada. “I Saw Her Again”…
Today’s classic song of the day was released as a single in August of 1973. The song is “Show and Tell” and the artist is R&B singer Al Wilson. This sweet soul song went all the way to #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, and #10 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart. “Show and…
Today’s classic song of the day is a surf rock instrumental classic, Dick Dale’s “Miserlou.” It was released as a single in April of 1962 but never cracked the Billboard Hot 100. In spite of that, it’s become a classic that everyone of a certain age recognizes. The song “Miserlou” (originally spelled “Misirlou”) is a traditional Greek folk song. It…
Today’s classic song of the day comes from Blood, Sweat & Tears and their imaginatively titled third album, Blood, Sweat & Tears 3. Released as a single in August of 1970, his one peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Hi-De-Ho” was written by the stellar team of Carole King and Gerry Goffin. Carole released it first when she…
Today’s classic song of the day is a nice little slice of late-60s psychedelia. The song is “Crimson and Clover” by Tommy James and the Shondells and it was released as a single on Roulette Records in November of 1968. The song went all the way to #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. Tommy…
Today’s classic song of the day is a long-forgotten soul single by Brenda and the Tabulations. The song is “Right on the Tip of My Tongue” and it was released in January of 1971, on Top and Bottom records. It made it all the way to #23 on the Billboard Hot 100, #14 on the Cash Box Top 100, and…
It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta dayI was out choppin’ cotton, and my brother was balin’ hayAnd at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eatAnd mama hollered out the back door, y’all, remember to wipe your feetAnd then she said, I got some news this mornin’ from Choctaw RidgeToday, Billie Joe…
British musician David Bowie brings us today’s classic song of the day, “Young Americans.” This one was a bit of a departure for Mr. Bowie, whose previous work had been more in the glam rock style. “Young Americans” was his attempt to do American soul (Bowie called it “plastic soul”), and it works pretty well. Bowie released the “Young Americans”…
Today’s classic song of the day is a classic Beatles track from their final (recorded) studio album, Abbey Road. While credited to the Lennon-McCartney team, this one was written exclusively by John Lennon. “Come Together” was the first track on side one of Abbey Road and, when it was released as a single in October of 1969 (with George Harrison’s…