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Song Of The Day 10/17: Frank Sinatra-My Way
The figurative, if not literal, end of the ‘saloon singer’ era. Again, from 1969:
Songs Of The Day 10/16: Sly & The Family Stone-‘Everyday People’ And ‘Hot Fun In The Summertime’
‘Everyday People’ was a hit in 1968, but was also the lead single for 1969’s Stand. For decades, I misheard the lyric and thought it said ‘soul warning, soul warning, scooby dooby dooby’. Prefer it to the actual ‘so on and so on…” : Sly released the ‘song of the summer’ in October 1969. Presumably […]
Song Of The Day 10/15: Eddie Holman-Hey There Lonely Girl
One of 1969’s top soul hits, featuring an otherworldly falsetto in a chill-inducing live performance:
Songs Of The Day For Oct. 14: Two By George Harrison From Abbey Road
If George Harrison hadn’t been considered a first-rate songwriter before, these classics from 1969’s Abbey Road surely sealed his reputation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3OhtUtqY7Q
Song Of The Day For Oct. 13, 2019: Shocking Blue: Venus
A pop hit from 1969 by this Dutch band. Love the hair on the lead singer as it’s vintage Shangri-Las and/or Ronettes. Mariska Veres was her name. She’s got it:
Song Of The Day For Oct. 12: Led Zeppelin-‘Living Loving Maid (She’s Just A Woman)’
Zep’s first two albums came out in 1969. This one is from Zep II:
Song Of The Day For Oct., 11, 2019: Crosby, Stills & Nash-Suite Judy Blue Eyes
From people who were there, this is a lot better on record than it was at Woodstock. Sure sounds good on record, though…:
Song Of The Day For October 10: The Impressions-This Is My Country
There are lots of reasons why Curtis Mayfield is on my Musical Mount Rushmore. Among them is Mayfield’s importance to the civil rights movement. It’s amazing that this song, 50 years later, is every bit as relevant as it was then. Not to mention, it’s just so damned catchy:
Songs Of The Day For Weds., Oct. 9, 2019: Two From Nick Drake
Although he wouldn’t achieve cult status until long after he had passed away in 1974, Nick Drake released his haunting Five Leaves Left in 1969. These are the first two songs on the album, and I think they’re both beautiful: BTW, Richard Thompson played some guitar on this album, and that sure sounds like him […]
Song Of The Day For Oct. 8, 2019: The Allman Brothers-Whipping Post
The Allman Brothers were one of several bands who made their name in the ’70’s, but who first emerged in the late-60’s. You still hear 1969’s ‘Whipping Post’ on Classic Rock radio. And here, except I’ve chosen the classic Live From The Fillmore East version, purportedly the greatest version of the song ever:
Song Of The Day For Oct. 7, 2019: It’s A Beautiful Day-‘White Bird’
The origin of the song, according to songwriter David LaFlamme, who co-wrote this 1969 classic with then-wife Linda LaFlamme: Where the ‘white bird’ thing came from … We were like caged birds in that attic. We had no money, no transportation, the weather was miserable (in Seattle). We were just barely getting by on a […]
Song Of The Day For Sun., Oct 6, 2019-The Beatles: Get Back
We had our 50th high school reunion last night, and it was really great. Everything I’d hoped for, and more. ‘Get Back’ was the #1 song nationally on the day we graduated from Brandywine. It would later appear on Let It Be in a slightly different form:
Songs Of The Day For Oct. 5, 2019: Save The Country/Wedding Bell Blues
Laura Nyro, one of my favorite songwriters from this era, wrote both songs. She originally released an over-produced version of ‘Save The Country’ in 1968 (Columbia Records was pushing for a hit), but recorded a solo version of the song for 1969’s New York Tendaberry album: The 5th Dimension had a big hit in 1969 […]
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