Archive for the ‘Song of the Week’ Category
Song of the Week #116 – “Blue Moon”
Written by admin on July 23, 2012 – 10:56 pm - |
The Marcels’ superb doo-wop hit “Blue Moon” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons. |
Tags: Blue Moon, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, The Marcels
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Song of the Week #115 – “Monday, Monday”
Written by admin on July 16, 2012 – 11:44 pm - |
The Mamas & the Papas’ timeless folk-pop hit “Monday, Monday” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons. |
Tags: Dee Dee Warwick, Monday Monday, Neil Diamond, The Mamas and the Papas, Wilson Phillips
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Song of the Week #114 – “Knock On Wood”
Written by admin on July 9, 2012 – 10:31 pm - |
Eddie Floyd’s signature hit “Knock On Wood” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons. |
Tags: Amii Stewart, Booker T and the MGs, Donald Duck Dunn, Eddie Floyd, Eric Clapton, Knock On Wood, Stax Records, Steve Cropper
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Song of the Week #113 – “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World”
Written by admin on July 2, 2012 – 10:25 pm -| James Brown’s 1966 hit “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
“It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” was released on single in April 1966, backed with “Is It Yes or Is It No?” The song was also the title track of an album released in August 1966. |
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Tags: Betty Jean Newsome, Cher, It's a Man's Man's Man's World, James Brown, Seal
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Song of the Week #112 – “The House of the Rising Sun”
Written by admin on June 25, 2012 – 10:55 pm -| The Animals’ biggest hit “The House of the Rising Sun” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
“The House of the Rising Sun” was released on single in the UK in June 1964, backed with “Talkin’ ’bout You,” and debuted two months later in the US. It was also on the band’s self-titled American debut album, but not on the UK version. |
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Tags: Eric Burdon, Joan Baez, Nina Simone, The Animals, The House of the Rising Sun
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