Doris Day – Que Sera Sera
About The Song Hollywood icon Doris Day starred in dozens of movies and released more than 600 songs in her lifetime. But the box office star, known for her singular…
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The Archies – Sugar, Sugar
About The Song Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim who between them have penned so many hits. Canadian born Kim later scored the multi-million selling hit ‘Rock Me Gently’.…
KC & The Sunshine Band – Give It Up
About The Song “Give It Up” is a song by American disco and funk band KC and the Sunshine Band, although it was simply credited as KC in many markets,…
Eagles – Desperado
About The Song “Desperado” is a soft rock ballad by the American rock band the Eagles. The track was written by Glenn Frey and Don Henley, and appeared on the…
Dean Martin – Everybody Loves Somebody
About The Song “Everybody Loves Somebody” is a song written in 1947 by Irving Taylor and pianist Ken Lane, and made famous by Dean Martin who recorded and released his…
Bobbie Gentry – Ode to Billy Joe
About The Song This song tells the story of the fictional Billie Joe McAllister, who kills himself by jumping off the Tallahatchie Bridge. There really is a Tallahatchie Bridge in…
Dionne Warwick – That’s What Friends Are For
About The Song On January 18, 1986, “That’s What Friends Are For” by Dionne & Friends hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The uplifting song, that reminded…
Dion – Runaround Sue
About The Song In 1961, Dion DiMucci, the prototypical doo-wop star, topped the charts with “Runaround Sue,” an extremely fun but also deeply mean-spirited song about a girl. DiMucci co-wrote…
Lou Rawls – You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
About The Song Sometimes we don’t know what we’ve got until it’s gone. The song was written by the Philadelphia songwriting and record production team of Kenny Gamble and Leon…
Rod Stewart – I Don’t Want to Talk About It
About The Song “I Don’t Want to Talk About It” was only six years old when it reached number one in the UK singles chart, yet already it felt like…
Whitney Houston – Greatest Love Of All
About The Song This was written by songwriters Linda Creed and Michael Masser. Creed was recovering from breast cancer when they wrote the song in 1977. Originally recorded by George…
Gladys Knight and the Pips – Midnight Train to Georgia
About The Song “Midnight Train to Georgia” later arrived into Gladys Knights’ hands when Weatherly’s publisher passed the song along to the legendary R&B group. The band had just left…
Sam Cooke – A Change is Gonna Come
About The Song Cooke wrote this as a protest song to support the civil rights movement, as Black Americans fought for equality. Up to this point, most of his songs…
Mary MacGregor – Torn Between Two Lovers
About The Song A song written by Peter Yarrow (of the folk music trio Peter, Paul, & Mary) and Phillip Jarrell, “Torn Between Two Lovers” describes a love triangle and…
Fats Domino – Ain’t That A Shame
About The Song This is a heartache song about a breakup that was the other partner’s fault. Domino wrote it with Dave Bartholomew, who worked on most of Domino’s hits.…
Juice Newton – Angel Of The Morning
About The Song Originally, this song was recorded by Evie Sands in 1967. Her version was performing well, however, two weeks after it was released, her record label went bankrupt.…
Brenda Lee – I’m Sorry
About The Song “I’m Sorry” was a 1960 hit song by American singer Brenda Lee. Ronnie Self and Dub Allbritten penned it, and Brenda sang the song when she was…
REO Speedwagon – Can’t Fight This Feeling
About The Song “Can’t Fight This Feeling” is a power ballad performed by the American rock band REO Speedwagon. The song first appeared on the 1984 album Wheels Are Turnin’.…
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Have You Ever Seen The Rain
About The Song In 1971, American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival released the iconic rock anthem “Have You Ever Seen The Rain.” It was as a single off their sixth…