August 2, 2024 —– Chart #257 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. How have we made it to #257 without a Joni Mitchell song? Well let’s fix that oversight right now! “Big Yellow Taxi” is a song written, composed, and originally recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell […]
July 26, 2024 —– Chart #256 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Bet you remember this one! “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the second single from his fourth studio album, Still Crazy After All These
July 19, 2024 —– Chart #255 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Today’s song is a great one, a solid blues rocker. J.J. Cale wrote and recorded this song in 1970. “Call Me the Breeze” first appeared on his 1972 debut album, Naturally, as the opening track.
July 5, 2024 —– Chart #254 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. We’re staying in the 60’s today. “Time of the Season” is a song by the British rock band the Zombies, featured on their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle. It was written by keyboard player Rod
July 5, 2024 —– Chart #253 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Today’s tune is a crowd pleaser, one that is sung by audiences around the globe every year. It’s a fun song from 1969 tat has taken on a life of its own. “Sweet Caroline” is
June 28, 2024 —– Chart #252 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Going back to high school with today’s chart. “Easy” is a song by American band Commodores from their fifth studio album, Commodores (1977), released on the Motown label. Group member Lionel Richie wrote “Easy” with
June 21, 2024 —– Chart #251 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Today’s chart is from a brilliant songwriter from the 70’s who never quite achieved the fame of many of his contemporaries. Perhaps it was his quirky and odd approach to music, you can be the
June 14, 2024 —– Chart #250 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Today’s selection is a tune from one of the greats in country music. I’m not talking about the formulaic pop country music of today, I’m talking about the real stuff, back when country music was
June 7, 2024 —– Chart #249 Hello Music Friends, Summer is here my music loving friends, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Today we are going with a protest song from 1970. We have all just watched passionate demonstrations on college campuses nationwide this spring protesting for the causes of Israel and
May 31, 2024 —– Chart #248 Hello Music Friends, Friends, I usually give you a familiar tune in this blog, something that you remember and makes you reflect back on your youth. Occasionally I give you a genuine “B-side” deep cut, a song that is from my past but not necessarily one that received much