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Song of the Day #5,899: ‘One of These Nights (Live)’ – Eagles

Top Ten Songs of the Summer
#7 – Eagles – ‘One of These Nights’ (1975)

The title track of the Eagles’ fourth studio album, ‘One of These Nights’ was the band’s second #1 hit and their only song to appear on the Song of the Summer charts.

This isn’t my very favorite Eagles song, but it’s definitely a great one. Written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey, and sung with sexy soulfulness by Henley, the song was a stylistic departure from the band’s country-rock roots, even finding room for a dash of disco.

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Song of the Day #5,898: ‘Where Did Our Love Go (Live)’ – The Supremes

Top Ten Songs of the Summer
#8 – The Supremes – ‘Where Did Our Love Go’ (1964)

Given that 1964 was the year of Beatlemania, I would have expected one of their massive hits to claim that year’s Song of the Summer throne. But the closest they got was ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ reaching #4 on the summer chart.

It’s all a matter of hitting a nerve between Memorial Day and Labor Day, the rest of the year be damned.

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Song of the Day #5,897: ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’ – Elton John & Kiki Dee

Top Ten Songs of the Summer
#9 – Elton John & Kiki Dee – ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’ (1976)

Elton John has been in the running for Song of the Summer a half dozen times during his career, for songs as varied as ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me’ and ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight?’ But only once did he claim the title, and it was for this infectious duet with English pop singer Kiki Lee.

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Song of the Day #5,896: ‘As It Was (Live)’ – Harry Style

As we approach Labor Day, the perennial question arises: what, exactly, was the Song of the Summer?

I’ve cast my personal vote for Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso,’ which seemed poised to dominate the season. But, alas, the song failed to reach #1 (it peaked at #3) and it’s hard to be the Song of the Summer without topping the charts, usually for multiple weeks.

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Song of the Day #5,895: ‘Everybody Loves Somebody’ – Dean Martin

The week of August 22, 1964, saw The Supremes atop the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Where Did Our Love Go,’ a song I featured 15 years ago during Motown Weekends.

At #2 that week was Dean Martin’s ‘Everybody Loves Somebody,’ down a spot after a one-week stint at #1. This was a nearly 20-year-old song that had already been recorded by Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra in the 40s, but Martin had the most success with it and it became his signature tune.

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