Song of the Day #6,358: ‘We Can’t Be Friends’ – Kelly Clarkson
Song of the Day #6,357: ‘Your Love’ – Kelly Clarkson
Between the Thanksgiving holiday and a family vacation, I’m a little behind on blogging, so I’m using this week to buy myself a little time.
For the next five days, enjoy clips of Kelly Clarkson Kellyoke performances, her show’s popular segment in which she performs songs better than anybody ever has in recorded history.
Song of the Day #6,356: ‘Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)’ – The Byrds
Topping the Billboard Hot 100 the week of Nov. 30, 1965, was The Byrds’ folk rock reimagining of Pete Seeger’s ‘Turn! Turn! Turn!’ Seeger took almost the entirety of the lyric from the Biblical book of Ecclesiastes. He did add the “turn turn turn” part, and for that claimed 5% of the royalties.
He earned another 50% for writing the musical arrangement, and donated the remaining 45% to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, a group “dedicated to ending the occupation of the Palestinian territories and achieving a just peace between Israelis and Palestinians.” Pete Seeger was a woke king.
Song of the Day #6,355: ‘Only You (And You Alone)’ – The Platters
Throwing back to the week of November 29, 1955, we find a quintet of repeat offenders atop the Billboard chart. But none of those songs is as enduring a classic as the song at #6 that week, ‘Only You (And You Alone)’ by The Platters.
Amazingly, this doo-wop gem never made it higher than #5, but I’m confident it’s recognizable today to people from all generations thanks to its use in movies, TV shows, and commercials.
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