Song of the Day #6,632: ‘Cherish’ – The Association

The #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of September 20, 1966, belonged to California pop band The Association, whose ‘Cherish’ topped the chart for three weeks that year.

This was one of five top ten hits, and two #1s, for The Association, all in the same three year span between 1966-1968. The sextet delivered dreamy Beach Boys-style harmonies on syrupy love songs such as ‘Windy,’ ‘Never My Love,’ and today’s SOTD.

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Song of the Day #4,802: ‘Cherish’ – Madonna

Three weeks, 14 studio albums, one icon… today concludes my Madonna deep dive!

As with my first two artist deep dives (Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne), this one limped to a close as Madonna’s last few albums didn’t approach the quality or impact of her early work.

I guess that’s the nature of the music industry, almost without exception. How many decades can you expect your muse to last?

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