Category: M’s Track of the Day

Written by Sid Tepper and Roy C Bennett, this was the title song to the 1961 film and its soundtrack album. It was released in January 1962 and went straight to … Continue readingCliff Richard: The Young Ones

From Wikipedia: ‘Carl Sigman composed the lyrics in 1951 to a wordless 1911 composition titled Melody in A Major written by Charles G Dawes, who was later Vice President of the United … Continue readingTommy Edwards: It’s All in the Game

This is one of the tracks from my Pop Go The Beatles tapes that were used on the 2013 album On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2. It was written mainly … Continue readingThe Beatles: Ask Me Why

This was written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher for the group’s 1966 album Pet Sounds. It was issued as the B-side of Wouldn’t It Be Nice (also from Pet Sounds) in July … Continue readingThe Beach Boys: God Only Knows

This was written by Gavin Sutherland and recorded by the Sutherland Brothers in 1972, reaching No 58 in Britain. Gavin Sutherland said of the song, ‘Most people take the song … Continue readingRod Stewart: Sailing

This was written by Buzz Cason and Tony Moon, and was released by Alexander as the B-side of his single Where Have You Been (All My Life), which reached No 58 … Continue readingArthur Alexander: Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)

This was written by Mack Rice and recorded by him as Sir Mack Rice in 1965. It reached No 15 on the US R&B charts, in other words it didn’t … Continue readingWilson Pickett: Mustang Sally

This was written by Pete Brown (lyrics) and Jack Bruce (music). It was released in December 1966 as the group’s second single, and peaked at No 11 in Britain in … Continue readingCream: I Feel Free

Not quite the usual Elvis material, but I think it’s brilliant. It was written by Tim Baty and released on the 1975 album Promised Land. At the same time it was … Continue readingElvis Presley: Thinking About You

I am not fond of this song but it was Sam Cooke’s second-biggest hit. He wrote it with Charles Cook Jr reputedly after seeing a chain gang labouring while he … Continue readingSam Cooke: Chain Gang