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Saturday, 01/16/21
- Working my way back to you forgive me girlSpinners
- Silver starFour SeasonsWorking my way back to you was originally recorded by The Four Seasons in 1966
- Four seasons in one dayCrowded Housefour seasons
- SeasonsEarth & Fireseasons
- BombayGolden EarringGeorge Kooymans is the founder of Golden Earring and wrote Seasons, the first hit for Earth & Fire
- Bombay callingIt's a beautiful dayBombay
- Highway starDeep PurpleChild in time by Deep Purple is based on It's a Beautiful Day's psychedelic song Bombay calling
- Here I go againWhitesnakeDavid Coverdale is the founder of Whitesnake. Before Whitesnake, he was the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976
- Catch the rainbowRainbowRitchie Blackmore is one of the founding members of Deep Purple. In 1975 he formed Rainbow
- Iron manBlack SabbathRonnie James Dio was the lead singer of Rainbow and in 1979 he replaced Ozzy Osbourne as Black Sabbath's lead singer
- Sweet Lui LouiseIronhorseiron
- In a gadda da vidaIron Butterflyiron
- Can I play with madnessIron Maideniron
- My girlMadnessmadness
- They don't knowTracey UllmannTracey Ullmann covered My girl in 1984. The title was then changed to My Guy
Sunday, 01/17/21
- Uncertain smileThe The
- Cool for catsSqueezeJools Holland was a member of Squeeze and played the piano solo in Uncertain smile
- CoolTimecool
- Daddy coolBoney Mcool
- Long cool woman in a black dressHolliescool
- Chicago we can change the worldGraham NashGraham Nash is co-founder and member of The Hollies
- WoodstockCrosby Stills & NashGraham Nash
- Both sides nowJoni MitchellWoodstock is written by Joni Mitchell
- Solitary manNeil DiamondNeil Diamond also recorded Both sides now
- Be my babyRonettesSolitary man was co-produced by Ellie Greenwich and she co-wrote Be my baby
- Da doo ron ronCrystalsDa doo ron ron is also co-written by Ellie Greenwich
- River deep mountain highIke & Tina TurnerEllie Greenwich was also co-writer of River Deep Mountain High
- Home on mondayLittle River Bandriver
- Comin' homeDelaney & Bonnie & Eric Claptonhome
- SuperstarCarpentersSuperstar is co-written by Bonnie (Bramlett)
- If I were a carpenterTim Hardincarpenter
- It's the same old songFour TopsThe Four Tops also recorded If I were a carpenter