Music History Today: May 28, 2023

May 28, 1982: "Rocky III" hit theaters, featuring a new theme song written around a critical line of dialogue in the film: "Eye of the Tiger." Sylvester Stallone asked the upstart Chicago band Survivor to write and record the song when he couldn't get permission to use the Queen song "Another One Bites The Dust."

Music History Today: May 11, 2022

May 11, 2002: Pink's hit "Don't Let Me Get Me" peaked at Number 8 on the US music chart.

"Don't Let Me Get Me" was released as the second single from Pink's second studio album, Missundaztood.

Pink

Music History Today: October 25, 2021

October 25, 2003: Sheryl Crow entered the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with a cover of  "The First Cut is the Deepest."

Songwriter Cat Stevens penned and did a demo recording of “The First Cut Is The Deepest” in 1965. 

Sheryl Crow

Music History Today: July 31, 2020

July 31, 1971: James Taylor scored his only Billboard Number 1 record with the Carole King written "You've Got A Friend."

On the chorus of “Fire And Rain,” his 1970 breakout single, James Taylor sings, “I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend.”