This great classic from The Who was written by Pete Townshend in 1965 while they were recording My Generation, but the song was not recorded by the band until 1968. It was a huge hit, reaching #3 and spending 13 weeks in the Billboard Top 40. MAGIC CARPET RIDE – Steppenwolf (1968)įrom the legendary hard rock band Steppenwolf, this amazing song was so representative of the psychedelic influence in a lot of rock songs during the period from 1966-69. The Lovin’ Spoonful were one of the most successful American pop-rock bands of the mid 60s and their catchy, upbeat song “Do You Believe in Magic? was their first chart hit, peaking at #9 and spending eight weeks in the Billboard Top 40.ĩ. DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? – The Lovin’ Spoonful (1965) The song was a big hit, peaking at #2 and spending 11 weeks in the Billboard Top 40.Ĩ. This sweet, poignant song was written by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow of the folk band Peter, Paul & Mary, and was based on an earlier poem by Lipton. PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAGON – Peter, Paul & Mary (1963) Jay & the Americans recorded another version of the song in 1968, and it reached #6 in March 1969, and spent 10 weeks in the Top 40.ħ. King and the Drifters, who took it to #16 in 1960. This song was composed by lyricist Doc Pomus and pianist Mort Shuman, and was a modest hit first for Ben E. THIS MAGIC MOMENT – Drifters (1960) Jay & the Americans (1969) Chris Martin plays both the good and bad guys, and Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi plays the beautiful magician.Ħ. There’s no denying that the song’s video is absolutely brilliant. The song peaked at #14 on the Billboard Top 40 and #1 on the Adult Alternative Chart. It was a departure from their usual music style, and received critical acclaim, though some complained that it sounded too much like the Muse song “Madness,” with its similar chord progression and climactic flourish. It reached #2 on both the Billboard Adult R&B and Dance Club Charts, and #6 on the R&B/Hip Hop Chart, but only #59 on the Hot 100.Īnother great “magic” song, this one by Coldplay was the first single from their rather experimental album Ghost Stories. The song was written by him along with his then wife Paula Patton and James Gass. This “Magic” by American R&B singer Robin Thicke is from his third studio album Something Else. It was a modest hit, spending 11 weeks on the Billboard Top 40 and peaking at #12. The second single from their phenomenal album Heartbeat City, The Cars’ “Magic” is an awesome pop-rock song – but then I’m biased, as I pretty much love all their songs. Though the film was a flop, the soundtrack album was hugely successful, spawning several other hits for Newton-John and ELO (whose career was nearly wrecked by their involvement with the film). The song was written by John Farrar who, along with Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra, also wrote the lyrics and music for the film soundtrack. This really terrific song was featured in the really terrible musical Xanadu which, in addition to Newton-John, also starred Gene Kelly. The biggest “magic” hit of them all, Olivia Newton-John’s “Magic” spent 4 weeks at #1 and 16 weeks on the Billboard Top 40. ![]() ![]() It was a big hit, reaching #5 and spending 12 weeks on the Billboard Top 40. The first hit song simply titled “Magic,” this fun, upbeat pop-rock tune by one-hit wonder Scottish band Pilot was produced by Alan Parsons of the Alan Parsons Project (who themselves had a string of hits from 1976-84). ![]() So, without further ado, here are the memorable hit songs from 1960 to the present with ‘magic’ in their title. While driving to an appointment this morning, I heard the Cars song “Magic” on the radio, and started thinking of all the hit songs either titled Magic or having the word in their title.
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