So a certain Mr Parker asked for fave 70's 80's and 90's songs a few weeks ago - what about the 60's? After all, that's the decade when rock'n'roll grew up.....it might have started in the 50's, but for me the 60's was THE finest decade ever for music.
Just a few off the top of my head.....
Runaway - Del Shannon, 60
Honky Tonk Women - Stones, 69
Proud Mary - CCR, 68
Yardbirds - Heart Full Of Soul, 65
Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann, 66
Go Now - Moody Blues, 65
Pinball Wizard - Who, 68
Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker, 68
Jumping jack Flash - Stones, 68
Anything by the Beatles, 62-66
Waterloo Sunset - Kinks, 67
Bad Moon Rising - CCR, 69
Sun Ain't Gonna Shine - WalkerBros, 66
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - Righteous Bros, 65
Goin' Back - Dusty Springfield, '66
Mr Tambourine Man - Byrds, 65
I better stop now before I get carried away - haven't even mentioned Thunderclap Newman's "Something In The Air" yet....
:D :D :D
Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
Hey,
Good call on the Moody's 'Go Now'
and The Kink's 'Waterloo Sunset'...
My favorites by each of them.
And we wont even talk about Del's Greatness!
Okay, just a few....
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (The whole Album), 1968
The Band - Music From Big Pink, 67-68
The Searchers - Needles and Pins (From Liverpool 8) ), 1964
Tommy James - Crimson and Clover (He was way under rated - A genius), 1968
The Archies - Sugar Sugar (One of my all time favorite songs - shhhhh), 1969
Lovin' Spoonful - Darlin' Be Home Soon, 1967
Tim Buckley - Once I Was, 1967
The Grateful Dead - Morning Dew, 1967
The Allman Bros. - Dreams, 1969
Tom Rush - No Regrets, 1968
Richie Havens - Anything from the 60's
Jefferson Airplane - Come Up the Years, 1966
Jefferson Airplane - Comin Back to Me, 1967
The Doors - Anything from the 60's
Them - Anything from the 60s
Alright - I'm starting to list bands by entire catalogs now....
Guess I'll let someone else have a say :wink:
Ken
"The man who has begun to live more seriously within
begins to live more simply without"
-Ernest Hemingway
"A genuine individual is an outright nuisance in a factory"
-Orson Welles
Anything by the Beatles
Downtown - Petula Clark
Baby Love - The Supremes
Most things by Simon and Garfunkle
Far too much to mention
A :-)
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I have always felt that it is better to do what is beautiful than what is 'right'" - Eliot Fisk
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Whole albums, and whole band catalogues isn't that too easy? ;-)
What about top 3 60s song - difficult
It's not me babe - Dylan
Unfaithful Servant - the Band
Here comes the sun - the Beatles
edit - Really unsure about this - and I wasn't even born
...only thing I know how to do is to keep on keepin' on...
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This is a list of the top ten songs of each year of the 60s. I was a litte surprised at how many are still around:
Top Hits of 1960
1 The Everly Brothers Cathy's Clown
2 Cliff Richard Please Don't Tease
3 Elvis Presley The Girl Of My Best Friend / A Mess Of Blues
4 Jimmy Jones Handy Man
5 Elvis Presley It's Now Or Never
6 The Shadows Apache
7 The Drifters Save The Last Dance For Me
8 Anthony Newley Why?
9 Duane Eddy Because They're Young
10 Johnny Kidd Shakin' All Over
Top Hits of 1961
1 Del Shannon Runaway
2 Elvis Presley Wooden Heart
3 Helen Shapiro You Don't Know
4 Billy Fury Halfway To Paradise
5 Eden Kane Well I Ask You
6 The Allisons Are You Sure?
7 Helen Shapiro Walkin' Back To Hapiness
8 The Everly Brothers Walk Right Back / Ebony Eyes
9 Elvis Presley His Latest Flame
10 John Leyton Johnny Remember Me
Top Hits of 1962
1 Acker Bilk Stranger On The Shore
2 Frank Ifield I Remember You
3 Elvis Presley Rock-A-Hula Baby / Can't Help Falling In Love
4 The Shadows Wonderful Land
5 Chubby Checker Let's Twist Again
6 Cliff Richard The Young Ones
7 Joe Brown A Picture Of You
8 Elvis Presley Good Luck Charm
9 Mike Sarne Come Outside
10 The Tornados Telstar
Top Hits of 1963
1 The Beatles From Me To You
2 The Beatles She Loves You
3 Roy Orbison In Dreams
4 The Springfields Island Of Dreams
5 Gerry & The Pacemakers How Do You Do It?
6 Ned Miller From A Jack To A King
7 Wink Martindale Deck Of Cards
8 Cliff Richard & The Shadows Summer Holiday
9 Frank Ifield Confessin'
10 Andy Williams Can't Get Used To Losing You
Top Hits of 1964
1 Jim Reeves I Love You Because
2 Jim Reeves I Won't Forget You
3 Roy Orbison It's Over
4 Julie Rogers The Wedding
5 Brian Poole Someone, Someone
6 The Bachelors I Believe
7 Millie My Boy Lollipop
8 The Rolling Stones It's All Over Now
9 Roy Orbison Oh Pretty Woman
10 The Bachelors I Wouldn't Trade You For The World
Top Hits of 1965
1 The Seekers I'll Never Find Another You
2 Ken Dodd Tears
3 Horst Jankowski A Walk In The Black Forest
4 The Seekers World Of Our Own
5 Elvis Presley Crying In The Chapel
6 The Beatles Help
7 The Hollies I'm Alive
8 Marcello Minerbi Zorba's Dance
9 Roger Miller King Of The Road
10 Cliff Richard The Minute You're Gone
Top Hits of 1966
1 Jim Reeves Distant Drums
2 Frank Sinatra Strangers In The Night
3 Herb Alpert Spanish Flea
4 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich Hold Tight
5 The Beach Boys Sloop John B
6 Nancy Sinatra These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
7 The Beach Boys God Only Knows
8 Dave Berry Mama
9 The Mindbenders A Groovy Kind Of Love
10 The Kinks Sunny Afternoon
Top Hits of 1967
1 Engelbert Humperdinck Release Me
2 Engelbert Humperdinck There Goes My Everything
3 Engelbert Humperdinck Last Waltz
4 Anita Harris Just Loving You
5 Scott McKenzie San Francisco (Flowers In Your Hair)
6 Sandie Shaw Puppet On A String
7 Procol Harum A Whiter Shade Of Pale
8 The Monkees I'm A Believer
9 Tom Jones I'll Never Fall In Love Again
10 Frankie Vaughan There Must Be A Way
Top Hits of 1968
1 Louis Armstrong What A Wonderful World
2 Des O'Connor I Pretend
3 Mary Hopkin Those Were The Days
4 Tom Jones Help Yourself
5 The Union Gap Young Girl
6 Tom Jones Delilah
7 Leapy Lee Little Arrows
8 The Equals Baby Come Back
9 Hugo Montengro The Good The Bad And The Ugly
10 The Beatles Hey Jude
Top Hits of 1969
1 Frank Sinatra My Way
2 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus
3 Dean Martin Gentle On My Mind
4 The Rolling Stones Honky Tonk Women
5 Robin Gibb Saved By The Bell
6 Karen Young Nobody's Child
7 The Beatles Get Back
8 Donald Peers Please Don't Go
9 Bobby Gentry I'll Never Fall In Love Again
10 Tommy Roe Dizzy
Some have disappeared, but shouldn't have
I started with nothing - and I've still got most of it left.
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I never did go there, did I? Sorry. :)
Alrighty, my 60's list with what just kind of popped into my head.
The End - Doors
The Weight - The Band
Gimme Shelter, Love In Vain - Rolling Stones
It Was A Very Good Year - Frank sinatra
Down By The River - Neil Young
House Of The Rising Sun - Animals
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
>>>>Wink Martindale Deck Of Cards<<<<<
Who knew he could do something other than host a game show?
Not all great songs -- cleary pop, but I remember hearing them in our house, and they "stuck."
Brian Hyland Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
? and the Mysterions: 96 Tears
Bobby Gentry Ode to Billie Joe
Stones Paint it Black
?? Winchester Catherdral
Tom Jones What's New Pussycat, Delilah
Beatles - Anything of course, Eight Days a Week, Help, Hard Days Night in particular
Roger Miller King of the Road
The Cowsills Hair
All those Tijuana Brass Tunes Tijuana Taxi, Lonely Bull, ...
Paul Revere and the Raiders Where the Action Is
Herman's Hermits I'm Henry the Eight
Sonny and Cher I've Got You Babe
?? San Francisco (Flowers in Your Hair)
Bobby Goldboro Honey
The Youngbloods Get Together
Hugo Montanegro The Good, the Band and the Ugly
Booker T and the MGs Green Onions
Monkees We're the Monkees, Last Train to Clarksville, Daydream Believer, Steppin' Stone
Johnny Cash Ring of Fire, Folsom Prison Blues, Jackson (with June Carter)
The Seekers Georgy Girl
Lulu To Sir With Love
Nancy Sinatra These Boots are Made for Walkin', Something Stupid (with Frank)
Tommy Roe Dizzy
Tommy James and the Shondells Crimson and Clover
The Tremoloes Silence is Golden
Nat King Cole Ramblin' Rose
Lawrence Welk Baby Elephant Walk
The Safaris? Surfin' Safari
Tiny Tim Tiptoe Thru the Tulips
-=tension & release=-
Some memories:
Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor-Lonnie Donegan
A Little Bit Of Soap- The Jarmels
Bumble Boogie-B. Bumble & The Stingers
Deep Purple-Nino Tempo & April Stevens
Easier Said Than Done- The Essex
Hello Mary Lou- Rick Nelson
Higher and Higher- Jackie Wilson
Hully Gully Baby- The Dovells
Iko Iko- The Dixie Cups
Johnny Willow- Fred Darian
Leaning On The Lampost- Herman's Hermits
Sink The Bismarck- Johnny Horton
Denny
There's one performer that I've just got to put in here - Dave Edmunds, a real rock & roller.
1960s hit with Love Sculpture: Sabre Dance.
I started with nothing - and I've still got most of it left.
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Oh, dear................
I would never forgive myself if one of the greatest rock bands of the 60s and 70s was not mentioned - The Who.
Anything from the Live at Leeds album - even though it was recorded in 1970, all the songs originated in the 60s (as far as Who versions are concerned).
I started with nothing - and I've still got most of it left.
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in 1968 anyone who came near a highschool or college football field in the US had to have heard the marching band arrangement of Jesse James' "The Horse" a backing track for a song he penned called "Love Is All Right"
click the link and blast into the past. scroll down to hear the whole song
http://mog.com/soulrocket/blog_post/129241
#4491....
67 Hendrix Are You Experienced : Wind Cries Mary, Foxey Lady, Hey Joe
67 Hendrix Axis Bold As Love: Little Wing
67 Stones Between the Buttons: Lets Spend the Night Together
68 Stones Beggers Banquet: Sympathy for the Devil, Stray Cat Blues
69 Stones Let It Bleed: Let It Bleed, Midnight Rambler, Can't Always Get What You Want
64 Kinks The Kinks: Long Tall Shorty
68 Jeff Beck Group Truth: Entire Album
68 FleetWood Mac Mr. Wonderful: Need Your Love Tonight
69 Allman Brothers Band Self Titled: Whipping Post Trouble No More
69 James Gang Y'er Album: Funk 49
Immature? Of course I'm immature Einstein, I'm 50 and in a Rock and ROll band.
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Ron!!!
yo buddy good to see ya, great list there, and all of them in my collection as well :wink:
(altho mr. wonderful needs to be updated to cd)
#4491....
I was wondering about you recently, Ron. Hope all is well. It's nice to not be the lone 'Stones promoter in these parts. :)
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
