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What songs from the 1960's are still on your playlist?

The 1960's boasts a vast array of music styles and genres throughout the decade. Many genres crossed and blurred lines, and new sub-genres or were created.

 

Throughout the 60's, we had a variety of pop, rock, Motown / R&B and soul. There were all of those tragedy songs, muscle car songs, and surf songs playing on the radio. Then came The Beatles and the British invasion. Folk music evolved into folk-rock, and Bob Dylan became one of the most influential songwriters of the decade and beyond. Folk music became a popular genre for the counterculture and protest songs (anti-war, civil rights). Folk-rock segued into psychedelic rock and songs of the drug culture. Elvis made a comeback in '68. Later in the decade, progressive rock began to merge various genres and styles, including classical music. And by the end of the decade, blues rock was moving to hard rock and heavy rock territory.

 

So much happened? What did I miss?

 

Here's an article that I found for a memory refresher.

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/60smusic.html

 

So, what songs from the 1960's are still on your playlist today?

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
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I forgot as well!!

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The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget.  Raindrops

California Sun.  Rivieras

Selfish One.  Jackie Ross

I'll Never Dance Again.  Bobby Rydell

Oh How Happy.  Shades Of Blue

Red Rubber Ball.  Cyrkle

Never My Love.  Association

I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight.  Boyce & Hart

Palisades Park.  Freddie Cannon

Hey Baby.  Bruce Channel

I Sold My Heart To The Junkman.  Patti LaBelle & Blue-Belles

Little Honda.  Hondells

Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie.  Jay & Techniques

(I Wanna) Testify.  Parliaments

Town Without Pity.  Gene Pitney

Chip Chip.  Gene McDaniels

Yes, I'm Ready.  Barbara Mason

Loco -Motion. Little Eva

Johnny Get Angry.  Joanie Sommers

Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love).  Swingin' Medallions

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The Supremes

 

1964

Baby love 

Come see about me

Where did our love go

1965

Nothing but heartaches

Back in my arms again

I hear a symphony 

Stop! In the name of love

1966

You can't hurry love

You keep me hangin' on

My world is empty without you
Love is like an itching in my heart 

1967

Reflections

Love is here and now you're gone 

1968

Love Child

I'm gonna make you love me 

1969

Someday we'll be together

I'm livin' in shame 

 

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Come To Me Softly.  Jimmy James & Vagabonds

This Old Heart Of Mine.  Isley Brothers.

Cowboys To Girls.  Intruders

The Chokin' Kind.  Joe Simon

Dirty Water.  Standells

Here Comes The Night.  Them

Here Comes My Baby.  Tremeloes

The Watusi.  Vibrations

Since I Fell For You.  Lenny Welch

C'mon And Swim.  Bobby Freeman

Keep On Dancing.  Gentrys

Let It All Hang Out.  Hombres

Baby, I Love You.  Jaggerz

Give Me One More Chance.  Wilmer Alexander & Dukes

Monkey Time.  Major Lance

Green Onions.  Booker T & MGs

Land Of 1000 Dances.  Cannibal & Headhunters

Rhythm Of The Rain.  Cascades

Raindrops. Dee Clark

Rip Van Winkle.  Devotions

Tell Him.  Exciters

Sweet Soul Music.  Arthur Conley

Goodbye Cruel World.  James Darren

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@BobH07 So many wonderful songs on your last post! Love it! Sweet soul music indeed 🎼

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Chicago: Does anybody Really Know What Time It Is?

Beginnings

Questions 67 and 68

Im a Man

 

 

 

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I Wish That We Were Married.  Ronnie & Hi-Lites

Wildwood Days.  Bobby Rydell

Shout, Shout, Knock Yourself Out.  Ernie Maresca

Let's Dance.  Chris Montez

Today I Met The Boy I'm Going To Marry.  Darlene Love

GTO.  Ronny and Daytonas

Baby Let's Wait.  Royal Guardsmen

Tar and Cement.  Verdelle Smith

Expressway To Your Heart.  Soul Survivors

Wipe Out.  Surfaris

Washington Square.  Village Stompers

Hide and Go Seek.  Bunker Hill

Yogi.  Ivy Three

Mish Mash.  Combo Kings

Ain't No Big Thing.  Electrons

A Little Bit Of Soap.  Jarmels

See You In September.  Happenings

Cara Mia.  Jay and Americans

The Jerk.  Larks

Puddin' N' Tain.  Alley Cats

Chains.  Cookies

 

 

 

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1968:   Hey Jude.  Beatles.  9

             I Heard It Through The Grapevine.  Marvin Gaye.  7

             Love Is Blue.  Paul Mauriat.  5

             Honey.  Bobby Goldsboro.  5

             People Got To Be Free.  Rascals.  5

             Dock Of The Bay.  Otis Redding.  4

             This Guys In Love With You.  Herb Alpert.  4

 

1969:    Aquarius.  5th Dimension.  6

              In The Year 2525.  Zager & Evans.  6

              Get Back.  Beatles and Billy Preston.  5

              Everyday People.  Sly and Family Stone.  4

              Dizzy.  Tommy Roe.  4

              Honky Tonk Women.  Stones.  4

              Sugar, Sugar.  Archies.  4

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When a man loves a woman by Percy Sledge, 1966.

One of my all time favorite songs! 

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Dylan:

A hard rains a gonna fall

Bob Dylan's 115th Dream

Subterranean Homesick Blues

 With God On Our Side

Only a Pawn In Their Game

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1964:   I Want To Hold Your Hand.  Beatles. 7

             Can't Buy Me Love.  Beatles. 5

             There, I've Said It Again.  Bobby Vinton. 4

             Baby Love.  Supremes.  4

 

1965:   Satisfaction. Stones.  4

             Yesterday.  Beatles. 4

 

1966:   I'm A Believer.  Monkees  7

             Ballad Of The Green Berets.  SSgt Barry Sadler.  5

 

1967:   To Sir With Love.  Lulu.  5

              Something Stupid. Frank and Nancy Sinatra.  4

              Groovin'.  Rascals.  4

              Windy.  Association.  4

              Ode To Billie Joe.  Bobbie Gentry. 4

              The Letter.  Box Tops.  4

              Daydream Believer.  Monkees. 4

             

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Songs that had the most week at #1

 

1961:  Tossin' and Turnin'.  Bobby Lewis  7

            Big Bad John.  Jimmy Dean. 5

            Runaway.  Del Shannon. 4

 

1962:   I Can't Stop Loving You. Ray Charles. 5

             Sherry.  4 Seasons.  5

             Big Girls Don't Cry.  4 Seasons. 5

             Roses Are Red.  Bobby Vinton. 4

 

1963:   Sugar Shack. Jimmy Gilmer and Fireballs. 5

             He's So Fine. Chiffons. 4

             Dominique.  Singing Nun. 4

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Bob Dylan


1963

Blowin' in the wind

A hard rains a-gonna fall 

Don't think twice, It's all right

1964

All I really want to do

It ain't me babe

The times they are a-changin'

1965

Positively 4th street

Like a rolling stone 

Just like a woman 1966

All along the watchtower 1967

Lay lady lay 1969

 

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What was number 1 sixty years ago (1960)?

 

Why - Frankie Avalon

 

El Paso - Marty Robbins

 

Running Bear - Johnny Preston

 

Teen Angel - Mark Denning

 

A Summer Place - Percy Faith & Orchestra

 

Stuck On You - Elvis

 

Cathy's Clown - Everly Bros.

 

Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis

 

Alley Oop - Hollywood Argyles

 

I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee

 

Itsy Bitsy Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - Brian Hyland

 

It' Now Or Never - Elvis

 

The Twist - Chubby Checker

 

My Heart Has A Mind Of It's Own - Connie Francis

 

Mister Custer - Larry Verne

 

Save The Last Dance For Me - Drifters

 

I Want To Be Wanted - Brenda Lee

 

Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles

 

Stay - Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs

 

Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis  

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The songs that has the most weeks at #1 in 1960 (according to Billboard) were:

Theme From A Summer Place. Percy Faith 9 weeks

Are You Lonesome Tonight. Elvis  6 weeks

It's Now Or Never. Elvis  5 weeks

Cathys Clown.  Everly Brothers  5 weeks

 

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Martha&the Vandellas


1963

(Love is like a) Heat wave

Quicksand

 1965
Nowhere to run 

Dancing in the street

Jimmy Mack 1966

 

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Don't forget these from Martha:

Live Wire

In My Lonely Room

Wild One

My Baby Loves Me

I'm Ready For Love

Love Bug

Honey Chile

Honey Love

 

Forgot:  Come And Get These Memories

 

 

 

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Anna-Arthur Alexandria and The Beatles

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La La Means I Love You.  Delfonics

Get On Up.  Esquires

Party Lights.  Claudine Clark

Dry Your Eyes.  Brenda and Tabulations

Duke Of Earl.  Gene Chandler

Bongo Stomp. Little Joey and Flips

1-2-3.  Len Barry

Babalus Wedding Day.  Billy and Essentials

Seven Day Weekend. Gary US Bonds

Time Won't Let Me.  Outsiders

Hey Paula.  Paul and Paula

Those Oldies But Goodies.  Little Caesar and Romans

Peace Of Mind.  Magnificent Men

I will Always Think About You.  New Colony Six

Georgy Girl.  Seekers

Love Is A Hurtin' Thing. Lou Rawls

Walk Right In.  Rooftop Singers

Little Girl.  Syndicate Of Sound

Memory Lane.  Hippies or Tams ( same group)

I Love You.  Volumes

Wonderful Summer.  Robin Ward

I'm A Happy Man.  Jive Five

Pretty Little Angel Eyes.  Curtis Lee

I've Never Found A Girl.  Eddie Floyd

Sunny.  Bobby Hebb

But It's Alright.  JJ Jackson

In A Moment.  Intrigues

This Is My Prayer. Theola Kilgore

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Don't Make Me Over.  Dionne Warwick

My True Story.  Jive Five

End Of The World.  Skeeter Davis

I Will Follow Him.  Little Peggy March

What's Your Name.  Don and Juan

Gonna Take A Miracle. Royalettes

When We Get Married.  Dreamlovers

Please Love Me Forever.  Cathy Jean and Roommates

Let It Be Me.  Jerry Butler and Betty Everett

Bobby's Girl.  Marcie Blaine

Cry Baby.  Garnett Mimms

A Wonderful Dream.  Majors

Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl.  Patty and Emblems

Let Me In.  Sensations

Just One Look.  Doris Troy

If You Wanna Be Happy.  Jimmy Soul

Take Time To Know Her.  Percy Sledge

A Lover's Concerto.  Toys

I Do Love You.  Billy Stewart

 

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I could go on for quite a while sinice most of the songs on my playlist are from the 60's 

Every Beatle song start with then the rest. 

Court of the Crimson King-King Crimson

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Israel Lights-Desmond Dekker and The Aces

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The amazing Smokey Robinson&the Miracles

 

Shop around 1960

1962

You've really got a hold on me 

Mickey's Monkey

Come on do the jerk 1964

Ooh baby baby

The tracks of my tears

Going to a go-go 1965

(Come 'round here) I'm the one you need 1966

1967

Tears of a clown

I second that emotion

More love

 

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Motown:

Smokey and Miracles.            Temptations.            Four Tops.

Supremes.                                 Mary Wells.              Martha and Vandellas.

Marvin Gaye.                             Tammi Terrell.         Bobby Taylor and the

                                                                                       Vancouvers

David Ruffin.                              Jimmy Ruffin.          Junior Walker and All Stars.

Kim Weston.                              Eddie Kendricks.     Gladys Knight and Pips.

Isley Brothers.                          Contours.                   Elgins.

Eddie Holland.                          Marvelettes.              Edwin Starr.

Stevie Wonder.                         Originals.                    Brenda Holloway.

Shorty Long.                             Velvelettes.                Barrett Strong

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No Reply The Beatles

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Philles:  Crystals

               Darlene Love

               Bob B Soxx and Blue Jeans

              Ronettes

              Righteous Brothers

             Ike and Tina Turner

              Alley Cats

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Cameo Parkway:  Chubby Checker

                                Orlons

                                Dee Dee Sharp

                                Bobby Rydell

                                Dovells

                                Tymes

                                Candy and the Kisses

 

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A Beautiful Morning- The Rascals

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Louie Louie the Kingsmen 1963

Only the strong survive Jerry Butler 1968

Blood,Sweat&Tears from 1969

And when I die 

Spinning wheel

You've made me so very happy

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The Court of the Crimson King.     And big whoops, my Badfinger post belonged in the 1970s thread.  Duh.

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