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Three more from me; a nice bit of slow RnB from New Orleans, a lovely bit of Philly doo-wop and a cool instrumental.
Joe & Ann - Gee Baby (1959) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtgTvh49Eqg Billy & The Essentials - Maybe You'll Be There (1962) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKxABQXErqA Preston Epps - Bongo Rock (1959) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m06xKXVK35E&feature=fvst Proto- Surf guitar, duelling bongos, what's not to like? |
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The Dakotas' instrumental Cruel Sea was played on Tameside Radio this afternoon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IATL6v3mabU
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Here's a few songs by some of the biggest acts of the 60s that weren't huge hits but have stood the test of time.
The Kinks - I'm Not Like Everybody Else (1966) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCmnnCXfzbk The b-side to Sunny Afternoon, it shows the strength of Ray Davies' songwriting when they were at their absolute peak that they could toss this fantastic song away as a mere b-side, when practically every other band around would have given up limbs for a song this good. The Hollies - King Midas In Reverse (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QFUkR4-4ds Made number 18 in the UK charts and famously split up The Hollies. Writer Graham Nash was apparently so disappointed with the reaction that he moved to California, and once there met up with David Crosby and Steven Stills. The Monkees - You Just May Be The One (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-W0ZIO-hMU An album track from 'Headquarters'. Should have been a single. The Beatles - She's A Woman (1964) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQTuahD_QYo The b-side to I Feel Fine. I can't help wondering if they might have heard Little Walter's My Babe prior to writing this. I'm aware some, or possibly all of these songs might be a bit too well known for the purposes of this thread (first outing on here for The Beatles!), but I reckon they're just far enough off the beaten track to qualify. What do you think? |
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The Dakotas' instrumental Cruel Sea was played on Tameside Radio this afternoon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IATL6v3mabU
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Some US pop from me starting with this beautiful track:
The Critters - Mr Dieingly Sad Quote:
The Birds - La Poupee Qui Fait Non
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76YzK...eature=related Michel Polnareff - La Poupée Qui Fait Non (1966) Which sort of got me in the mood to seek out some other French songs:- Sheila - L'École Est Finie (1962) Fans of Seventies Disco music will undoubtedly have heard of Sheila and B. Devotion. I utterly loathe Seventies Disco music and even I’ve heard of them. Anyway, the aforementioned Sheila had been one of France’s most popular singers for many years before she teamed up with B. Devotion, and this is her 1962 debut single – yes, it is a bit naff, but it does have an innocent charm which I find rather appealing, and more to the point it’s not bloody Disco! Francoise Hardy - Mon Amie La Rose (1965) Gorgeous song. Gorgeous voice. Gorgeous girl. Ronnie Bird - Où Va-t-elle (1965) Apparently, Ronnie Bird (not his real name, obviously) was one of France’s leading sixties rock’n’roll singers, although I’ve never heard of him before. This is a good rocking track though. |
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This is a new one on me. Beautiful song. I really like it.
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I really like this one too, so much so that I decided to check out the French original, and I'm glad I did, because I like that version even more:- And another version by Scott McKenzie. I like this one a lot too. Great song. Michel Polnareff - La Poupée Qui Fait Non (1966) Scott McKenzie - No, No, No, No Polnareff also wrote the fabulous 'Soul Coaxing' which was a big US hit for Raymond Lefèvre. The original included vocals and was called 'Ame Caline'. Raymond Lefèvre - Soul Coaxing Micheal Polnareff - Ame Caline |
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Time once again to expand the sixties from a ten year period to a twelve year period so that I can submit the following gems from 1959 and 1970:-
Johnny and the Hurricanes - Reveille Rock (1959) Johnny Kidd and the Pirates - Please Don't Touch (1959, despite the Youtube heading saying 1961) Santo and Johnny - Sleep Walk (1959) Oh my, what a lot of Johnnies! Vince Taylor - Brand New Cadillac (1959) Al Stewart - A Small Fruit Song (1970) Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio (1970) Eric Burdon and War - Spill the Wine (1970) Trees - The Garden of Jane Trelawny (1970) |
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Here's a couple of acts that were only really known for one song each; The Trashmen for Surfin Bird (which they pinched off The Rivingtons) and The Kingsmen for Louie Louie. Those are a bit too well known for inclusion here, so here's two good ones from each you may not know, all of them from 1964. First up, a great instrumental from Minnesota's most famous surfing sons.
The Trashmen - Malaguena (1964) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipinrujp5sk The Trashmen - Henrietta (1964) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65q3UleZjfE The Kingsmen - Little Latin Lupe Lu (1964) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9vHNjH4QH8 The Kingsmen - Death Of An Angel (1964) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04eAn7sWU2g |
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completely blown away at school when I picked up a Janis Ian single in a junk shop - Insanity Comes Quietly To The Structured Mind/Sunflakes Call, Snowrays Fall (1967), which was released when she was 16, about a girl about to commit suicide........
Blimey! what a woman! (Googled her - she's a lot more than At 17!) |
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Here area few more that I adore:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzjPyJyUUsQ The Iveys - Maybe Tomorrow (1968). Their debut single which was a big hit in Europe but not in the UK. Before they became (in)famous as Badfinger. This track was produced by Tony Visconti who is rather famous for his work with ...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgBe8NL1818 David Bowie & The Lower Third - Can't Help Thinking About Me (1965) A 19 year old Mr Robert Jones first original penned composition single release. This was the first single released after he changed his name from David Jones to David Bowie. It is produced by Tony Hatch whom was married to female singer/songwriter ...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mgJAhIr9Cw Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch - The Two Of Us (1967) This track was a Top 5 smash in Australia & New Zealand at the end of 1967, but sank without trace in the UK. Another UK act who came from Manchester, immigrated to Australia and then returned to initially settle on the Isle of Man were: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7kbQyseI1I Bee Gees - Spicks and Specks (1966) (I was going to post Melody Fair from Odessy, but it is not on youtube, nevermind ) ...This track however, was a #1 hit in Australia & New Zealand in late 1966 before they found global success in the rest of the world..... Another group with brothers were ..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9sY3NKP7is The Kinks - Animal Farm (1968) Taken from their seminal album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society this delightful track sums up the very English countryside energy of this album. PS. Does anyone want a similar thread set up for the 1970s? |
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Here area few more
PS. Does anyone want a similar thread set up for the 1970s? its ok by me if anyone else beats me to it...
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A very eclectic selection of sixties instrumental tracks:-
Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn (1960) This tune was, of course, a big hit in 1986 for the Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy, but here is the King of the Twangy Guitar’s original (without the Art of Noise, but with a very good sax player) from some two and half decades earlier. Ernest Gold - Exodus Theme (1960) There were a plethora of truly marvellous film themes back in the sixties, e.g. “The Magnificent Seven”, “Lawrence of Arabia”, “Midnight Cowboy” , “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and, of course, this one. The Spotnicks - Rocket Man (1962) Splendid track from Sweden’s spacesuit wearing answer to the Shadows. Los Indios Tabajaras - Maria Elena (1963) It may be very cheesy, but I really do like this track. The Chantays – Pipeline (1963) Surf classic. Nini Rosso – Il Silenzio (1965) The trumpet is hardly my favourite musical instrument, but for some tunes only a trumpet will do, and this tune is one of them. Cliff Nobles and Co. - The Horse (1968) Soul instrumental track that I stumbled across this morning by accident. Good accident. John Barry - The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair (1968) Beautiful orchestral piece that was originally written for a Sunsilk shampoo TV commercial. |
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The Hollies - King Midas In Reverse (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QFUkR4-4ds Made number 18 in the UK charts and famously split up The Hollies. Writer Graham Nash was apparently so disappointed with the reaction that he moved to California, and once there met up with David Crosby and Steven Stills. Graham had already made friends with Cass Elliot and she introduced him to Stephen and David. But this about 2 years after King Midas. |
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Time once again to expand the sixties from a ten year period to a twelve year period so that I can submit the following gems from 1959 and 1970:-
Johnny and the Hurricanes - Reveille Rock (1959) Johnny Kidd and the Pirates - Please Don't Touch (1959, despite the Youtube heading saying 1961) Santo and Johnny - Sleep Walk (1959) Oh my, what a lot of Johnnies! Vince Taylor - Brand New Cadillac (1959) Al Stewart - A Small Fruit Song (1970) Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio (1970) Eric Burdon and War - Spill the Wine (1970) Trees - The Garden of Jane Trelawny (1970) Johnny Kidd wrote under many aliases but for this one he used his real name - Frederick Heath. His co writer was a Wendy Robinson. It makes it a Heath Robinson composition!!!!! (Section on popular culture) |
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Cliff Nobles and Co. - The Horse (1968) Soul instrumental track that I stumbled across this morning by accident. Good accident. John Barry - The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair (1968) Beautiful orchestral piece that was originally written for a Sunsilk shampoo TV commercial. )i have that john barry track...its on the flip side of his 1971 release 'the theme from the persuaders' (tv show ft roger moore and tony curtis) |
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Following on from last week's 'Before they were famous'..
A young Jimmy Page on guitar and Van Morrison on vocals doing his best Mick Jagger on a Them b-side. Them - Mystic Eyes And here's Marc Bolan pre T. Rex who wrote and provided backing vocals and guitar for: John's Children - Desdemona Another Psych song I like Baby Grandmothers - Somebody Keeps Calling my Name Two folk blues songs which only attained fame, once covered. Jackson C. Frank - Blues Run The Game Tim Hardin - Reason To Believe And to finish, a couple of French folk blues songs Georges Moustaki - Ma Solitude Catherine Le Forestier - Au pays de ton corps |
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One of my favourite Beatles covers: Kenny Ball - When I'm 64
I think the song works a lot better sung by someone who could sound like your dad! ![]() I wanted to post Alma Cogan's sultry version of 'Eight Days A Week' as well but it's not on Youtube. |
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My favourite Beatles cover, Eleanor Rigby by Ray Charles from his 1969 album, isn't on youtube but I also like Joan Baez's version
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Another mixed bag from me today:-
Roy Orbison - Borne On The Wind (1964) Roy Orbison is now hailed as a sixties legend (and quite rightly so imo) which means that all his greatest tracks are probably far too well known for this thread ... with the possible exception of this gem. Joe Cocker - Marjorine (1968) Had this been the single that immediately succeeded his charttopping classic "With A Little Help From My Friends" rather than the one that immediately preceded it, "Marjorine" may have been a much bigger hit than it actually was (which it certainly deserved to be). Aphrodite's Child - Rain and Tears (1968) A massive hit on the Continent and minor hit in the UK for a Greek band featuring a then unknown Vangelis on keyboards and a then unknown Demis Roussos on bass guitar and vocals. Gilbert O'Sullivan - Mr. Moody's Garden (1969) Although this single flopped miserably (and I think I can fully understand why) I can honestly say that I prefer it to quite a few of the big hits he had over next few years. |
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Going out on a limb by leaving the Western world but this love song in a Hindi film (english subtitles provided) is beautiful
Rafi & Asha Bhosle - Kashmir Ki Kali |
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Here's a couple from Sugar & The Spices. Sadly I can't find Boys Can Be Mean (available on Ace's brilliant Girls With Guitars compilation, along with Do The Dog posted below), but these two are almost as fine.
Sugar And The Spices - Have Faith In Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htj4JqCV62c Sugar And The Spices - Do The Dog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXHdP...eature=related |
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Half a dozen tracks, two each from three very different musical acts.
Let’s start with a couple of instrumentals from John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, the first featuring Eric Clapton on guitar, and the second featuring my all-time favourite rock guitarist, the one and only Peter Green. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - Steppin' Out (1966) My favourite Eric Clapton track of the sixties. I prefer this to anything he did with the Yardbirds or Cream. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - The Supernatural (1967) Peter Green making some quite magical sounds on this track, shortly before he went off to make more magical sounds with Fleetwood Mac. I’m probably in a minority, but whenever the bandname Fleetwood Mac is ever mentioned I immediately think Peter Green rather than Buckingham-Nicks. There have been quite few tracks featured on this thread by the British band The Birds, but none, as far as I know, by the America band The Byrds. Time to remedy the situation. The Byrds - So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (1967) “Eight Miles High” is my favourite Byrds track, but that’s just a little too well known for this thread, even though it was only a minor UK hit. So here’s my second favourite Byrds track instead. The Byrds - Dolphin's Smile (1968) Lovely song from the album “The Notorious Byrd Brothers”. Finally, two tracks from Canada’s finest, Joni Mitchell. Joni Mitchell - Chelsea Morning (1969) One of her earliest songs, written when she was living in the Chelsea neighbourhood of New York City. Joni Mitchell - Woodstock (1970) Although this track is on the 1970 album “Ladies of the Canyon”, the music festival being referred to in the song is a very famous sixties event, so I feel that it’s more appropriate for this track to be submitted to a sixties thread rather than to an equivalent seventies thread (if such a thread was ever to exist). I love both the Matthews Southern Comfort and CSNY cover versions of this song, but afaic neither hold a candle to Joni’s not so well known original, which imho is exquisite. |
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Ah, The Byrds.
Wasn't Born To Follow of Course From the Film "Easy Rider" released 1969 from Columbia Pictures |
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Ah, The Byrds.
Wasn't Born To Follow of Course From the Film "Easy Rider" released 1969 from Columbia Pictures The Band - The Weight (1968) And while we’re on the subject of great sixties tracks used in films, here are a couple of others:- Mel Tormé – Comin’ Home Baby (1962) This absolute gem was featured in the highly acclaimed 2009 British film “An Education”. The Regents - Barbara Ann (1961) Although the 1973 film “American Graffiti” was a nostalgic piece set in 1962, most of the songs on the soundtrack were actually from the fifties. This is one of the few sixties tracks used, you’ll know the song, but not necessarily this version. |
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I love the Band!
I had forgotten about this brilliant thread - just spent a very nice few minutes - clinking some great links - thanks all! Here's the original soul version of Always something there to remind me - Lou Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X9hW...next=1&index=2 better known over here by Sandy Shaw of course |
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. I’m probably in a minority, but whenever the bandname Fleetwood Mac is ever mentioned I immediately think Peter Green rather than Buckingham-Nicks.
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