Some more Burt Bacharach:

Casino Royale
I say a little prayer
Do you know the way to San Jose
What the world needs now
Walk on By

Some Tony Hatch

I couldn't live without your love
Don't sleep in the subway
Downtown
My love

And one which I thought was a Tony Hatch composition but was in fact Charlie Chaplin's -

This is my Song

Fiddler on the Roof Soundtrack

Forgot to add Quando Quando Quando but then I might just as well add anything Englebert Humperdink ever sang!

Blue Bayou
Act Naturally

Didja' ever
GI blues
The girl of my best friend
Wonderful world
Until it's time for you to go
Memories

Help Yourself
What's new Pussycat
It's not unusual

Under the Boardwalk
Save the last dance for me
Up on the Roof
I don't want to go on without you
Some kind of wonderful

Runaround Sue

Dance with me
Runaway
Did you ever
The first cut is the deepest
Something tells me
Silhouettes/I'm into something good

For me personally the seekers were probably the group of the sixties, somewhat helped by the fact as a young boy I was a little in love with Judith... But for years Georgy Girl was probably my least favourite track of theirs. It's only in recent years with the help of nostalgia that it has grown on me a little... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSVfLNCW4Fs


To be fair there was an awful lot of dire crap written back then too...

When I think of Georgy Girl, I tend to think of Lynn Redgrave in the film rather than the Seekers. Forgot to add the Carnival is Over which was my favourite Seekers song when I was a child. Island of Dreams was a cracker too but for some reason Georgy Girl was the one that sprang to mind.


Not as much as has been produced since! The 60s was definitely a golden era for music for me.

David Jensen featured 1967 on the first half of his double top 20 on Smooth Radio this evening. It included Cream with Strange Brew, the Supremes with The Happening, Pink Floyd with See Emily Play, Traffic with Paper Sun, the Turtles with She'd Rather Be With Me and the Monkees with Alternate Title. While I already knew that 22 of my top 100 from the 60s came from 1967, it was a huge treat to hear 6 of these in the same hour! Maybe July 1967 was the strongest month of the whole Decade?

I have to disagree. While I like all the six tracks that you mention, the only one I consider a classic is "See Emily Play".

In my very humble opinion 1967 was a fantastic year for music that didn't make the British charts (a multitude of tremendous tracks by American bands such as the Association, the Electric Prunes, the Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Strawberry Alarm Clock etc.), but wasn't exceptional with regard to music that did make the British charts. My favourite year of the decade for chart music is definitely 1966, with 1965 and 1964 not far behind. Of course, a third person might say 1960 or 1961, while a fourth person 1962 or 1963, or a fifth person 1968 or 1969.

To quote from a Sly and the Family Stone song that was a minor hit in 1969:-

"Different strokes for different folks".

Let's take a ferry cross the Mersey to enjoy half a dozen great tracks from some of Liverpool's finest:-

The Big Three - Some Other Guy (1963)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEH_uboGhow

The Fourmost - Hello Little Girl (1963)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMtl7xt99fw

The Beatles - This Boy (1963)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFMVdnoBHCI

The Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake (1963)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR61UVA3gZk

The Mojos - Everything's Alright (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1cIx6MeiDY

Gerry and the Pacemakers - Ferry Cross The Mersey (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loyRYFUYg9g

I don't know about you, but I enjoyed hearing those songs, You can't beat a bit of Merseybeat every once in a while, it's simplistic pop, but it's enjoyable pop.

Let's have half a dozen more from some of Liverpool's finest:-

The Searchers - Don't Throw Your Love Away (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTEN-OVsNNY

The Beatles - Things We Said Today (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d-Z7vakj4s

Billy Fury - In Thoughts Of You (1965)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftj-tiKynUU

Cilla Black - Alfie (1966)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmd-J...eature=related

The Cryin' Shames - Please Stay (1966)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYmGVvnVymI

The Merseys - Sorrow (1966)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6zPVLkpdpA

The more I see you
Albatross
I'm your puppet
Elusive Butterfly
I am a Rock
Guantanamera
Summer in the City
Put a little love in your heart

For fans of the man Elvis Presley called "the greatest singer in the world", it's Roy Orbison night on BBC-4 this evening.

9pm
Roy Orbison: 'Big O' In Britain
Documentary celebrating the extraordinary talent of Roy Orbison and his relationship with his loyal fans, British musicians and the British public.

10pm
Roy Orbison Live In 1965
Filmed in black and white in Holland in 1965, this short concert features Roy Orbison performing hits such as "Only The Lonely", "It's Over", "Oh Pretty Woman" and more

10.25pm
Roy Orbison And Friends
Filmed in Los Angeles, Roy Orbison performs some of his greatest hits with Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Jackson Brown, kd lang, Bonnie Raitt, T-Bone Burnett and Tom Waits.

Oh boy! That was two and a half hours of pure joy. Roy Orbison really was one of the all time greats!

Let's now leave Liverpool and head for the North West's other great city to enjoy half a dozen great tracks from some of Manchester's finest.


Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas may have been one of the most successful Merseybeat acts, but only Billy was from Merseyside, his backing group were all from Manchester. Here are Manchester's Dakotas, without their Liverpudlian lead singer, with a self-penned instrumental that peaked at No. 18 in the charts:-

The Dakotas - The Cruel Sea (1963)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXZhb1VlNKM


Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, this is such a great pop song, that even Herman's Hermit's, a group I'm not really that keen on, can spoil it:-

Herman's Hermits - I'm Into Something Good (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgnIb5YW8J4


You can't have a post devoted to Manchester's finest and not include the Hollies:-

The Hollies - I Can't Let Go (1966)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pydwbUUGcJ8


The wonderfully named Wayne Fontana and Mindbenders peaked at No. 2 in the British charts with this single, but went one better with it in the United States:-

Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders - Game Of Love (1965)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzVLQ...feature=fvwrel


Wayne Fontana went solo late 1965, but his former backing group were the first to hit the charts following the split:-

The Mindbenders - Groovy Kind Of Love (1966)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B8k3wzHUvE


Finally, here's Wayne Fontana's biggest hit as a solo artist:-

Wayne Fontana - Pamela Pamela (1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOGxBpMmPHw

Although I wasn't around at the time I preferred the pre 60s through to the early 60s; with a few exceptions I didn't really embrace the mid and late 60s so much.

Anyway, I'm not sure if I've posted this before but it's worth hearing again even if I have...

500 miles - Peter, Paul and Mary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADN1lLEp3H0

Let's now head south to enjoy half a dozen great tracks from some of London's finest.


We begin this celebration of the nation's capital's music with this very talented lady from Hackney:-

Helen Shapiro - Tell Me What He Said (1962)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atKob4aBvqk


Next, an all but forgotten Tottenham band with an all but forgotten hit single:-

The Migil Five - Mockingbird Hill (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP8oa1l-iL4


Here's a much better remembered Tottenham band, with the title song from a film they appeared in:-

The Dave Clark Five - Catch Us If You Can (1965)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NfTwLuiPeA


You can't have a post devoted to London's finest and not include the 'Orrible 'Oo from Shepherd's Bush:-

The Who - A Legal Matter (1966)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBMEFxEhu_8


From Shepherd's Bush, in West London, we travel right across town to hear the greatest band that ever came out of the East End:-

The Small Faces - Hey Girl (1966)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m-aP...eature=related


Finally, all the way from Muswell Hill in North London, it's the fantastic Kinks with a classic album track famously covered in the seventies by the Jam:-

The Kinks - David Watts (1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFo7khMeUAw

The "Rare 60's Classics" thread seems to be kinda dead, so I'll post my last couple of song selections from that thread on here. These are all from the late 60s and fairly obscure:

Fire - My Father's Name is Dad (1968) - A fine slice of late-60s pop psychedelia by a band that didn't have any hits (as far as I know):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3helJXwGBSI

David Wagner & the Frosts - Sunshine (1967) - A nice garage-psych track from this Michigan band:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g8op8lGuo0

Zombies - This Will Be Our Year (1968) - A lovely song from their "Odyssey and Oracle" album that didn't chart. (I got to see the reformed Zombies play it live a few years ago!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmuswTEGF-U

Left Banke - Desiree (1968) - A gorgeous number that only made it to #98 on the Billboard charts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6d9k-Nn0P4

Onyx - Tamaris Khan - A pop-psych classic by this obscure British band who released a half-dozen 45s during 1968-71.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB9z_Ggv38o

The Mothers of Invention - Mom and Dad (1968) - A uncharacteristically pretty piece Frank Zappa from his "We're Only In It For The Money" album (although the subject matter is rather stark):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq7QL8fYBkc

Ash - Fly Up Tight (1968) - An excellent fuzz-psych-garage number with strong organ playing, by a California band who only released a single 45.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMO4of29VTU

Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put a Spell on You (1968) - This song only made it to #58 on the U.S. charts, so I guess I can include it here. This is a very good quality recording of a smokin' performance at Woodstock:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwCALR8ZAm8

Cykle - If You Can (1969) - Not to be confused with the band "Cyrkle", this North Carolina band only released a single 45, and this catchy garage number was the "A" side. Great guitar work, driving beat, good vocals, what's not to like?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqSv96ORQP4

Dana Gillespie - You Just Gotta Know My Mind (1968) - A killer version of a Donovan song by a talented singer who unfortunately didn't have a lot of commercial success.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8mkMuMMDQQ

Enjoy!

I much prefer late 1960s music. Here's a few more

The River - Ken Dodd
Happy Heart, Music to watch girls by, Can't get used to losing you - Andy Williams
Stranger on the Shore - Acker Bilk
Trains and Boats and Planes - Peter, Paul and Mary
Soul Coaxing - Lefevre

I still think the best single of the 1960s though was Loving you has made me bananas (currently being played on the radio). Brings a smile to my face everytime I hear it.

Just watched this programme again on I-Player. Fantastic! What a talent that man was!

I'm definitely making my next post a Roy Orbison post, but I need to make sure that the tracks are new to the thread and not ones that have appeared before.

I shall make that post tomorrow.

Above you'll find all the Roy Orbison tracks that have appeared on the thread. If you click on the two tracks highlighted in bold type you'll find that those clips are no longer on Youtube, so here are other clips for those two tracks:-

Roy Orbison - It's Over (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73GJqMPp-F0

Roy Orbison - Blue Bayou (1963)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zTNZ_5an44


And here are some Roy Orbison tracks that are new to the thread:-

Roy Orbison - Candy Man (1962)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxyIy...eature=related

Roy Orbison - Leah (1962)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2Ib3_jMp9s

Roy Orbison - Mean Woman Blues (1963)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdVdaqaXsH0

Roy Orbison - Borne On The Wind (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_yzPyQ8ovE

Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHPgco6GQk8

A bump to this thread is urgently required as it hasn't been posted to for the best part of a week. I really am beginning to think that the move from the main forum to this sub-forum has not done the thread any favours.

Anyway, here are a couple of top ten hits from Cliff - no, not the Cliff you're thinking of, the other Cliff:-

Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers - One Way Love (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIGJlTvQyJU

Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers - Got To Get You Into My Life (1966)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPRyaefR4n0

down to taste... not for me, my fav month would probably fall between nov 65 and feb 66 where most of my personal all time greats were charting.


most of those were early/mid 60's

ah soul coaxing, my mum bought that, major minor label... raymond lefevre... that has been posted in the 'rare 60's classics' thread on the main forum, check the thread out, its always near page 1.

Those were yes but most of those I mentioned earlier were late 60s.


I've had a look at that discussion from time to time but tbh there aren't many I recognised so I decided not to follow it any further.

One of the Beatles' (or should that be McCartney's) best!