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As Vobosity included this record in the Number 1 hits from 1968 , but was not included in his pick , thought I would rectify that .
Love Affair - Everlasting Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZGlV...eature=related |
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As Vobosity included this record in the Number 1 hits from 1968 , but was not included in his pick , thought I would rectify that .
Love Affair - Everlasting Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZGlV...eature=related |
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Two sets of Brothers who had a bit of success back then....
Righteous Brothers - (You're My) Soul & Inspiration http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzB-3Ff5GZM The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTljMHlyA1o&ob=av2n And totally unrelated... Young Girl - Gary Puckett And The Union Gap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn0ZJHVH17I |
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The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday (1967)
The first slow song that the Stones released as a single Quote:
2 dusty springfield - i just dont know what to do with myself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA48IL6bQQU i wish modern days artists would HOLD THE NOTE, employing melisma doesnt equate to emotion as dusty here clearly demonstrates! |
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You can’t really have a sixties thread without Simon and Garfunkel
Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence (1965) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvsX03LOMhI Simon and Garfunkel - I Am A Rock (1966) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVLFlkehGuU Simon and Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair (1966) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEhAXQ5QQzs Simon and Garfunkel - America (1968) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAhyiGp-huk Simon and Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson (1968) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_jmDscGi7E Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer (1969) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdKjEHfHINQ |
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Totally agree. It would take me all day to list everything I detest about modern music, but melisma would certainly be high up on that list.
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It entirely depends on how it is used... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXLBE...eature=related
however i agree that i dont hate melisma per - se , its just the overuse that seems to prevail in todays world (i blame mariah carey). generally though in the 60's, people could portray emotion in their voices without vocal gymnastics. id cite this track as about as far as id go with melisma before it goes ott.... lorraine ellison 'stay with me baby' (1966, a non hit and qualifies for the rare thread too!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8I6NBm6dQ4 |
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thats horrible and off topic, being non 60's.
The fact is the majority reading those comments will only think of Mariah Carey and the like and not consider it's legitimate use in other music - my link being a prime example of such. |
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For no particular reason, other than that I wanted this post to have some sort of theme, here are ten tracks, one from each year of the sixties, each having a title consisting of either a one word or two word girl’s name.
The Everly Brothers - Lucille (1960) Good cover version of the Little Richard classic, and as a double A-side with So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad), getting to number 4 on the UK singles chart, which is six places higher than the original version achieved three years earlier. Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen - Samantha (1961) Terrific Trad Jazz version of a fine old Bing Crosby song. Tommy Roe - Sheila (1962) My favourite Tommy Roe song by some considerable margin. I much prefer this to Dizzy. The Beatles - Anna (1963) From their debut album, Please Please Me, here's an excellent cover of a fairly obscure Arthur Alexander song. The Four Pennies - Juliet (1964) Hardly what I call a classic, but still a very nice song and one that (surprisingly, perhaps) topped the UK singles chart. Now here’s a bit of trivia for you: Juliet was the only 1964 Number One by a UK group not to chart in the United States. Isn’t Wikipedia wonderful? P J Proby - Maria (1965) Proby’s somewhat melodramatic version of one of the best songs from West Side Story is not to everyone’s taste, but I really like it. This track was a top ten hit in November 1965, so the Youtube clip is incorrect in stating that it’s from 1966. The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann (1966) 1966 was very much the Year of the Beach Boys. They had four consecutive Top Three singles in the UK during that year - Barbara Ann followed by Sloop John B, then God Only Knows and finally, Good Vibrations, their first ever UK Number One. 1966 was also the year they released Pet Sounds, which imho is not only one of the greatest albums of the sixties but also of all time. The Hollies - Carrie Anne (1967) Not really one of my favourites by the Hollies, but still a good track, and its title does fulfil the main criterion of the post. Scott Walker - Joanna (1968) There were quite a few candidates to be my 1968 track - Julia by the Beatles, Eloise by Barry Ryan, Delilah by Tom Jones, Elenore by the Turtles and Rosie by Don Partridge to name but five. However, when it came down to making a choice, there was no way I could not choose this fabulous track by the brilliant Scott Walker. The Kinks - Victoria (1969) I would imagine that a song glorifying Great Britain’s imperial past was considered very uncool in the late sixties, which may explain why this magnificent track was only a minor hit single. |
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Damn you all. I'm now getting lost in the sixties on youtube instead of getting on with my work. Anyone got a time machine handy?
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Damn you all. I'm now getting lost in the sixties on youtube instead of getting on with my work. Anyone got a time machine handy?
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Anyone got a time machine handy?
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into the heart of the swinging 60's with ten of my all time favs
1965 1 yardbirds - heart full of soul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9mQkFpkShg no surprises there , im sure most of you know im a huge yardbirds fan ![]() 2 animals - its my life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNzmrEgz_GI love the changing bassline 3 the who - my generation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uswXI4fDYrM&ob=av2n imho THE teen anthem of all time 4 yardbirds - evil hearted you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y2ayUzXcec&feature=fvst 5 hollies - if i needed someone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6mIMbAq03E a beatles cover that i prefer to the orig. 6 yardbirds - for your love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQGeBynppmU 7 small faces - wotchya gonna do about it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cec2HBgCkqk often overlooked, love this early hit! 8 sir douglas quintet - shes about a mover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XboE3_7KZ3Y 9 kinks - see my freinds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Al7u0cKRk 10 martha reeves and the vandellas - nowhere to run (nowhere to hide) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQRIOKvR2WM adore this motown track, motown at its best. i make no apologies for posting 3 yardbirds tracks (theres a 4th @#12!) as they are my all time fav group. |
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3 the who - my generation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uswXI4fDYrM&ob=av2n imho THE teen anthem of all time |
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Pete Townhend wrote the words "Hope I die before I get old" and Roger Dawtrey sang those words. The irony is that neither died before they got old (not that I wanted them to), but their two bandmates did.
the irony of it!
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P J Proby - Maria (1965)
Proby’s somewhat melodramatic version of one of the best songs from West Side Story is not to everyone’s taste, but I really like it. This track was a top ten hit in November 1965, so the Youtube clip is incorrect in stating that it’s from 1966. P.J. Proby - Somewhere (1964) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsyGv...eature=related Quote:
i make no apologies for posting 3 yardbirds tracks (theres a 4th @#12!) as they are my all time fav group.
The Yardbirds - Still I'm Sad (1965) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9g5cPHNT9M As I've just mentioned 1965, here are three more cracking tracks from that year:- Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs - Wooly Bully (1965) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzNNE8JKX10 The McCoys - Hang On Sloopy (1965) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmWX0...eature=related Roy Head - Treat Her Right (1965) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f-wYRkia6Y |
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Your 12th favourite of 1965 wouldn't happen to be this brilliant track, would it? The Yardbirds - Still I'm Sad (1965) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9g5cPHNT9M ] ![]() indeed, it might have been 12th but points wise it scored very high and very close between the top 15! not only that but beats all the previous #1s in my 'fav charts' posted to date |
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lol.. its all it could have been!
![]() indeed, it might have been 12th but points wise it scored very high and very close between the top 15! not only that but beats all the previous #1s in my 'fav charts' posted to date |
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I prefer 1966, but I can't deny that 1965 was an awesome year for music!
i think my favourite 12 months ever would be july 65 - july 66 |
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i think i prefer 65, marginally, 66 seemed to lose its mojo after about september, a relatively poor last quarter let it down.
i think my favourite 12 months ever would be july 65 - july 66 |
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There was lots of awesome music around in late 1966, but as far as the British charts were concerned you're probably right. You had JIm Reeves with "Distant Drums" and Tom Jones with "Green Green Grass Of Home" ruling the roost for weeks on end, and worse was yet to come, in 1967, the charts were dominated by Mr. Humperdinck!
![]() funny thing is... i didnt mind ken dodd or val doonican! but humperdinck, and tom joneses (wasted) voice (shoulda been a rock or blues singer), spoiled 67. |
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Agree about Tom Jones. Great Rock 'n' Roll / Soul / Blues singer, but uncool music for uncool or older people proved to be a goldmine that Gordon Mills (Tom Jones and Hump's manager) tapped into, so there was no going back to his roots for Tom Jones once he started having massive hits with boring old-fashioned ballads.
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Great thread and some great videos on show here so thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Any Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Titch fans? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK3pw...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEBFH...eature=related ![]()
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As Jim Reeves was mentioned earlier, this is probably my favourite of his... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucvcoWMFmW8
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Double post!
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