Top songs from 40 years ago

Started by Sportsdude, Apr 29 08 01:23

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Sportsdude

okay the most exciting year in the 20th century, 1968.

1. Hey Jude, The Beatles
           2. Honey, Bobby Goldsboro
           3. Love Is Blue, Paul Mauriat
           4. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay, Otis Redding
           5. People Got To Be Free, Rascals
           6. Sunshine Of Your Love, Cream
           7. This Guy's In Love With You, Herb Alpert
           8. Stoned Soul Picnic, Fifth Dimension
           9. Mrs. Robinson, Simon and Garfunkel
           10. Tighten Up, Archie Bell and The Drells
           11. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, Hugo Montenegro
           12. Little Green Apples, O.C. Smith
           13. Mony, Mony, Tommy James and The Shondells
           14. Hello, I Love You, The Doors
           15. Young Girl, Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
           16. Cry Like A Baby, Box Tops
           17. Harper Valley P.T.A., Jeannie C. Riley
           18. Grazing In The Grass, Hugh Masekela
           19. Midnight Confessions, The Grass Roots
           20. Dance To The Music, Sly and The Family Stone
           21. The Horse, Cliff Nobles and Co.
           22. I Wish It Would Rain, Temptations
           23. La-La Means I Love You, Delfonics
           24. Turn Around, Look At Me, Vogues
           25. Judy In Disguise (With Glasses), John Fred and His Playboy Band
           26. Spooky, Classics IV
           27. Love Child, Diana Ross and The Supremes
           28. Angel Of The Morning, Merrilee Rush
           29. The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde, Georgie Fame
           30. Those Were The Days, Mary Hopkin
           31. Born To Be Wild, Steppenwolf
           32. Cowboys To Girls, Intruders
           33. Simon Says, 1910 Fruitgum Company
           34. Lady Willpower, Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
           35. A Beautiful Morning, Rascals
           36. The Look Of Love, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66
           37. Hold Me Tight, Johnny Nash
           38. Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, Ohio Express
           39. Fire , Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
           40. Love Is All Around, Troggs
           41. Playboy, Gene and Debbe
           42. (Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls, Dionne Warwick
           43. Classical Gas, Mason Williams
           44. Slip Away, Clarence Carter
           45. Girl Watcher, O'Kaysions
           46. (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone, Aretha Franklin
           47. Green Tambourine, Lemon Pipers
           48. 1, 2, 3, Red Light, 1910 Fruitgum Company
           49. Reach Out Of The Darkness, Friend and Lover
           50. Jumpin' Jack Flash, The Rolling Stones
           51. MacArthur Park, Richard Harris
           52. Light My Fire, Jose Feliciano
           53. I Love You, People
           54. Take Time To Know Her, Percy Sledge
           55. Pictures Of Matchstick Men, Status Quo
           56. Summertime Blues, Blue Cheer
           57. Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
           58. I Got The Feelin', James Brown and The Famous Flames
           59. I've Gotta Get A Message To You, Bee Gees
           60. Lady Madonna, The Beatles
           61. Hurdy Gurdy Man, Donovan
           62. Magic Carpet Ride, Steppenwolf
           63. Bottle Of Wine, Fireballs
           64. Stay In My Corner, Dells
           65. Soul Serenade, Willie Mitchell
           66. Delilah, Tom Jones
           67. Nobody But Me, Human Beinz
           68. I Thank You, Sam and Dave
           69. The Fool On The Hill, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66
           70. Sky Pilot, Eric Burdon and The Animals
           71. Indian Lake, The Cowsills
           72. I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
           73. Over You, Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
           74. Goin' Out Of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off You, The Lettermen
           75. Shoo-Bee-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day, Stevie Wonder
           76. The Unicorn, The Irish Rovers
           77. (You Keep Me) Hangin' On, Vanilla Fudge
           78. Revolution, The Beatles
           79. Woman, Woman, Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
           80. Elenore, Turtles
           81. Sweet Inspiration, Sweet Inspirations
           82. The Mighty Quinn, Manfred Mann
           83. Baby, Now That I've Found You, Foundations
           84. White Room, Cream
           85. If You Can Want, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
           86. Cab Driver, The Mills Brothers
           87. Time Has Come Today, The Chambers Brothers
           88. Do You Know The Way To San Jose, Dionne Warwick
           89. Scarborough Fair/Canticle, Simon and Garfunkel
           90. Think, Aretha Franklin
           91. You're All I Need To Get By, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
           92. Here Comes The Judge, Shorty Long
           93. I Say A Little Prayer, Aretha Franklin
           94. Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud
           95. Sealed With A Kiss, Gary Lewis and The Playboys
           96. Piece Of My Heart, Big Brother and The Holding Company
           97. Suzie Q., Creedence Clearwater Revival
           98. Bend Me Shape, American Breed
           99. Hey, Western Union Man, Jerry Butler
           100. Never Give You Up, Jerry Butler
 
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

Van

I think I like this list the best so far.
When the End comes, don't worry if your party shoes are clean or not. Just make sure you have them on!

P.C.

Funny.....more of these songs look familiar....but MANY of the artists are people I've never heard of it seems.  
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

purelife

Say a Little Prayer - I like this song. :)

Lise

31. Born To Be Wild, Steppenwolf

  This one's my favorite.
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

Lil Me

Anyone know the origin of the alternate words to Mony Mony?
 Just wondering.
 
   
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein

Michel


Gopher

Van wrote:
 I think I like this list the best so far. ..............

 So do I. I can remember almost all of them.

  Any advance on 40 years?


 
A fool's paradise is better than none.

P.C.

Anyone know the origin of the alternate words to Mony Mony?
Just wondering.


lol....it took forever to sink in what you were talking about.  HAHAHAHAAAA  

This was always the popular 'chorus' at our baseball parties.  (ok...so I'm a little slow)
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

zen monk

 [h1 style="margin: 0pt; font-size: 12px;"][font style="font-family: Arial Narrow;" size="3"][span style="font-weight: normal;"]"If my tongue were trained to measures, I would sing a stirring song." - Paul Tillich[/span][/font]
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Lil Me

 P.C. wrote:
[em]Anyone know the origin of the alternate words to Mony Mony?
Just wondering.
[/em]
[/div] [div style="font-style: italic;"]lol....it took forever to sink in what you were talking about.  HAHAHAHAAAA  
This was always the popular 'chorus' at our baseball parties.  (ok...so I'm a little slow)
 --
 
 From Wikipedia:
 Although it has no outwardly obscene lyrics, "Mony Mony" is often banned from teen-age dances due to a chant that became notorious after a live version was released on the Billy Idol album [a href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vital_Idol" title="Vital Idol"]Vital Idol[/a] in [a href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987" title="1987"]1987[/a], topping the US charts and reaching number seven in the UK. The song had originally become an Idol staple after he released the [a href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_studio" title="Recording studio"]studio[/a] version on [a href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981" title="1981"]1981[/a]'s [a href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Stop_%28album%29" title="Don't Stop (album)"]Don't Stop[/a] EP - and the crowds at his live performances would chant, "Hey mother f*cker, get laid, get f*cked" between verses. Billy mouths these words on his live [a href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_video" title="Music video"]music video[/a] of the song.
 [a href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mony%2C_Mony"]vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mony%2C_Mony[/a]
 
 
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein