60s Countdown

Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor On The Bedpost Overnight is a remake of Does The Spearmint Lose Its Flavor On The Bedpost Overnight by comedy/novelty duo Ernest Hare (baritone) and Billy Jones (tenor). They had 27 top-20 hits, 1921-28. This one reached #9 in July 1924.

 
September 21st, 1963:

40 DE SKEETER DAVIS - I CAN’T STAY MAD AT YOU
39 33 THE KINGSTON TRIO - DESERT PETE
38 27 TIMI YURO - MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY
37 40 THE DUPREES - WHY DON’T YOU BELIEVE ME
36 28 WAYNE NEWTON and The Newton Brothers - DANKE SCHOEN
35 DE JAY & THE AMERICANS - ONLY IN AMERICA
34 26 KAI WINDING - MORE
33 23 LITTLE STEVIE WONDER - FINGERTIPS – PT 2
32 DE LONNIE MACK - WHAM!
31 34 DIANE RAY - PLEASE DON’T TALK TO THE LIFEGUARD
30 31 STEVE and EYDIE - I WANT TO STAY HERE
29 32 RUBY AND THE ROMANTICS - HEY THERE LONELY BOY
28 21 PETER, PAUL & MARY - BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND
27 DE JAN & DEAN - HONOLULU LULU
26 35 LITTLE JOHNNY TAYLOR - PART TIME LOVE
25 18 RANDY & THE RAINBOWS - DENISE
24 12 FOUR SEASONS - CANDY GIRL
23 38 RAY CHARLES and his Orchestra - BUSTED
22 25 THE BEACH BOYS - LITTLE DEUCE COUPE
21 22 THE RAINDROPS - THE KIND OF BOY YOU CAN’T FORGET
20 14 SAM COOKE - FRANKIE AND JOHNNY
19 24 THE RAN-DELLS - MARTIAN HOP
18 19 JOHNNY TILLOTSON - YOU CAN NEVER STOP ME LOVING YOU
17 10 INEZ FOXX - MOCKINGBIRD
16 11 FREDDIE SCOTT - HEY, GIRL
15 17 AL MARTINO - PAINTED, TAINTED ROSE
14 29 THE ESSEX - A WALKIN’ MIRACLE
13 08 MAJOR LANCE - THE MONKEY TIME
12 20 THE RONETTES - BE MY BABY
11 16 THE TYMES - WONDERFUL! WONDERFUL!
10 13 GARNET MIMMS & THE ENCHANTERS - CRY BABY
09 04 ALLAN SHERMAN - HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDUH!
08 15 THE MIRACLES - MICKEY’S MONKEY
07 07 THE BEACH BOYS - SURFER GIRL
06 06 THE CRYSTALS - THEN HE KISSED ME
05 09 THE JAYNETTS - SALLY, GO ‘ROUND THE ROSES
04 05 MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS - HEAT WAVE (#1 on the R&B chart)
03 03 TRINI LOPEZ - IF I HAD A HAMMER
02 01 THE ANGELS - MY BOYFRIEND’S BACK
01 02 BOBBY VINTON - BLUE VELVET
 
Great/ok: 2

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09 04 ALLAN SHERMAN - HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDUH!

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22 25 THE BEACH BOYS - LITTLE DEUCE COUPE

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36 28 WAYNE NEWTON and The Newton Brothers - DANKE SCHOEN
07 07 THE BEACH BOYS - SURFER GIRL
02 01 THE ANGELS - MY BOYFRIEND’S BACK

? 35
 
VII

36 28 WAYNE NEWTON and The Newton Brothers - DANKE SCHOEN - Song I thought was sung by a girl......And thank you Ferris Bueller.
22 25 THE BEACH BOYS - LITTLE DEUCE COUPE
12 20 THE RONETTES - BE MY BABY - Just like Ronnie sang.
09 04 ALLAN SHERMAN - HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDUH!
06 06 THE CRYSTALS - THEN HE KISSED ME
04 05 MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS - HEAT WAVE (#1 on the R&B chart)
02 01 THE ANGELS - MY BOYFRIEND’S BACK
 
Bobby Comstock & The Counts – Bobby played guitar on the Angels' My Boyfriend's Back – peaked at #98 on the September 21 1963 Hot 100 with an answer song, Your Boyfriend's Back.

 
8 for 63

28 21 PETER, PAUL & MARY - BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND
22 25 THE BEACH BOYS - LITTLE DEUCE COUPE
12 20 THE RONETTES - BE MY BABY
09 04 ALLAN SHERMAN - HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDUH!
07 07 THE BEACH BOYS - SURFER GIRL
04 05 MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS - HEAT WAVE (#1 on the R&B chart)
03 03 TRINI LOPEZ - IF I HAD A HAMMER
02 01 THE ANGELS - MY BOYFRIEND’S BACK
 
October 7th, 1967:

40 DE THE HOMBRES - LET IT OUT (LET IT ALL HANG OUT)
39 DE KING CURTIS AND THE KINGPINS - ODE TO BILLIE JOE
38 DE ARETHA FRANKLIN - (You Make Me Feel Like) A NATURAL WOMAN
37 29 ERIC BURDON AND THE ANIMALS - SAN FRANCISCAN NIGHTS
36 36 HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS - A BANDA
35 33 RAY CHARLES - IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
34 35 KING CURTIS - MEMPHIS SOUL STEW
33 DE NANCY SINATRA - LIGHTNING’S GIRL
32 DE THE DOORS - PEOPLE ARE STRANGE
31 DE JAMES & BOBBY PURIFY - LET LOVE COME BETWEEN US
30 37 MITCH RYDER - WHAT NOW MY LOVE
29 38 VIKKI CARR - IT MUST BE HIM
28 18 TOMMY JAMES AND THE SHONDELLS - GETTIN’ TOGETHER
27 15 THE TEMPTATIONS - YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING
26 26 PETULA CLARK - THE CAT IN THE WINDOW (THE BIRD IN THE SKY)
25 25 MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS - LOVE BUG LEAVE MY HEART ALONE
24 32 FOUR TOPS - YOU KEEP RUNNING AWAY
23 31 MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL - YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE
22 12 THE TURTLES - YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
21 21 BOOKER T. & THE M.G.’s - GROOVIN’
20 40 SAM & DAVE - SOUL MAN
19 24 THE BUCKINGHAMS - HEY BABY (They’re Playing Our Song)
18 19 FRANKIE VALLI - I MAKE A FOOL OF MYSELF
17 28 SOUL SURVIVORS - EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART
16 27 THE ESQUIRES - GET ON UP
15 20 THE ROLLING STONES - DANDELION
14 08 WILSON PICKETT - FUNKY BROADWAY
13 10 VAN MORRISON - BROWN EYED GIRL
12 09 PETER, PAUL AND MARY - I DIG ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC
11 22 LULU - TO SIR WITH LOVE
10 11 BRENTON WOOD - GIMME LITTLE SIGN
09 14 THE YOUNG RASCALS - HOW CAN I BE SURE
08 06 JAY AND THE TECHNIQUES - APPLES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE
07 05 DIANA ROSS AND THE SUPREMES - REFLECTIONS
06 07 JACKIE WILSON - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER
05 13 BILL COSBY - LITTLE OLE MAN (UPTIGHT-EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT)
04 04 BOBBY VEE and the Strangers - COME BACK WHEN YOU GROW UP
03 02 BOBBIE GENTRY - ODE TO BILLIE JOE
02 03 THE ASSOCIATION - NEVER MY LOVE
01 01 THE BOX TOPS - THE LETTER
 
3 good/ok from 1967:

32 DE THE DOORS - PEOPLE ARE STRANGE
20 40 SAM & DAVE - SOUL MAN
13 10 VAN MORRISON - BROWN EYED GIRL

ETA: look the same songs listed by sadchild!
 
Slim pickings at five.

8 DE ARETHA FRANKLIN - (You Make Me Feel Like) A NATURAL WOMAN
32 DE THE DOORS - PEOPLE ARE STRANGE
21 21 BOOKER T. & THE M.G.’s - GROOVIN’
20 40 SAM & DAVE - SOUL MAN
13 10 VAN MORRISON - BROWN EYED GIRL
 
I thought I posted this yesterday, but now I see it didn't post. Let the arguing continue.


OK, I'm going to make an early bullshit call on this. There's some majorly well-known, iconic music in this list. I implore you to check these out.

13 for 67

38 DE ARETHA FRANKLIN - (You Make Me Feel Like) A NATURAL WOMAN
32 DE THE DOORS - PEOPLE ARE STRANGE
20 40 SAM & DAVE - SOUL MAN
15 20 THE ROLLING STONES - DANDELION
13 10 VAN MORRISON - BROWN EYED GIRL
12 09 PETER, PAUL AND MARY - I DIG ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC
11 22 LULU - TO SIR WITH LOVE
09 14 THE YOUNG RASCALS - HOW CAN I BE SURE
07 05 DIANA ROSS AND THE SUPREMES - REFLECTIONS
06 07 JACKIE WILSON - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER
03 02 BOBBIE GENTRY - ODE TO BILLIE JOE
02 03 THE ASSOCIATION - NEVER MY LOVE
01 01 THE BOX TOPS - THE LETTER
 
scotchandcigar said:
I'm going to make an early bullshit call on this. There's some majorly well-known, iconic music in this list.
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I'm sure I've heard some of my 37 "?" songs. Problem is, I either don't recognize them by name, or can't remember how the song goes.

Here are songs I've probably heard and just don't remember them well enough to rate them:

38 DE ARETHA FRANKLIN - (You Make Me Feel Like) A NATURAL WOMAN (I know Carole King's, not sure if I've heard Aretha's version)

21 21 BOOKER T. & THE M.G.’s - GROOVIN’ (is this the "on a sunday afternoon/couldn't get away too soon" song? if so 4-stars)

11 22 LULU - TO SIR WITH LOVE (this title looks very familiar but no idea how it goes)

06 07 JACKIE WILSON - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER (I know the Rita Coolidge song named this, is hers a cover?)

02 03 THE ASSOCIATION - NEVER MY LOVE (I remember talking about how this was the #2 most played song on radio of all time and how I was surprised that I'd never heard it (up to that point). I know I listened to it during that discussion, but I can't get the melody in my head today.)

01 01 THE BOX TOPS - THE LETTER (is this the "don't have time to catch an airplane/fast train" song? if so, 3-stars)
 
Yes, the Rita Coolidge song is a remake of the Jackie Wilson song and the Booker T. & The MG's song is an instrumental version of the Young Rascals song. To Sir With Love, written by Don Black and Mark London, is the title song of a 1967 movie starring Sidney Poitier as a new teacher at a London secondary school filled with troublemakers, bullies and hooligans. To Sir With Love was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks in October-November 1967 but – surprisingly – never appeared on the adult contemporary chart.

 
sadchild said:
I'm sure I've heard some of my 37 "?" songs. Problem is, I either don't recognize them by name, or can't remember how the song goes.

Here are songs I've probably heard and just don't remember them well enough to rate them:

38 DE ARETHA FRANKLIN - (You Make Me Feel Like) A NATURAL WOMAN (I know Carole King's, not sure if I've heard Aretha's version)

21 21 BOOKER T. & THE M.G.’s - GROOVIN’ (is this the "on a sunday afternoon/couldn't get away too soon" song? if so 4-stars)

11 22 LULU - TO SIR WITH LOVE (this title looks very familiar but no idea how it goes)

06 07 JACKIE WILSON - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER (I know the Rita Coolidge song named this, is hers a cover?)

02 03 THE ASSOCIATION - NEVER MY LOVE (I remember talking about how this was the #2 most played song on radio of all time and how I was surprised that I'd never heard it (up to that point). I know I listened to it during that discussion, but I can't get the melody in my head today.)

01 01 THE BOX TOPS - THE LETTER (is this the "don't have time to catch an airplane/fast train" song? if so, 3-stars)
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- You Make Me Feel - written by Carole King/Gerry Goffin for Aretha Franklin in 1967. King did a version for Tapestry in 1971.
- I guess this version of Groovin' is instrumental. I listened and it sounded like nothing to me.
- To Sir with Love - I've heard the movie title, but didn't connect it with a song. However, when I played the song, it sounded very familiar to me.
- Higher and Higher - Yes, this is the original.
- Never My Love - A classic and iconic song of the 60s. It was one of my earliest memories as a kid. The song was big back then.
- The Letter - Yes, it's the My Baby Wrote Me a Letter song.

And the others I mentioned, like these

09 14 THE YOUNG RASCALS - HOW CAN I BE SURE
07 05 DIANA ROSS AND THE SUPREMES - REFLECTIONS

don't ring a bell by name, but I certainly know the songs when I listen. They are really big hits from that time. And of course everyone knows this, right?

03 02 BOBBIE GENTRY - ODE TO BILLIE JOE

You may not like it, but I'm pretty sure it's a song everyone knows.
 
In Ode To Billie Joe, Bobbie Lee Hartley and Billie Joe McAllister throw something off the Tallahatchie Bridge. Bobbie Gentry's lyrics focused on the family's casual indifference to grief and she never revealed what was thrown off the bridge. Flowers? A ring? A baby? The song inspired Ode To Billy Joe, a 1976 movie starring Robby Benson and Glynnis O'Connor – and the object thrown off the bridge was Bobbie Lee's rag doll.

 
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