MY 60’S ROCK SINGLES PLAYLIST (Part 2)

THE 60's rock singles will never see daylight if it weren't for these ground-breaking and trailblazing 50's jewels. Allow me to mention a few that shaped the musical landscape as we know it today. Boys and girls, the birth of rock 'n' roll!

50's

• "Rock Around the Clock" (1954)/Bill Haley & His Comets. Sold 24 million (and counting) copies worldwide. Big bucks indeed. 
• "Johnny B. Goode" (1958)/Chuck Berry. One of the progenitors of rock. 
• "Long Tall Sally" (1957)/Little Richard. The wildman "having some fun tonight." 
• "Jailhouse Rock" (1957)/Elvis Presley. His gyrations shook all up. 
• "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On" (1957)/Jerry Lee Lewis. Piano playing never been this great. 
• "Blue Suede Shoes" (1955)/Carl Perkins. See another video with young and wide-eyed students Harrison and Clapton by his side; Elvis did a version of this. 
• "Be-Bop-a-Lula" (1956)/Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps. One of the earliest rockabilly songs; Elvis also covered this. 
• "Bye Bye Love" (1958)/Everly Brothers. Their spiralling two-part harmony was always rock's defining moment.

And now... my 60's playlist.

60's

 

• "Respect" (1967)/Aretha Franklin. The late great Queen of Soul's prodigious hit.
•  "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1965)/Rolling Stones. Jagger and Richards took the road less traveled from the get-go. 
• "For What It's Worth" (1966)/Buffalo Springfield. Outstanding folk rock: "There's something happening here." 
• "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (1968)/Otis Redding. One of the earliest R&B tunes. 
• "Hello Goodbye" (1967)/Beatles. From the film Magical Mystery Tour. 
• "California Dreamin' " (1966)/Mamas & the Papas. Four-part vocal euphony. 
• "Get Together" (1967)/Youngbloods. A song about brotherhood and non-violence. 
• "Try a Little Tenderness" (1966)/Otis Redding. Boy Mondragon used to sing this one with aplomb. 
• "Born to Be Wild" (1968)/Steppenwolf. The term "Heavy Metal thunder" was first introduced here. 
• "Surfin' U.S.A." (1963)/Beach Boys. Life's a beach... 
• "Whole Lotta Love" (1969)/Led Zeppelin. From the group's The Song Remains the Same flick. 
• "Time of the Season" (1968)/Zombies. An underrated U.K. band that was overshadowed by the Fab Four's prominence. 
• "The Weight" (1968)/The Band. Off the group's Music from Big Pink LP featuring individualist Levon Helm. 
• "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" (1969)/Sly & the Family Stone.  Funkadelic soul. 
• "In-a-Gadda-da-Vida" (1968)/Iron Butterfly. Acid rock.

• "Gloria" (1965)/Them. Boy Royo (RIP) liked this band. 
• "Brown Eyed Girl" (1967)/Van Morrison. His signature song after leaving Them. 
• "All Along the Watchtower" (1968)/Jimi Hendrix Experience. Jimi has influenced wannabe guitarists globally. 
• "Wild Thing" (1966)/Troggs. Long before grunge became the fad. 
• "Gimme Shelter" (1969)/Rolling Stones. "War, children, it's just a shot away." 
• "Revolution" (1968)/Beatles. Do we really need this? Ask Dyuthirty. 
• "Me and Bobby McGee" (1969)/Janis Joplin. At 27 years old, she OD'ed on heroin...the decadence of being a rock star. 
• "Nights in White Satin" (1967)/Moody Blues. Classified as symphonic rock. 
• "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (1969)/Crosby, Stills & Nash. A soft rock hymn written by Stephen Stills. 
• "Gimme Some Lovin' " (1966)/The Spencer Davis Group. Blue-eyed soul. 
• "Hold on I'm Comin' " (1967)/Sam & Dave. Classic soul. 
• "House of the Rising Sun" (1964)/Animals. Traditional folk song about life in New Orleans sang by lead vocalist Eric Burdon. 
• "Good Vibrations" (1966)/Beach Boys. The end result of a conscientious effort from the group. 
• "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (1963)/Beatles. The first Billboard No. 1 smash from the Liverpool lads that kick-started the Brit Invasion. 
• "Light My Fire" (1967)/The Doors. Seven and a half minutes of pure archetypal bliss.

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