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1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 460 to 451
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1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 500 to 491
the moment when Brown fully moved from soul to funk
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 510 to 501
doesn’t contain a single rhyme, yet nothing sounds forced in its structure
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 530 to 521
too heavy for The Supremes
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 540 to 531
an amazing simulation of Elvis
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 550 to 541
beginning his rise as an international superstar
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 560 to 551
another beginning, musically and professionally
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 570 to 561
Townshend developed the concept album
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 590 to 581
represents Vegas well
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 600 to 591
Michael Martin Murphy and I Monkee around.
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 610 to 601
an almost inconceivable 95% supertax during 1966
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 620 to 611
a perfect pop confection
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 630 to 621
Resulted in his touring band being named The Strangers
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 640 to 631
her best work has a timeless quality that continues to be influential
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 650 to 641
Otis Redding took the song from Wright in the same way that Aretha took “Respect” from Otis
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 660 to 651
“we pinched from the very first Velvet Underground album”
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 670 to 661
they evolved into the pop band
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 680 to 671
inspired by an innocent event
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 690 to 681
this forlorn look at departure
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 700 to 691
given the last name “Checker” by Dick Clark’s wife Barbara
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 710 to 701
a variation on the concept that the more things change
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 720 to 711
a playful number that evolved into the de facto “Peanuts” theme song
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 730 to 721
Vegas sex appeal image
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 740 to 731
A new kind of imagery
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 750 to 741
‘What about this then?’
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 760 to 751
“Shirley Owens was the leader of the girl group to lead all girl groups”
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 770 to 761
those were simpler times
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 780 to 771
If you’ve ever wondered what Burt Bacharach and Hal David would have sounded like working at Motown
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 790 to 781
The tale of the mislabeled lad who hated his deadbeat dad.
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 810 to 801
“Those wailing horns, lushly expanding and contracting, would be the basis for many a Motown song”
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 820 to 811
“Who’s the fag guitarist over there?”
Steve Crawford’s Top 25 Songs of 2017
Free pithy commentary
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 830 to 821
Alpert crooning to his wife
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 840 to 831
I’m only interested in Yoko and peace
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 850 to 841
where a drunken truck driver plays the horses
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 860 to 851
“It sure feels good to be up there with those Beatles.”
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 870 to 861
‘if this ain’t a hit, we need to switch professions.’”
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 880 to 871
combined wordplay with wounded soul falsetto vocals
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 890 to 881
‘We have a hit here. Come on and sing on the backups.’
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 900 to 891
didn’t have the commercial radio success of other manufactured bands of their era
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 910 to 901
homage to Sam Cooke
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 930 to 921
“Gypsy Woman” was the first hit for the Impressions under the direction of Curtis Mayfield
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 930 to 921
Ronnie Spector loves me
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 940 to 931
“When I showed him the song, he began to sing it like I had never imagined it being sung.”
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 950 to 941
Reeves tries to sweet talk a woman
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 960 to 951
it did tear up U.K. dance floors as a Northern soul hit
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 970 to 961
Etta gets turned on like a television while her liver quivers over her lover
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 980 to 971
the use of marimba and Spanish guitar gave the recording a unique sound
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 990 to 981
a classic pop look at euphoric love
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a 17-year-old Mary Wells approached Barry Gordy
