they evolved into the pop band
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 670 to 661
Posts By: Steve Crawford
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
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 1,000 to 991
a 17-year-old Mary Wells approached Barry Gordy
“Women Walk the Line: How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives” Reviewed
the difficult realities the better sex has in a male dominated culture
Tom Petty’s Fifteen Greatest Songs
The best three minutes and twenty two seconds of his life and sometimes of mine
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2016, Part II
the final entry in my fourteen month project
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2016, Part I
Dust Bowl era
He Floated Away – Grant Hart Remembered
“A man who lived his dreams.”
Best of Chuck Berry, Part III – The Top Ten
Go, Johnny, go.
Best of Chuck Berry, Part II
“He whupped my butt. He said he was king of rock ‘n’ roll. I said I was.”
Best of Chuck Berry, Part I
“Chuck” was dedicated to his wife Themetta “Toddy” Berry
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2015, Part II
How do you define a traditionalist in modern country music – a person who sings about alcohol in terms of heartbreak instead of a good time.
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2015
Finally, a Metallica reference
Glen Campbell Remembered
a pop singer/songwriter core and often lush instrumentation
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2014, Part II
a dire song of romantic rejection
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2014, Part 1
a sharp stick in the eye
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2013
Abandoned
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2012
such a reverence
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2011
You know what they say about people from Oklahoma: They’ll steal your hat and help you look for it.
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