It’s 53 years and 9 months before Sadie is born and 10 years and 3 months before Thomas is… yes, it’s November, 1966 so let’s turn our ears to the tunes of the day.
Songs of the month
“96 Tears” – Question Mark And The Mysterians
[new] “A Hazy Shade Of Winter” – Simon And Garfunkel
“B-A-B-Y” – Carla Thomas
[new] “Born Free” – Roger Williams
[new] “But It’s Alright” – J.J. Jackson
[new] “Coming On Strong” – Brenda Lee
[new] “Dandy” – Herman’s Hermits
[new] “Devil With The Blue Dress / Good Golly Miss Molly” – Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels
[new] “Go Away Little Girl” – Happenings
[new] “Good Vibrations” – Beach Boys
[new] “Have You Seen Your Mother Baby
“Hooray For Hazel” – Tommy Roe
[new] “I’m Ready For Love” – Martha And The Vandellas
[new] “I’m Your Puppet” – James And Bobby Purify
“If I Were A Carpenter” – Bobby Darin
[new] “Lady Godiva” – Peter And Gordon
“Last Train To Clarksville” – Monkees
[new] “Look Through My Window” – Mamas And Papas
[new] “Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing” – Lou Rawls
[new] “Mellow Yellow” – Donovan
[new] “Paint Me A Picture” – Gary Lewis And The Playboys
“Poor Side Of Town” – Johnny Rivers
[new] “Rain On The Roof” – Lovin’ Spoonful
“Reach Out I’ll Be There” – Four Tops
[new] “Secret Love” – Billy Stewart
[new] “Stop Stop Stop” – Hollies
“Walk Away Renee” – Left Banke
“What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted” – Jimmy Ruffin
[new] “Who Am I” – Petula Clark
[new] “Winchester Cathedral” – New Vaudeville Band
[new] “You Keep Me Hanging On” – Supremes
[new] = New to the chart this week.
You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.
This month in history
I was searching for a video on the invention of the Jacuzzi (“spa pool”) that happened in November, 1966 but I couldn’t find anything appropriate. However, this great 1966 news reel came up and whatever the month it is from, it needs to be seen.
On the 18th Roman Catholics in the United States would no longer be required to abstain from meat on Fridays, as a national conference of Roman Catholic cardinals, archbishops and bishops voted in Washington to revoke a requirement of abstinence that had been in effect for 11 centuries. As part of the recognition of Friday as a day of penance, Pope Nicholas I had decreed in the 9th century that adherents to Roman Catholic faith would be required to abstain from the eating of meat, although the consumption of fish on Fridays was permitted. Friday, December 2, 1966, would mark the first day that 45,000,000 American Roman Catholics could consume beef, chicken, pork, or other meats without violating Church doctrine.
Then on the 30th the existence of the drink “Gatorade” was revealed to readers of the Miami Herald by sports columnist Neil Amdur, after Amdur had noticed that the University of Florida Gators football team had been drinking from what appeared to be milk cartons. Surprised, Amdur asked coach Ray Graves, “Are you giving your players milk?” and Graves showed him the beverage and said, “No. We’ve been fooling around with this stuff for a while now,” then told him about the invention of Florida medical professor Robert Cade. Days after the game, Amdur’s story, headlined “Florida’s Pause That Refreshes: ‘Nip of Gatorade'”. The story was soon spread nationwide by UPI about the team’s “bitter beverage… designed to keep the players from wearing down as they lose body fluid on a hot day”, and would be marketed nationwide in 1967.
What’d Sadie think?
A mixed bag at the top this month with the Monkees first single, “Last Train To Clarksville” taking it for a week before “Poor Side Of Town” by Johnny Rivers does likewise, rounded out by the Supremes new single “You Keep Me Hanging On” taking it for 2 weeks.
Loved ’em
- “A Hazy Shade Of Winter” – Simon And Garfunkel
- “Good Vibrations” – Beach Boys
- “I’m Ready For Love” – Martha And The Vandellas
- “I’m Your Puppet” – James And Bobby Purify
- “Mellow Yellow” – Donovan
- “You Keep Me Hanging On” – Supremes
Liked ’em
- “Born Free” – Roger Williams
- “But It’s Alright” – J.J. Jackson
- “Coming On Strong” – Brenda Lee
- “Devil With The Blue Dress / Good Golly Miss Molly” – Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels
- “Go Away Little Girl” – Happenings
- “Lady Godiva” – Peter And Gordon
- “Look Through My Window” – Mamas And Papas
- “Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing” – Lou Rawls
- “Secret Love” – Billy Stewart
- “Stop Stop Stop” – Hollies
- “Who Am I” – Petula Clark
- “Winchester Cathedral” – New Vaudeville Band
Leave ’em
- “Dandy” – Herman’s Hermits
- “Rain On The Roof” – Lovin’ Spoonful
Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.