And just like that, we find ourselves mid-way through the 1960s! It seems like only yesterday we were beginning our journey in 1950. Let’s hear what the new year sounds like…
(But wait! We skipped a newsletter for December, 1964 as I was busy finishing off the day job so you can go back to listen to it here first if you’re so inclined.)
Songs of the month
[new] “All Day And All Of The Night” – Kinks
“Amen” – Impressions
“Any Way You Want It” – Dave Clark Five
“As Tears Go By” – Marianne Faithfull
[new] “Bye Bye Baby” – Four Seasons
“Come See About Me” – Supremes
“Dance Dance Dance” – Beach Boys
“Dear Heart” – Andy Williams
[new] “Dear Heart” – Jack Jones
[new] “Don’t Forget I Still Love You” – Bobbi Martin
[new] “Downtown” – Petula Clark
[new] “Give Him A Great Big Kiss” – Shangri-Las
“Goin’ Out Of My Head” – Little Anthony And The Imperials
[new] “Have You Looked Into Your Heart” – Jerry Vale
[new] “Heart Of Stone” – Rolling Stones
[new] “Hold What You’ve Got” – Joe Tex
“How Sweet It Is” – Marvin Gaye
“I Feel Fine” – Beatles
[new] “I Go To Pieces” – Peter & Gordon
[new] “I’ll Be There” – Gerry & The Pacemakers
“I’m Into Something Good” – Herman’s Hermits
“Keep Searchin'” – Del Shannon
“Leader Of The Laundromat” – Detergents
[new] “Let’s Lock The Door” – Jay & The Americans
[new] “Look Of Love” – Lesley Gore
[new] “Love Potion No. 9” – Searchers
“Mountain Of Love” – Johnny Rivers
“Mr. Lonely” – Bobby Vinton
[new] “My Girl” – Temptations
“My Love Forgive Me” – Robert Goulet
“Oh No Not My Baby” – Maxine Brown
“Ringo” – Lorne Greene
“Saturday Night At The Movies” – Drifters
“Sha La La” – Manfred Mann
[new] “Shake” – Sam Cooke
“She’s A Woman” – Beatles
“She’s Not There” – Zombies
[new] “Tell Her No” – Zombies
[new] “The ‘in’ Crowd” – Dobie Gray
“The Jerk” – Larks
[new] “The Jolly Green Giant” – Kingsmen
[new] “The Name Game” – Shirley Ellis
“The Wedding” – Julie Rogers
[new] “This Diamond Ring” – Gary Lewis & The Playboys
[new] “Thou Shalt Not Steal” – Dick & Deedee
“Time Is On My Side” – Rolling Stones
“Too Many Fish In The Sea” – Marvelettes
[new] “Walk Away” – Matt Monro
“Willow Weep For Me” – Chad & Jeremy
[new] “You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You” – Dean Martin
[new] “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'” – Righteous Brothers
[new] = New to the chart this week.
You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.
This month in history
On the 9th the British comedy series “Not Only… But Also” premiered on BBC Two, hosted by Dudley Moore and Peter Cook, with special guests John Lennon and Norman Rossington. Here’s a clip with Lennon:
On the 15th the first showing of The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer in 20th Century Fox’s film adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, was made in a “sneak preview” at the Mann Theatre in Minneapolis. Preview cards from the audience showed 223 “excellent” votes, three “good” votes, and none for any lower category. It did alright on release…
And on the 24th of January, 1965, Sir Winston Churchill, former UK prime minister and war time leader, passed away aged 90. A state funeral was held on the 30th and can be watched below.
What’d Sadie think?
Two weeks for “I Feel Fine” by the Beatles before a week for “Come See About Me” by the Supremes interrupts two weeks for the classic “Downtown” by Petula Clark.
Loved ’em
- “All Day And All Of The Night” – Kinks
- “Bye Bye Baby” – Four Seasons
- “Downtown” – Petula Clark
- “Goin’ Out Of My Head” – Little Anthony & The Imperials
- “Love Potion No. 9” – Searchers
- “My Girl” – Temptations
- “This Diamond Ring” – Gary Lewis & The Playboys
- “Walk Away” – Matt Monro
- “You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You” – Dean Martin
- “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'” – Righteous Brothers
Liked ’em
- “Don’t Forget I Still Love You” – Bobbi Martin
- “Give Him A Great Big Kiss” – Shangri-Las
- “Have You Looked Into Your Heart” – Jerry Vale
- “Heart Of Stone” – Rolling Stones
- “Hold What You’ve Got” – Joe Tex
- “I Go To Pieces” – Peter & Gordon
- “I’ll Be There” – Gerry & The Pacemakers
- “Let’s Lock The Door” – Jay & The Americans
- “Look Of Love” – Lesley Gore
- “Shake” – Sam Cooke
- “Tell Her No” – Zombies
- “The ‘in’ Crowd” – Dobie Gray
- “The Name Game” – Shirley Ellis
Leave ’em
- “Dear Heart” – Jack Jones
- “The Jolly Green Giant” – Kingsmen
- “Thou Shalt Not Steal” – Dick & Deedee
Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.