Monthly Archives: October 2023

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 978) The Kinks — “Got My Feet on the Ground” Off the Kinks’ (see #100, 381, 417, 450, 508, 529, 606, 623, 753, 865) second album, Kinda Kinks, Dave Davies sings and co-writes with his brother Ray this infectious and “boisterous” song (https://jhendrix110.tripod.com/Kinks.html),Continue reading “The Kinks — “Got My Feet on the Ground”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 11, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 977) Fourmyula — “Come With Me” WARNING — If you are a New Zealander, do not read any further regarding this “gorgeously intimate then anthemic” song! (Graham Reid, https://timberjackdonoghue.com/157435146/157435161) It reached #2 in New Zealand, and the Fourmyula (by then a quintet) hadContinue reading “Fourmyula — “Come With Me”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 10, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 976) The Who — “Rael” From ’67’s The Who Sell Out, “Rael” is a wonderful “mini-opera, with musical motifs that reappeared in Tommy”. (Richie Unterberger, https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-who-sell-out-mw0000652659) What I didn’t realize until recently was that the song is about Israel. In a time ofContinue reading “The Who — “Rael”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 9, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 975) The Churchill’s* — “Song from the Sea” From the classic album by “Israel’s own psych-rock pioneers” (Jesse Rifkin, http://www.furious.com/perfect/churchills.html) comes this haunting song. “Swim with me in darkness, underneath the dark sky, bits of tears are falling, now I know you canContinue reading “The Churchill’s — “Song from the Sea”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 8, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 974) Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs — “Black Sheep” Sam the Sham does his best Dylan (see # 126, 823) impersonation, complete with an Al Kooper-like (see #642, 705, 804) organ accompaniment. Yes, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs! And the songContinue reading “Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs — “Black Sheep”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 6, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 973) The Applejacks — “As a Matter of Fact” A delightful British Invasion charmer from a band that was the first from the Birmingham area to join the hit parade. But they get no respect! Richie Unterberger says that “[w]hile their discs hadContinue reading “The Applejacks — “As a Matter of Fact”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 4, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 972) Paper Blitz Tissue —  “Boy Meets Girl” The ’67 A-side of PBT’s only 45 is “a thrillingly visceral slab of British studio psychedelia” (David Wells, liner notes to the Real Life Permanent Dream: A Cornucopia of British Psychedelia 1965-1970 CD comp), “aContinue reading “Paper Blitz Tissue —  “Boy Meets Girl”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 4, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 971) The Executives — “Moving in a Circle” Carole King (no, not that Carole King!) and her husband Brian founded what was “widely regarded as . . . Australia’s most sophisticated pop group.” (Paul Culnane, http://www.milesago.com/artists/executives.htm) Besides their slew of delightful covers, oneContinue reading “The Executives — “Moving in a Circle”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 3, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 970) The Motherhood — “Soul Town” If you’ve heard this “[b]reezy and badass” (J. John Aquino, http://afistfulofsoundtracks.blogspot.com/2011/01/rock-box-track-of-day-motherhood-soul.html) “dose[] of funky soul” (https://www.lpcdreissues.com/item/i-feel-so-free-2), it is likely because the track played over the closing credits of Ocean’s 13. It was a ‘69 B-side in GermanyContinue reading “The Motherhood — “Soul Town”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 2, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 969) The Small Faces — “You Need Loving” Three years before “Whole Lotta Love”, the Small Faces’ Steve Marriott gave Robert Plant every inch of his “Loving”. Sure, the words may have come from Willie Dixon (who famously and successfully sued Zeppelin), butContinue reading “The Small Faces — “You Need Loving”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 1, 2023”