Monthly Archives: September 2024

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,332) Roger Nichols and the Small Circle of Friends — “Let’s Ride” They’d only just begun! This non-LP ‘68 A-side, written by Roger Nichols (see #631, 828, 1,054, 1,300) and Paul Williams (see #24, 1,300), is stellar sunshine pop, “a perfect sample ofContinue reading “Roger Nichols and the Small Circle of Friends — “Let’s Ride”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 10, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,331) Marc Bolan — “The Lilac Hand of Menthol Dan” Hey, T. Rex, don’t bite the lilac hand that feeds you! “Such an ace track..Mr Marc B [see #935] you were a genius”. (ScenesFrom Palacio, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MauPc83jaKw) Yes, he was. It was on “LilacContinue reading “I Shall Be Released: Marc Bolan — “The Lilac Hand of Menthol Dan”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 9, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,330) The Kinks — “Till Death Us Do Part” “What a wonderful song!” (Fischman, https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/the-kinks-album-by-album-song-by-song.1075714/page-280#post-27461195) No relation, but yes indeed! Ray Davies’s [see #12, 100, 381, 417, 450, 508, 529, 606, 623, 753, 865, 978, 1,043, 1,108, 1,302] song is “sensational” (Fortuleo, https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/the-kinks-album-by-album-song-by-song.1075714/page-280),Continue reading “I Shall Be Released: The Kinks — “Till Death Us Do Part”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 8, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,329) The Long Island Sound — “Skid Row” This ’67 B-side is an utterly hilarious garage rant by some very demanding flop house residents — “No hot water!” “Make my bed!” “I said I want some sheets!” “Roaches!” “I want a room!” It’sContinue reading “The Long Island Sound — “Skid Row”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 7, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD If you think Bo Diddley’s song is a fantasy about dissing one’s girlfriend, you don’t know Bo! It is actually a plea to her mother to stop trying to interfere and tear apart the happy couple — her daughter can make up herContinue reading ““Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut” Special Edition: Bo Diddley/The Pretty Things/The Missing Links: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 6, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,325) Jun Mayuzumi — “Doyou No Yoru Nanika Ga Okiru”/土曜の夜/”Something Feelin’ And It’s Saturday Night” The French yé-yé girls had nothing on Japan’s Jun Mayuzumi (see #480). This horn-infused confection coulda been a Bond theme! Sheila Burgel tells us that: The Japanese mediaContinue reading “Jun Mayuzumi— “Doyou No Yoru Nanika Ga Okiru”/土曜の夜/ “Something Feelin’ And It’s Saturday Night”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 5, 2024″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,324) The Rebels — “Hrnečku, Vař!”/”Mug, Boil!” From “one of the most famous records of Czech big beat” (https://www.blackpoint.cz/rebels-sipkova-ruzenka-lp-cd/ (courtesy of Google Translate)), comes a grand and magical baroque pop retelling (with orchestra) of a Czech fairytale about a mug that can makeContinue reading “The Rebels — “Hrnečku, Vař!”/”Mug, Boil!”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 4, 2024″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,323) The Moon — “Mothers and Fathers” Here’s “a great slice of English influenced psychedelic-pop [gently reflecting on the generation gap] . . . . [s]howcasing an ear candy melody and wonderful interlocking harmonies, there was at least a little Bee Gees inContinue reading “The Moon — “Mothers and Fathers”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 3, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,322) The Hi-Numbers — “Heart of Stone” No, not the Who (aka the High Numbers) nor the Stones’ classic, but ‘65 beat gold from Hertfordshire about a girl who’s “got a heart of stone when it comes to loving me”. Bayard tells us:Continue reading “The Hi-Numbers — “Heart of Stone”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 2, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,321) The Bee Gees — “Kilburn Towers” This ’68 B-side and track on the Idea LP is an ode to an apartment building* in Sydney, Australia, “affectionately named the ‘Toilet Roll Building[]’” (Steve Pafford, https://www.stevepafford.com/bg10/) that is “[a]stonishingly beautiful (RoySmiles1007, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JMUZ0PdrT8) — the song,Continue reading “The Bee Gees — “Kilburn Towers”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 1, 2024”