Monthly Archives: November 2025

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,770) The Searchers — “He’s Got No Love” The Searchers’ (see #352, 394, 636, 1,278, 1,725) most successful self-penned song (#12 in the UK, #79 in the US). “He’s Got No Love” has a lovely and compelling Beatlesque melody and a Stones-based [see #382,Continue reading “The Searchers — “He’s Got No Love”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 30, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,798) The Menaces — “If You Want Me” “MOODY MELANCHOLY & MOURNFUL vocals Beautiful rock N roll” (thomassmith5860, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flIYRnBL9bM) I love my moody garage rock, and the Menaces give us the mood, all the way from Phoenix, Arizona. I have added a FacebookContinue reading “The Menaces — “If You Want Me”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 29, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,797) Billy Nicholls — “Question Mark” Another installment of gorgeous UK pop psych from Billy Nicholls, who gifted us with one of, if not the, greatest “lost” albums of the 60’s — Would You Believe (see #2, 64, 144, 428, 757, 964, 1,085, 1,205, 1,396, 1,678).Continue reading “I Shall Be Released: Billy Nicholls — “Question Mark”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 28, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,796) John Kongos — “Confusions About a Goldfish” From South Africa to Swinging London to . . . fishbowls? Today’s “excellent” (David Wells, liner notes to the CD comp Lavender Popcorn 1966-1969) song asks the timely questions “Does the goldfish in the bowlContinue reading “John Kongos — “Confusions About a Goldfish”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 27, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,795) The Brood/Turquoise — “Village Green” No, not that “Village Green”! — but “an uncanny Kinks clone” (David Wells, liner notes to the CD comp Let’s Go Down and Blow Our Minds: The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1967) by friends and neighbors of RayContinue reading “I Shall Be Released: The Brood/Turquoise — “Village Green”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 26, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,794) Mark LeVine — “Better Dad Than Dead” Today, I’m gonna let my freak flag fly and spin a “lyrically cryptic drum dominant” (recorddigger, https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/mark-levine/pilgrims-progress/) wacked-out tale of lust and loss by “wiseguy L.A. singer/songwriter Mark Levine (see #692, 864) (https://powerpop.blogspot.com/2011/01/words-fail-me.html?m=1), “a Dylanesque purveyorContinue reading “Mark LeVine — “Better Dad Than Dead”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 25, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,793) Gladys Knight & the Pips — “He’s My Kind of Fellow” This is my kinda song, feel-good soul that puts a smile on my face from Gladys Knight & the Pips’ (see #1,407) first LP, written by Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol.Continue reading “Gladys Knight and the Pips — “He’s My Kind of Fellow”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 24, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,792) The New Generation — “Sadie and Her Magic Mr. Galahad” Before the Sutherland brothers (Gavin and Ian) took Rod Stewart “Sailing”, they took us to the land of “Sadie and Her Magic Mr. Galahad”, a delightful pop psych confection, a “pretty solidContinue reading “The New Generation — “Sadie and Her Magic Mr. Galahad”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 23, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,791)  The Lemon Dips — “Who’s Gonna Buy” Dunk your Electric Banana into this yummy Lemon Dip. The psychedelic snarl seems to be a retelling of the Midnight Cowboy story. It’s a “great tune[]” with an “excellent snarling vocal[], all punched up withContinue reading ” The Lemon Dips — “Who’s Gonna Buy”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 22, 2025″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,790) Bobby Brelyn — “Hanna” The small Chicago label Jorel birthed Robert Wayne Konecnik’s fuzzed-out super “Dylanesque punker” (liner notes to the CD comp Pebbles: Original ’60s Punk & Psych Classics: Vol. 7: Chicago) that “sounds like Dylan zonked out on some illegalContinue reading “Bobby Brelyn — “Hanna”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 21, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,789) Twiggy — “Over and Over” Here’s an absolutely fabulous “exquisite [’67] pop composition[] with [a] subtle arrangement[], and Twiggy’s voice is immediately captivating”. (Forced Exposure, https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/twiggy-beautiful-dreams-ep-7-/MR.7301EP.html) What more do you need to know? It’s Twiggy! Richie Unterberger writes: Twiggy[‘s two ’67 singles] wereContinue reading “Twiggy — “Over and Over”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 20, 2025″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,788) Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg — “La Chanson de Slogan” Before Jane Birkin (see #1,604) and Serge Gainsbourg’s (see #1,366) notoriously banned by the BBC “Je T’Aime… Moi Non Plus”, there was “La Chanson de Slogan”. Scottferguson325 writes that “It’s hard to put intoContinue reading “Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg — “La Chanson de Slogan”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 19, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,787) Linda Thorson — “Wishful Thinking” This number with Tara King-sized sass was to have appeared on a ’70 UK single, but only made it onto the B-side of a ’71 Portuguese EP. (https://www.discogs.com/es/release/6640372-Linda-Thorson-You-Will-Want-Me) Richie Unterberger writes that: Linda Thorson is known primarilyContinue reading “Linda Thorson — “Wishful Thinking”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 18, 2025″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,786) Dilys Watling —  “Have Another Dream on Me” Sorry Petula, but Dilys Watling, acclaimed British actress on stage and screen, gave us the definitive version of this Tony Hatch/Jackie Trench classic. Listening to this joyous song would put a smile on EbenezerContinue reading “Dilys Watling —  “Have Another Dream on Me”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 17, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD Sure, the Pretenders had a #7 UK ‘81 hit with their superb version of Ray Davies’ haunting demo (which the Kinks never recorded). While no cover approaches Ray’s original, the best of many 60’s interpretations was not by the Applejacks, Peggy Lee, Cher,Continue reading “I Go to Sleep Special Edition: The Kinks/The Fingers: “I Go to Sleep”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 16, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,783) Aquila — “Change Your Ways” Sterling British (or, British sterling) jazz-rock/prog “quickened by the driving beat of the rhythm section” and “reminiscent of the early work of Chicago” from “an unjustly lost album”. (Bob McBeath, https://persevalk.blogspot.com/2011/02/aquila-aquila-1970.html?m=1) Nigel Camilleri writes: “Change Your Ways”Continue reading “Aquila — “Change Your Ways”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 15, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,782) The Marmalade — “Station on 3rd Avenue” The Poets (see #47, 86, 223, 489, 1,311) and the Marmalade (see #101, 897) were Scotland’s greatest bands of the 1960’s. Here, from the Marmalade’s first LP, ’68’s There’s a Lot of It About, is aContinue reading “The Marmalade — “Station on 3rd Avenue”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 14, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,781) Locomotive — “Mr Armageddon“ “[O]ne of the coolest tunes ever made” (psychotron9, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGI06oi6X68), this “almost gothic” (Urban Aspirines, https://urbanaspirines.blogspot.com/2022/11/) nugget of Birmingham prog gold is “[f]ar and away the best track on [Locomotive’s sole LP We Are Everything You See] . .Continue reading “Locomotive — “Mr Armageddon”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 13, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,780) The Californians — “Follow Me” A great ’66 “catchy folk-rock-pop tune with an interesting counterpoint between the male and female vocals” (Richie Unterberger, https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lyme-cybelle-mn0000163784#biography) written and recorded by Lyme & Cybelle — Warren Zevon and Violet Santangelo — and done even betterContinue reading “The Californians — Follow Me”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 12, 2025″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,779) The Foundations — “Baby, I Couldn’t See” Believe me buttercup, this exuberant soul number is just as good as any of their hits. Derek Johnson wrote in the New Musical Express at the time that: For their last release, the Foundations experimentedContinue reading “The Foundations — “Baby, I Couldn’t See”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 11, 2025”