Monthly Archives: March 2026

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,918) ? And the Mysterians — “Girl (You Captivate Me)” Did he just say that?! Yes, indeed, he did, on this captivating “killer fuzz/punk” (brucster99b, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb4V5QHx8RM) number that flipped “96 Tears” back upside down where it started. Question Mark later explained that theContinue reading “? And the Mysterians — “Girl (You Captivate Me)”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 23, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,917) Rejoice! — “Spring Flew In Today” Rejoice! — spring is here, and here is some beautiful and “lilting” (Ted, https://wendy-city.blogspot.com/2019/) Marin Country folk rock backed by Hal Blaine and Larry Knechtel of the Wrecking Crew. It’ll put a spring in your step!Continue reading “Rejoice! — “Spring Flew In Today”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 22, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,916) Jacqueline Taieb — “Le Printemps À Paris”/”Spring in Paris” Tunisian-born yé-yé great Jacqueline Taïeb (see #39, 1,305, 1,891) took Paris by storm with “7h du matin”/“7 in the morning” (see #39), about a schoolgirl waking up and wishing that Paul McCartney could help her withContinue reading “Jacqueline Taieb — “Le Printemps À Paris”/”Spring in Paris”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 21, 2026″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,915) Little Milton — “Spring” “We’ll be together the first of spring, baby” Yeah, baby, it’s spring! The legendary bluesman Little Milton (see #1,470, 1,645) turns soulward with “the hardest and jammiest of tunes [on his ’69 Grits Ain’t Groceries LP], the infectious ‘Spring’,Continue reading “Little Milton — “Spring”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 20, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,914) Tales of Justine* — “Sitting on a Blunestone”** Classic psych, truly great” (spherule, https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/tales-of-justine/petals-from-a-sunflower/), “[t]he ‘Victorian Music-Box’ sound . . . a[] joy to the ears” (Ian Canty, https://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2017/11/tales-of-justine-petals-from-sunflower.html) David Wells: [Blunestone is] the undoubted jewel in Tales of Justine’s crown .Continue reading “I Shall Be Released: Tales of Justine — “Sitting on a Blunestone”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 19, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,913) The Action — “I’ll Keep on Holding On” Here is the incomparable and iconic Action (see #393, 429, 966, 1,773) — inexplicably missing in action in the UK charts — with a mod classic, “a very rare example of the UK cover beingContinue reading “The Action — “I’ll Keep on Holding On”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 18, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,912)  The Who — “Naked Eye“ Man, do Who disciples (quite justifiably) LOVE this “menacing and angst-filled” (willyboy2, https://rateyourmusic.com/release/additional/the-who/odds-and-sods/reviews/4/) “nugget[] of Who-ness” (Reginod, https://rateyourmusic.com/release/additional/the-who/odds-and-sods/reviews/4/), which never made it onto a record until ’74’s Odds and Sods collection. “Bought this LP in the cutContinue reading ” I Shall Be Released: The Who — Naked Eye”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 17, 2026″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,911) The Rolling Stones — “Cops and Robbers” Here is the Stones’ (see #382, 298, 537, 579, 1,098, 1,403) inspired live March 19, 1964, performance at London’s Camden Theatre (broadcast on the BBC program on May 9) of a ’56 R&B comic classic byContinue reading “I Shall Be Released: The Rolling Stones — “Cops and Robbers”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 16, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,910) The Beatles — “You Know What to Do” I find the second song George Harrison [see #423, 545, 872, 942, 1,437] wrote (about Pattie Boyd?) utterly charming, and while only a demo, full of possibilities. “Could this maybe be the most adorableContinue reading “I Shall Be Released: The Beatles — “You Know What to Do”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 15, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,909) The Candymen — “Lonely Eyes” Here is some real ear candy: Roy Orbison’s backing band (which later transmogrified into the Atlanta Rhythm Section) turns in “a real beauty, [its] influence coming from The Zombies [see #1,138] but with a taste of TheContinue reading “The Candymen — “Lonely Eyes”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 14, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,908) The Electric Banana/The Pretty Things — “It’ll Never Be Me” This “has . . . tasty guitar from [Dick] Taylor and would’ve fit nicely on The Pretty Things’ classic album S.F. Sorrow.” (https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2019/11/the-electric-banana-the-complete-de-wolfe-sessions-2019.html) And it’s a hoot seeing the Electric Banana (seeContinue reading “The Electric Banana/The Pretty Things — “It’ll Never Be Me”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 13, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,907) The Kinks — “God’s Children” This song from the Kinks’ Percy soundtrack (see #100, 381, 417, 450, 508, 529, 606, 623, 753, 865, 978, 1,043, 1,108, 1,330, 1,451, 1,591, 1,697, 1,784) is ineffably beautiful — “Superb. Sublime. Perfect. Kinks.” (carspiv, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSciUplVZrA) AndContinue reading “The Kinks — “God’s Children”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 12, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,906) Patricia Carli — “Le lion” All I can say is yé-yé! Italian/Belgian/French singer and songwriter Patricia Carli sings of her lionly man, who apparently is quite the beast. It was written by her husband Léo Missir along with J.-M. Rivat. I thinkContinue reading “Patricia Carli — “Le lion”/”The Lion”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 11, 2026″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,905) October Country — “Cowboys and Indians” (see #624, 1,702) Renowned producer, arranger, songwriter and musician Michael Lloyd wrote this ’68 A-side and produced October Country’s (see #624, 1,702) sole LP (“one of the better examples of . . . Lloyd’s overall influence andContinue reading “October Country — “Cowboys and Indians”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 10, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD Some great artists have recorded this Isaac Hayes/David Porter classic, including Johnnie Taylor (who did it first) (see #191, 390, 979), Sam & Dave (see #844) and Sharon Tandy (see #371, 441-42, 741, 1,485), but only Wilson Pickett (see #1,397) and Al KooperContinue reading “Toe Hold Special Edition: Wilson Pickett — “Toe Hold”, Al Kooper — “Toe Hold”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 9, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,902) Wimple Winch — “Marmalade Hair” UK freakbeat/psych masters cut this amazing pop psych demo in ‘68. I may be wrong, but I think I’m right that the lyrics might be a bit touchy nowadays: “I may be wrong, I think I’m rightContinue reading “I Shall Be Released: Wimple Winch — “Marmalade Hair”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 8, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,901) The Stingrays of Newburgh — “Fool” I pity the fool who doesn’t flip over this “cool piece of psych punk” (liner notes to the CD comp Tony the Tyger Presents Fuzz, Flaykes, & Shakes: Vol. 3: Stay Out of My World), thisContinue reading “The Stingrays of Newburgh — “Fool”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 7, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,900) Betty Everett — “1900 Yesterday” This was an out-of-leftfield #33 hit by the house band at the Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Garden Bar — but Betty Everett’s version is sooooo much better — “still an all-time fav”. (Otis, https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/103323), As pcno2832 puts it, “Wow.Continue reading “Betty Everett — “1900 Yesterday”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 6, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,899) Jeremiah — “Sweet Rebecca“ This insidiously catchy throwaway tune from ex-New Mix [see #1,184, 1,194] frontman David Brown “recall[s] those insidiously catchy throwaway tunes that McCartney [see #28, 132, 374, 521, 669, 779-81, 840] effortless[ly] churned out in the mid-1970s (complete with poundingContinue reading “Jeremiah — “Sweet Rebecca”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 5, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,898) Bill Plummer and the Cosmic Brotherhood — “The Look of Love” Dig this “[r]aga take” (Soul Strut, https://www.soulstrut.com/Archive/bill-plummer-cosmic-brotherhood) on Burt Bacharach’s chestnut by Bill Plummer and the Cosmic Brotherhood. Sitars keep falling on my head. Ouch!!! Jonny Zchivago’s reaction to the LP?Continue reading “Bill Plummer and the Cosmic Brotherhood — “The Look of Love”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 4, 2026″