Monthly Archives: May 2026

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,971) Greenfield & Cook — “A Day Begins” Not the Dutch Beatles — the Dutch Simon & Garfunkel! Hey, where’s the Afro?! Anyway, simply ravishing pop rock. “Beautiful! . . . I thought it was beautiful back in 1971, as a teenager, andContinue reading “Greenfield & Cook — “A Day Begins”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 11, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,970) Peter Collins — “Girl By the Sea” How many degrees of separation are there between Rush, Bon Jovi, and Alice Cooper and of this “[h]aunting [UK] folk sike” (happening45, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wzhltfEI6l4&list=RDwzhltfEI6l4&start_radio=1&pp=ygUdUGV0ZXIgY29sbGlucyBnaXJsIGJ5IHRoZSBzZWGgBwE%3D&ra=m), this “infectious folk masterpiece” (liner notes to Piccadilly Sunshine: A Compendium ofContinue reading “Peter Collins — “Girl By the Sea”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 10, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,969) The Aquarians — “The Aquarians” The Beatles weren’t the only ones to shout “Yeah, yeah, yeah”! Here is primo hippie Latin jazz, “Californian hippie sunshine zodiac jazz pop-psych” (L0K3, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHLTBUXcIn0), from an LP of “beautiful bossa/latin jazz . . . with psychContinue reading “The Aquarians — “The Aquarians”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 9, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,968) Kate — “Don’t Make a Sound” Kate is one strange girl (see #240) who gives us a disorienting, phantasmagorical “slice of [‘68 British] pop psych replete with organ, harpsichord and phasing” on the B-side. (Vernon Joynson, The Tapestry of Delights Revisited) Leonard01*Continue reading “Kate — “Don’t Make a Sound”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 8, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,967) The Hobbits — “Sunny Day Girl” Straight outta the Shire, the Hobbits (see #1,272) give us a “feel good slice of Sunshine Pop” (Stan Twist, https://www.facebook.com/groups/240098362684435/posts/1864427310251524/) that is “pretty bubblegum-tastic” (Johnny Savely, https://www.facebook.com/groups/968112868534089/posts/1128848929127148/), “pure mainstream AM radio sunshine pop, much like TheContinue reading “The Hobbits — “Sunny Day Girl”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 7, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,966) Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention — “Trouble Every Day” One of Frank Zappa’s (see #793) greatest achievements, this “[t]otal masterpiece. . . [has] some of the best lyrics that Zappa ever wrote.” (mikedavies395, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo4EnABWB4Y) Zappa’s blistering take on the ‘65Continue reading “Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention — “Trouble Every Day”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — April 6, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,965) The Byrds — “It Won’t Be Wrong” Here is the Byrd’s (see #1,430, 1,605) Roger McGuinn’s “fan-frigging-tastic writing debut . . . . [a] Beatles-quality knock off” (ChadFlake, https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-byrds/turn-turn-turn/reviews/3/) whose “change of tempo midway through highly reminiscent of a trick the FabsContinue reading “The Byrds — “It Won’t Be Wrong”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 5, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,964) The Caravelles — “You Are Here” “Smashing stuff” (Telegramsam, https://www.45cat.com/record/tf466), “a lovely pop tune” (Michael Jack Kirby, https://www.waybackattack.com/caravelles.html) from England’s unique duo the Caravelles (see #139, 186) with their “eerie close-harmony”, “breathy vocal style”. (Frank’s Jukebox, https://www.facebook.com/franks.jukebox/posts/the-caravelles-were-two-english-shopgirls-who-sang-in-pixie-dust-harmony-style-a/482176011001022/) Laurence Purcell tells us that:Continue reading “The Caravelles — “You Are Here”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 4, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,963) Bob Dylan — “Walkin’ Down the Line” Bob Dylan [see #126, 823, 1,133, 1,162, 1,495, 1,599, 1,711, 1,895] first recorded this delectable “throwaway” in November 1962 for Broadside magazine and then in March 1963 as a publishing demo. This remarkable song has “[s]adnessContinue reading “Bob Dylan — “Walkin’ Down the Line”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 3, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,962) Baby Washington — “I’ve Got a Feeling” Baby Washington wrote her own sly ’62 R&B romp about a woman with a feeling her man has left her, based on such obscure clues such as his changing the locks, changing his phone number,Continue reading “Baby Washington — “I’ve Got a Feeling”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 2, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,961) Roberto Carlos — “Namoradinha de um Amigo Meu”/”A Friend of Mine’s Girlfriend” Warning, if you are from Brazil, read no further! This stunning ’66 song by Brazilian legend Roberto Carlos (see #1,506, 1,638), the King of Jovem Guarda, reached #1 (https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namoradinha_de_um_Amigo_Meu). ItContinue reading “Roberto Carlos — “Namoradinha de um Amigo Meu”/”A Friend of Mine’s Girlfriend”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 1, 2026″