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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,924) The Yardbirds — “Still I’m Sad” Leave it to the Yardbirds to give us “one of the most unusual and pioneering tracks of the British Invasion era” (Golden Oldies Music, https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1648861329476762), what could be “the first rock/pop record to rip off aContinue reading “The Yardbirds — “Still I’m Sad”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 29, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,923) The New Wave — “Where Do We Go from Here” “[A] Stunning & Hauntingly crafted song” (spacecadett47, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tc5u29ivvw), incomparable L.A. baroque pop by the New Wave (see #1,200) courtesy of Ken of Ken and Barbie fame — yes, that Ken. The duo’sContinue reading “The New Wave — “Where Do We Go From Here”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 28, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,922) The Knaves — “Your Stuff” Chicago garage rock perfection from “the quintessential long-haired juvenile delinquent rock ‘n’ roll punks” (the Monocled Alchemist, https://monocledalchemist.com/2024/12/07/the-knaves-your-stuff-sundazed/) who “look[ed] like a Windy City version of English R&B thugs The Pretty Things [see #82, 94, 153, 251, 572,Continue reading “The Knaves — “Your Stuff”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 27, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,900) Jerry Butler — “Since I Lost You Lady” (see #347) ’70 B-side Co-written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Jerry Butler, Si Written-By – B. Butler*, J. Butler*, K. Gamble*, T. Bell* collapses under it’s own sadness FunkMySoul, https://www.funkmysoul.gr/jerry-butler-1969-ice-on-ice/ John Bush: Ice on Ice didn’t yield as manyContinue reading “Jerry Butler — “Since I Lost You Lady”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 26, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,920) Vamp — “Floatin’” This “rarely comped classic of UK psych[] featur[es] shimmering distorted guitar and detached drumming. . . . almost like a more lethargic version of Tintern Abbey’s equally lauded ‘Vacuum Cleaner’” [see #35]. (Mag1c_hand, https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/vamp/floatin-thinkin-too-much/) A “[c]lassic cult favorite fromContinue reading “Vamp — “Floatin’”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 25, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,919) Manolo y Ramón — “Lágrimas, sonrisas”/“Tears, Smiles” From Spain, by way of Swinging London, here is “a colossal pop epic with slightly psychedelic undertones” (Vincente Fabuel (courtesy of Google Translate), https://www.efeeme.com/objeto-de-deseo-manolo-y-ramon/), “one of the best songs of Spanish (and arguably European) psychedelia”.Continue reading “Manolo y Ramón — “Lágrimas, sonrisas”/“Tears, Smiles”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 24, 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”