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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD (song first featured as #113) John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band — “Love” On this 23nd anniversary of 9/11, the only thing I could think of to play that was remotely appropriate was John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band‘s “Love” fromContinue reading “John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band — “Love”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 11, 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”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,320) Matthews’ Southern Comfort — “Colorado Springs Eternal” A-side by Iain Matthews (see #173, 1,102) is a wonderful folk-rock/country number from the former Fairport Convention singer/guitarist. Of the LP, Stranger writes: Surprisingly the album does not suffer much from [Iain] Matthews’ minimal writingContinue reading “Matthew’s Southern Comfort — “Colorado Springs Eternal”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 31, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,319) Os Mutantes — “A Minha Menina”/”My Girl” Mutants from São Paulo indeed — “Bro, the elements of samba with rock… holy sh*t THAT IS crazy Brazilian rock.” (joaovitorreisdasilva9573,https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XIbJylD_c84&pp=ygUkT3MgTXV0YW50ZXMg4oCUIOKAnEEgTWluaGEgTWVuaW5h4oCd) “The fuzzy guitar riff that forms the backbone of [this] pop-riot . . .Continue reading “Os Mutantes — “A Minha Menina”/”My Girl”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 30, 2024″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,318) John Fitch & Assoc. — “Romantic Attitude” Man, do I love this song! “A MEAN KILLER SOUL TUNE” (MASTERTMUSIC, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H9LvOfJKHDo), “Bitchin funk. Damn.” (neutrinojones3493, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H9LvOfJKHDo). “Absolutely incredible…the first time I heard this track my jaw was on the floor”. (jobeyrm, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CT-SYOTHIak&pp=ygUYSm9obiBmaXRjaCAmIGFzc29jaWF0ZXMu) TheContinue reading “John Fitch & Assoc. — “Romantic Attitude”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 29, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,317) The Common People — “Take From You” Here is an “impeccable pop song[], delivered in [singer Denny] Robinett’s unique growl and imbued with [a] wistful, suggestive atmosphere”, taken from an album — Of the People, By the People, For the People —Continue reading “The Common People — “Take From You”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 28, 2024″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,316) Five by Five — “15 Going on 20” From Magnolia, Arkansas, comes a sneering ’69 A-side about a 15 year old Lolita that surely would have been banned had it received wider exposure. Was Bill Clinton in this band? “15” is aContinue reading “Five by Five — “15 Going on 20”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 27, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,315) Winston’s Fumbs — “Snow White” I’ve featured the A-side (see #582), here’s the B-side — from ex-Small Faces keyboardist Jimmy Winston’s group’s classic one-off psych 45. “Aside from kicking ass the vibe of both tracks is more like wizards pulling off darkContinue reading “Winston’s Fumbs — “Snow White”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 26, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,314) Sands — “Mrs. Gillespie’s Refrigerator” I’ve featured the B-side (see #1,066), here’s the groovy Barry and Robin Gibb-penned A-side, a “great pop/psych gem” (liner notes to We Can Fly: UK Psychedelic Obscurities: 27 Track Collection of British Psyche Rarities 1967-72) with “someContinue reading “Sands — “Mrs. Gillespie’s Refrigerator”— Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 25, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,313) Brenda Holloway — “You Can Cry on My Shoulder” Underappreciated (by Motown), Brenda Holloway’s angelic voice took my breath away on this Berry Gordy-penned ‘65 A-side. How it only reached #116 is inexplicable, as is how Brenda didn’t become a superstar. “WowContinue reading “Brenda Holloway — “You Can Cry on My Shoulder”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 24, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,312) Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & Trinity — “Light My Fire” The absolutely fabulous Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & Trinity (see #1,031-33) start quite a conflagration with their “absolute killer version” of the Door’s “Light My Fire”. (John Moschella, https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/brian-auger-trinity-w-julie-driscoll-stunning-video-from-69.790897/) This “head-turning version”Continue reading “Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & Trinity — “Light My Fire” — Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 23, 2024”