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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,093) The Endless — “Tomorrow’s Song” A moody garage gem from Springfield, Ohio, about a girl who is ending things. “Why don’t you wait and stay I’ll be on my feet someday” Chris Bishop tells us that “The group started as the ModsContinue reading “The Endless — “Tomorrow’s Song”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 8, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,092) The Holy Mackerel — “Scorpio Red” Yesterday I featured Roger Nichols and his friends (see #631, 828, 1,054, 1,332, 2,091). Today it’s Nichols’ writing partner Paul Willliams (see #1,300), who said of Nichols that “In a lot of ways, I’m being ledContinue reading “The Holy Mackerel — “Scorpio Red”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 7, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,091) Roger Nichols and the Small Circle of Friends — “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” To me, Roger Nichols and the Small Circle of Friends (see #631, 828, 1,054, 1,300, 1,332) came up with the finest version of this classic composition by Burt BacharachContinue reading “Roger Nichols and the Small Circle of Friends — “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 6, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,090) King Coleman — “The Boo Boo Song” “[L]arger than life, cult hero” (Sounds of the Universe,  https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/sjr/product/king-coleman-down-in-the-basement-crazy-feelin) King Coleman (see #1,575) released this “wicked scat laced novelty record” (Soul on Top, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4rzZIzhuTM) the same month the Beatles released “Penny Lane”/”Strawberry Fields Forever”.Continue reading “King Coleman — “The Boo Boo Song”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 5, 2026″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,089) The Bee Gees — “Please Read Me“ From the Bee Gees’ (see #291, 353-54, 439, 466, 484, 497, 570, 594, 717, 861, 962, 1,065, 1,101, 1,125, 1,190, 1,321, 1,336, 1,343, 1,465, 1,584, 1,640, 1,685, 1,843) Bee Gees 1st, here is a “hauntingContinue reading “The Bee Gees — “Please Read Me”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 4, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,088) The Merry-Go-Round — “On Your Way Out” From L.A. wunderkind Emitt Rhodes’ band the Merry-Go-Round (see #50, 156, 1,837), here is a “sensitive” track that “offers sage advice to a friend on a downer trip”. (Lejink, https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-merry-go-round/the-merry-go-round/) It is an “extremely serious soundingContinue reading “The Merry-Go-Round — “On Your Way Out”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 3, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,087) The Outcasts — “Loving You Sometimes” From Ashland, Kentucky comes a “[b]eautiful garage torch song” (shanecopher5781, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR9fON2mSaA), “a moody, haunting masterpiece that sounds like a raw blend of The Zombies [see #1,138] and early psychedelic soul” (the_crocodile_club_mcr, https://www.instagram.com/p/DVbN49JDdU0/), a “perfect goddamn song,Continue reading “The Outcasts — “Loving You Sometimes”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 2, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,086) Pink Floyd — “Bike” The closing track on Pink Floyd’s [see #13, 38, 87, 315, 360, 922, 1,949] Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Syd Barrett [see #87, 315, 922] through and through. “Barrett’s music is so eccentric, captivating, pleasant, andContinue reading “Pink Floyd — “Bike”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 1, 2026″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,085) Tomorrow — “My White Bicycle” Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya, Tomorrow (see #72), especially when you’re loaning out “one of the most treasured British singles of the era” (Matthew Greenwald, https://www.allmusic.com/song/my-white-bicycle-mt0005142144), “a fashionable riot of backward tapes, phased drums, extraneous sound effects,Continue reading “Tomorrow — “My White Bicycle”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 31, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,084) New Colony Six — “Love You So Much” WARNING: If you are from Chicago, READ NO FURTHER as this “catchy little number” (Jeff Jarema, liner notes to the CD comp At the River’s Edge) by the New Colony Six (see #410, 1,071)Continue reading “New Colony Six — “Love You So Much”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 30, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,083) The Guys — “Little Girl” Here is some marvelously moody ‘68 mod beat by a very obscure band led by brothers John and Ricky Burness. “Little girl please go away I don’t want to see you another day” Harsh! The band “alsoContinue reading “The Guys — “Little Girl”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 29, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,082) The Yellow Balloon — “Stained Glass Window” Talk about stained glass windows, here is a baroque pop/sunshine pop triumph that deserves to be performed in a cathedral. This “[p]sychedelic feelgood bubblegum-sunshine pop fused with classical music” is a “rather croony, fairytalish yetContinue reading “The Yellow Balloon — “Stained Glass Window”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 28, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,081) Clapham Junction — “Emily on Sunday” Who’s in Sydney? Well, Clapham Junction is! This “Aussie mod psych classic with strong Who [see #119, 548, 833, 976, 1,912, 2,055] overtones” (happening45, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7STPaNxVk2E) is “charming and somewhat anachronistic — for 1969 — mod thrash”.Continue reading “Clapham Junction — “Emily on Sunday”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 27, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,080) The Byrds — “You Won’t Have to Cry” “Arguably the Byrds[‘] [see #1,430, 1,605, 1,965] most underrated song” (Channelllchann, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrfd3-NxqUM), “wonderfully beautiful [and] haunting” (Adrian Denning, https://www.adriandenning.co.uk/byrds.html), with “a quintessential early sixties Beatles-type beat contrasted by the complex vocals of folk triosContinue reading “The Byrds — “You Won’t Have to Cry”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 26, 2026″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD A classic but neglected ’64 soul B-side by the Tams magically becomes a classic but neglected ’65 British Invasion A-side by the Couriers. They both put a spell on me! 2,078) The Tams — “Take Away“ Atlanta’s Tams, best known as purveyors ofContinue reading ““Take Away” Special Edition: The Tams/The Couriers — “Take Away”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 25, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,077) The Outer Limits — “Great Train Robbery” The Outer Limits’ (see #1,707) final A-side was a “keyboard driven psychedelic pop gem” (Kevin Rathert, https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2025/09/the-outer-limits-just-one-more-chance-the-anthology-1965-1968-2025.htm), “a psychedelic and sunny chamber pop tune” (Fred Thomas, https://www.allmusic.com/artist/outer-limits-mn0000897169#biography) — based on a famous 1963 English trainContinue reading “The Outer Limits — “Great Train Robbery”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 24, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,076) The Blues Company — “Experiment in Color”  A true Bay City roller — a “Killer Garage Wah-Wah Mover!!!” (GARAGEKING, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fvsurZ9_tc), an “amazing . . . groover” (Tony Sanchez, Mike Stax and Dan Nowicki, liner notes to the CD comp Tony the TygerContinue reading “The Blues Company — “Experiment in Color”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 23, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,075) Brooks O’Dell — “The Lively Ones” Brilliant ‘66 swinging soul from Brooks O’Dell (see #1,471) for all you lively ones. As to O’Dell, Steve Leggett writes: Although he is far from a household name, Brooks O’Dell’s impassioned vocals on a series ofContinue reading “Brooks O’Dell — “The Lively Ones”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 22, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,074)  Scrugg — “Lavender Popcorn” South Africa’s John Kongos [see #1,796], his band Scrugg (see #1,596) and songwriter Scott English (“Hi Ho Silver Lining”, “Bend Me Shape Me”, “Popcorn Double Feature” (see #352)) give us a “psych pop gem” (happening45, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6ZB5pDheCY), “a glorifiedContinue reading “Scrugg — “Lavender Popcorn”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 21, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,073) Floor — “Little Mr. So and So” Here’s a bouncy Danish delight from the Floor’s only album (see #640, 792), so McCartneyesque that it would fit perfectly on The Magical Mystery Tour. As that denizen of the original Swingin’ London once said, somethingContinue reading “Floor — “Little Mr. So and So”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 20, 2026”