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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,336) Maurice Gibb — “I’ve Come Back” I’ve featured the A-side (see #861), here is the B-side, “in many ways . . . equally as good and even more rare”. (Tim Roxborogh, https://www.roxboroghreport.com/2020/04/samantha-gibb-covers-her-dads-greatest-song-my-flashbacks-to-being-backstage-with-the-bee-gees-in-1999.html)) From the first of Maurice Gibb’s (see #353, 354, 466, 861) twoContinue reading “Maurice Gibb — “I’ve Come Back”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 15, 2024″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,335) The Guess Who — “Baby Feelin’” The Guess Who (see #758, 1,140) took Johnny Kidd & the Pirates’s “1959 rocker ‘Feelin’’ . . . altering the title slightly to ‘Baby Feelin’’ before stamping their own brand on it [on this ‘66 LPContinue reading “The Guess Who — “Baby Feelin’”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 14, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,334) ?* — “Flies on the Ceiling” “Pure magical, whimsical, non sensical, UK psych”, “a classic” with “a wonderful fly on the wall lyric (literally)”. (liner notes to the CD comp Incredible Sound Show Stories Vol. 1: The Technicolour Milkshake) Upon first hearingContinue reading “? — “Flies on the Ceiling”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 13, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,333) Otis Redding — “Mary’s Little Lamb” With apologies to Paul McCartney, only Otis Redding can take “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and turn it into a demonstration of the proposition that “I can sing about anything and I can make you feelContinue reading “Otis Redding — “Mary’s Little Lamb”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 12, 2024”

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”