Some other songs popular back 45 years ago. Hard to believe these are going on a half century ago.
From Dave McAleer's Book of Hit Singles: Top 20 Charts from 1954 to the Present Day.
Top Twenty from February 1965, not included in Bob Stroud's list.
THIS DIAMOND RING-- GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS-- Love the start of this song. What a hook.
MY GIRL-- TEMPTATIONS-- Another great way to start a tune. Who can't name the song after six notes?
THE NAME GAME-- SHIRLEY ELLIS-- How can you sing that fast?
SHAKE-- SAM COOKE
THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT-- KINGSMEN-- "From the valley of the jolly, green giant, __, __, __.
HOLD WHAT YOU'VE GOT-- JOE TEX
LET'S LOCK THE DOOR (AND THROW AWAY THE KEY)-- JAY & THE AMERICANS
LOVE POTION #9-- SEARCHERS-- You kissed a cop and he did what?
THE "IN" CROWD-- DOBIE GRAY-- I was never in the "In" Crowd.
TWINE TIME-- ALVIN CASH & THE CRAWLERS-- Never heard of it. Appears to be an instrumental.
HOW SWEET IT IS TO BE LOVED BY YOU-- MARVIN GAYE
KING OF THE ROAD-- ROGER MILLER-- "Trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let ___."
"No Phone, No Pool, No Pets, I Ain't Got No _______." --RoadDog
I have a degree in Liberal Arts. Do you want fries with that?
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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