Yesterday, Bob Sroud did his Ten at Ten on 1967. He played ten great songs from one great year, 1967. I was a sophomore and a junior at the end of the year at Palatine High School in Palatine, Illinois. Bob's comments following names. Mine in parentheses.
INCENSE & PEPPERMINTS-- STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK-- (A great bit of psychedelic pop.)
THE WIND CRIES MARY-- JIMI HENDRIX-- from his debut album "Are You Experienced?"
TO SIR WITH LOVE-- LULU-- #1 song from the film "To Sir with Love."
RUBY TUESDAY-- ROLLING STONES-- one side of a two-sided hit. The other was "Let's Spend the Night Together" which was banned by many radio stations because of the its adult content.
ITCHYCOO PARK-- SMALL FACES-- Released in December from the album "There Are But Four Small Faces." (One of my all-time favorites along with "It's Good News Week" by Hedgehoppers Anonymous.)
COME ON DOWN TO MY BOAT-- EVERY MOTHERS' SON-- one hit wonder from the summer of '67. On Rock and Roll Roots CD Vol. 5. (Also a great one.)
ROCK AND ROLL WOMAN-- BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD-- From their second album "Buffalo Springfield Again." (Too bad they didn't have more albums.)
MARY MARY-- MONKEES-- From their second album "More of the Monkees." A Mike Nesmith tune that had been previously recorded by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. (Some of those non-big hit songs were some of their best even if they couldn't spell monkeys.
REFLECTIONS-- DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES-- Psychedelic Motown. One of the last singles to feature original Supreme Florence Ballard before she was unceremoniously dumped.
SHE'S LEAVING HOME-- BEATLES-- All summer long the jukebox kept playing Sergeant pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. A Paul McCartney tune from side one.
A Great Year. --RoadDog
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