30. SUNDAY AND ME-- Jay & the Americans Jay Black with that great voice real cool song. #18 on Billboard. This was Neil Diamond's first major hit as a songwriter.
29. RESCUE ME-- Fontella Bass
28. BOYS-- Beatles Originally done by the Shirelles Recorded at Abbey Road Studio on on Feb. 11, 1963. This was the first time many fans had heard Ringo singing lead.
27. TRY TO REMEMBER-- Brothers Four
26. HANG ON SLOOPY-- Ramsey Lewis New. Went to #11. Makes you want to to get up and yell "Yah, Yah, Yah!" and move around.
25. SOMETHING ABOUT YOU-- Four Tops New. Oh that great Motown music.
24. HEY BABY-- Emprees (As in Five Emprees) I've written about these Michigan lads before.Parts of it sounded like their biggest hit "Little Miss Sad." Bruce Channel had taken this song to #1 in 1962.
23. MAKE IT EASY-- Walker Brothers (On Yourself) Blue-eyed English sou. Their first U.K. hit by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Jerry Butler went to #20 in 1962 and Dionne Warwick sang it in 1970.
22. RUN BABY RUN-- Newbeats ((Back in My Arms) Went to #12, their second-biggest hit. The blonde guy in the trio had that unique voice which I always thought was a girl singing.
21. ENGLAND SWINGS-- Roger Miller #3 U.S., #13 in U.K.
Name That Tune: "I Want Your Tender Charm, "Cause I'm Lonely." --RoadDog
"Rescue Me"
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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