Posted on 01/12/2020 8:29:13 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel
OK, FREEPERS, LET'S START THIS CONTEST FOR THE GREATEST SONG OF THE '60S.
The baseline for the contest is the top 7 hits of each year of the '60s, as compiled by BILLBOARD. This is NOT based on personal preferences, biases, prejudices, or counter-culture fringe-element reactivity.
Round 1 is listing candidate songs in order of preference.
(The remaining rounds are handled as play-off brackets, starting with 32 pairs of songs to compare.)
ROUND 1
We begin by using the #7 songs of each year and paring them from 10 songs to 4 (to set up play-off brackets for the rest of the contest). NO equivocating, ties, or omissions.
1960 "It's Now or Never" Elvis Presley
1961 "Pony Time" Chubby Checker
1962 "The Loco-Motion" Little Eva
1963 "Fingertips" Little Stevie Wonder
1964 "My Guy" Mary Wells
1965 "Help!" The Beatles
1966 "Monday, Monday" The Mamas & the Papas
1967 "Somethin' Stupid" Frank & Nancy Sinatra
1968 "This Guy's in Love With You" Herb Alpert
1969 "Hot Fun in the Summertime" Sly and the Family Stone
Just a tidbit for the upcoming survey.
There is NO “dominance” in this range of top songs unless you think 4 out of 70 is dominant (Beatles).
Sorry, List “Help!” instead of the first Pony Time.
1960 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley
1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas
1968 “This Guy’s in Love With You” Herb Alpert
1964 “My Guy” Mary Wells
1962 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva
1965 “Help!” The Beatles
1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone
1961 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker
1963 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder
1967 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra
I liked,
INGLORIOUS Bastards,
How about You?
1965 “Help!” The Beatles
1960 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley
1964 “My Guy” Mary Wells
1968 “This Guy’s in Love With You” Herb Alpert
1967 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra
1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas
1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone
1961 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker
1962 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva
1963 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder
Best rock lyric ever:
“Woke up this mornin’ and I got myself a beer”
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With Once Upon a Time, I was trapped in a room full of Christmas guests who wanted to watch it. I would have avoided it otherwise. I thought Damian Lewis (Band of Brothers) played a great Steve McQueen though...
1960 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley
1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas
1967 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra
1968 “This Guy’s in Love With You” Herb Alpert
1962 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva
1964 “My Guy” Mary Wells
1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone
1965 “Help!” The Beatles
1963 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder
1961 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker
Wow, I have some homework to do before I vote. There are only three of the songs I can recognize from the title.
1. 1965 “Help!” The Beatles
2. 1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas
3. 1964 “My Guy” Mary Wells
4. 1962 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva
5. 1960 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley
6. 1961 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker
7. 1963 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder
8. 1967 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra
9. 1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone
10. 1968 “This Guy’s in Love With You” Herb Alpert
Confession - I’m more of a 70s and 80s guy. I listened to #5 through 10 on my list for the first time tonight (as far as I can remember), and I hope to never hear them again.
1. 1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone
2. 1968 “This Guy’s in Love With You” Herb Alpert
3. 1963 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder
4. 1964 “My Guy” Mary Wells
5. 1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas
6. 1965 “Help!” The Beatles
7. 1962 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva
8. 1960 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley
9. 1961 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker
10. 1967 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra
This was hard. None of these were favorites of mine except maybe the one I ranked #1.
1969 "Hot Fun in the Summertime" Sly and the Family Stone
1960 "It's Now or Never" Elvis Presley
1966 "Monday, Monday" The Mamas & the Papas
1967 "Somethin' Stupid" Frank & Nancy Sinatra
1968 "This Guy's in Love With You" Herb Alpert
1964 "My Guy" Mary Wells
1963 "Fingertips" Little Stevie Wonder
1962 "The Loco-Motion" Little Eva
1961 "Pony Time" Chubby Checker
1: 1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas
2: 1965 “Help!” The Beatles
3: 1962 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva
4: 1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone
5: 1964 “My Guy” Mary Wells
6: 1960 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley
7: 1968 “This Guy’s in Love With You” Herb Alpert
8: 1961 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker
9: 1967 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra
10: 1963 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder
ROUND 1
1965 “Help!” The Beatles
1967 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra
1960 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley
1962 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva
1964 “My Guy” Mary Wells
1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas
1961 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker
1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone
1968 “This Guy’s in Love With You” Herb Alpert
1963 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder
Another chart-topper bump
1965 “Help!” The Beatles
1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas
1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone
1964 “My Guy” Mary Wells
1962 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva
1968 “This Guy’s in Love With You” Herb Alpert
1961 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker
1963 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder
1960 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley
1967 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra
1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone
1967 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra
1968 “This Guy’s in Love With You” Herb Alpert
1960 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley
1962 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva
1961 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker
1964 “My Guy” Mary Wells
1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas
1965 “Help!” The Beatles
1963 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder
I’ll be posting my picks and my husband’s at some point this week. Hoping we can tip 100 posts!
This was very tough, because these are all classics and different styles (like trying to rank comedies with dramas). Even the least of the offerings is far superior to anything today, sadly.
1968 “This Guy’s in Love With You” Herb Alpert
1967 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra
1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas
1960 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley
1964 “My Guy” Mary Wells
1962 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva
1961 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker
1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone
1965 “Help!” The Beatles
1963 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder
Yes, it is tough with different genres or types.
And indeed, some hate lots of the songs, and others like them all but have to put something last.
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