100 Best Songs of the 1960s

NME(New Nusical Express) ^ | 3/26/12 | NME(New Musical Express)

[DallasBiff]

1 A Day In The Life

[DallasBiff]

Nah, the Stones "Gimme Shelter" is the song of the 60's.

Have fun it's Friday.

Mods pull if inappropriate.

[plain talk]

Day in the life is a great choice for no 1 off a ground breaking album. All of the beatles manned pianos for the closing chord.

[nickcarraway]

No, I heard it Through the Grapevine.

[CaptainK]

#6 I’m Waiting For The Man.

Ridiculous.

[Alberta's Child]

"A Day In The Life" certainly belongs at or near the top of the list.

But how did they compile a Top 100 list like this and leave off "Whipping Post" by the Allman Brothers?

[CaptainK]

I agree with the #1 choice.

[P-Marlowe]

Good Vibrations.

[conserv8]

one of the favorites
When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwPxhWU1koE

[AnglePark]

This is an easy one — there wasn’t any good music in the 60s. ;-p

[hardspunned]

Which one?

[nickcarraway]

With all due deference to Gladys Knight and CCR, the Marvin Gaye one.

[hardspunned]

Nope, Like a Rolling Stone is the best tune of the 60s.

[Fungi]

They forgot this one by Dion Jackson, a great tune:Love makes the world go round
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2qqSY-sjc0

[LRoggy]

Introducing AnglePark, the Joy Reid of FR

[lee martell]

I had no other choice, but to make a Hit Sandwich.

See Me, Feel Me/ Listening To You.. by Who

Bang a Gong/ Get it On! by T-Rex

I Feel Good! by James Brown

Venus, by Shocking Blue

Hold Your Head Up by Argent

Cherish, by The Association.

[lizma2]

All the Beatle’s songs!

They were on the Ed Sullivan Show when I was in grade school and I thought they were the coolest thing I had ever seen.

(Could have been influenced by my babysitter that night who couldn’t stop screaming!)

[BipolarBob]

Anything from CCR, the Stones Paint it Black, Cream, Procul Harem, Jethro Tull, Ohio by Crosby,Stills, Nash and Young, Animals "House of the Rising Sun", Grace Slick White Rabbit and some of these may be early 70s like A Horse with No Name (it's a shame they didn't give that horse a name)

[crusty old prospector]

LZ came along around 1969. Still before my time.

[AnglePark]

I’m SO much more attractive the Joyless.

[LittleBillyInfidel]

I would almost nominate “Nights In White Satin” for a top spot because it bridged musical elements of the early 60s with the late 60s. Sinatra or Nate King Cole could have crooned it and the Beatles could have mixed and orchestrated it. Its contemplative moodiness, dynamics, bridge, and romance captured the feelings of that entire decade.