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Post by Dawn on Jul 16, 2003 7:26:48 GMT -5
Let's go back to the 60's today. These were the top 10 songs on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart on July 16, 1966.
10. Hungry – Paul Revere & the Raiders
9. Lil’ Red Riding Hood – Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs
8. Little Girl – Syndicate of Sound
7. Along Comes Mary – Association
6. Strangers in the Night – Frank Sinatra
5. Paperback Writer – Beatles
4. You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me – Dusty Springfield
3. Red Rubber Ball – Cyrkle
2. Wild Thing – Troggs
1. Hanky Panky – Tommy James & the Shondells
Any thoughts or memories of these songs?
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Jul 16, 2003 8:14:10 GMT -5
Hey Dawn! Glad you got out of the '80s  I like most of the songs on this chart. Hungry - Paul Revere was a cool group before they added the "featuring Mark Lindsey" to their name. Here, in their early days, having gotten some fame from the TV show "Where The Action Is" they were churning out several really good hits. Hungry (along with Kicks) is one of my favorites. Li'l Red Riding Hood - Very clever song. In my all time top 250. Awooooo! Little Girl - I never thought of this before - but this is rap! I've always liked it. (I'm so ashamed  ) Along Comes Mary - It was the first hit for the Association, and was not as soft as just about everything else they did. Always liked the sound of the keyboard (what was that, a harpsichord?) Then of course there was ther question that was going around back then: Is Mary's last name Juana?? Strangers In The Night - Good, late-career Sinatra. Dooby dooby doo. Paperback Writer - Good mid-period Beatles. I think, in this arrangement, you can begin to see the transition in musical style that's going to hit hard a year later with Sgt. Pepper. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Very nice ballad from an underappreciated singer. Red Rubber Ball - Very good song. As I've often said: why weren't the Cyrkle a bigger success? Wild Thing - You couldn't have a party without playing this one! Love it! Hanky Panky - Tommy's first. Bubblegum before it was a genre. Another good party song. |
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on Jul 16, 2003 10:53:17 GMT -5
Ok, this is more like it! Refreshing change from that 89 list! LOL!
Get rid of Frankie, and you have a great list!
Wild Thing and Along Comes Mary are a bit overplayed at this point, but the rest are awesome!
Best-Hungry, Little Girl, Red Rubber Ball.
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Post by m c dornan on Jul 16, 2003 12:35:43 GMT -5
   Love these smilies! How come ML doesn't have 'em? A good week here. 7 strong hits for me. Don't care for "Hanky Panky"- too simplistic,and even in 1966 it was getting clear rock/pop was moving toward something more interesting. "Wild Thing" was a song I remember all the kids made up dirty lyrics for parodies of this song. Hendrix covered it,too! "Hey Little Girl" isn't a rap "song". It's not the greatest singing in the world,but he is singing. And there's real instruments playing along. I like this Cyrkle song,and it's the really popular one, but I like some of their other songs better,like "Turn Down Day" or "I Wish You COuld Be Here". "Paperback Writer"- a good rocker by the Beatles. "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me". The intro threatens to be way too over-the-top, but the song itself is a very nice bluesy ballad. Great singing! "Aalong Comes Mary" is my favorite song in this list. Never get tired of hearing it. What does it all mean? 
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on Jul 16, 2003 13:14:03 GMT -5
Love these smilies! How come ML doesn't have 'em? A good week here. 7 strong hits for me. Don't care for "Hanky Panky"- too simplistic,and even in 1966 it was getting clear rock/pop was moving toward something more interesting. "Wild Thing" was a song I remember all the kids made up dirty lyrics for parodies of this song. Hendrix covered it,too! "Hey Little Girl" isn't a rap "song". It's not the greatest singing in the world,but he is singing. And there's real instruments playing along. I like this Cyrkle song,and it's the really popular one, but I like some of their other songs better,like "Turn Down Day" or "I Wish You COuld Be Here". "Paperback Writer"- a good rocker by the Beatles. "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me". The intro threatens to be way too over-the-top, but the song itself is a very nice bluesy ballad. Great singing! "Aalong Comes Mary" is my favorite song in this list. Never get tired of hearing it. What does it all mean? Cuz ML sucks. LMAO!!!! Kidding!  |
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Post by Ken on Jul 16, 2003 14:12:18 GMT -5
I have all of these on 45 or CD except for #6 which I have on tape.
10. They released just one great tune after another.
9.Remember hearing this quite a bit in the 80's and I've mentioned before that I bought a reissue 45 of this at the time.
8.Always loved this one! one of my buddy's Dad's had the original album - VERY cool!! I have a video clip on a compilation video of them performing this.
7.Woo Hoo!
6.I actually don't mind hearing Frank once in a while.
5. Oh Yeah! one of the best 45's ever of '66 !
4. Love Dusty's voice - she could really sing - RIP
3.Listened to this alot back in High - School
2. Love the Troggs!
1.The one that started it all for Tommy - Love the "Garage Band" feel on this one.
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Post by Dawn on Jul 16, 2003 21:05:57 GMT -5
Hey Dawn! Glad you got out of the '80s I like most of the songs on this chart. Hungry - Paul Revere was a cool group before they added the "featuring Mark Lindsey" to their name. Here, in their early days, having gotten some fame from the TV show "Where The Action Is" they were churning out several really good hits. Hungry (along with Kicks) is one of my favorites. Li'l Red Riding Hood - Very clever song. In my all time top 250. Awooooo! Little Girl - I never thought of this before - but this is rap! I've always liked it. (I'm so ashamed ) Along Comes Mary - It was the first hit for the Association, and was not as soft as just about everything else they did. Always liked the sound of the keyboard (what was that, a harpsichord?) Then of course there was ther question that was going around back then: Is Mary's last name Juana?? Strangers In The Night - Good, late-career Sinatra. Dooby dooby doo. Paperback Writer - Good mid-period Beatles. I think, in this arrangement, you can begin to see the transition in musical style that's going to hit hard a year later with Sgt. Pepper. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Very nice ballad from an underappreciated singer. Red Rubber Ball - Very good song. As I've often said: why weren't the Cyrkle a bigger success? Wild Thing - You couldn't have a party without playing this one! Love it! Hanky Panky - Tommy's first. Bubblegum before it was a genre. Another good party song. Hey H2! I agree, that 1989 chart wasn't so great! I love Paul Revere and the Raiders' music! I have their Legend of Paul Revere box set, and there are some excellent songs on it. 'Hungry' is one of my favorites. I saw the Association in concert back in 1987 and 1990, and at one of those shows one of the band members made a comment like, "You know those rumors you heard about this song ('Along Comes Mary')? Well, they're all true!" LOL! I completely agree with you about 'Paperback Writer' being a transitional song. I heard somewhere (Beatles Anthology, I think) that this was a very difficult song to perform on stage, because of the complex harmonies. |
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Post by Dawn on Jul 16, 2003 21:12:45 GMT -5
Ok, this is more like it! Refreshing change from that 89 list! LOL! Get rid of Frankie, and you have a great list! Wild Thing and Along Comes Mary are a bit overplayed at this point, but the rest are awesome! Best-Hungry, Little Girl, Red Rubber Ball. I agree! That 1989 chart was depressing, for the most part. I've also grown a little tired of 'Wild Thing' - it has been seriously overplayed over the years. But 'Red Rubber Ball' is catchy, and 'Little Girl' is a garage-band classic! Great 60's sounds! |
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Post by Dawn on Jul 16, 2003 21:26:20 GMT -5
Love these smilies! How come ML doesn't have 'em? A good week here. 7 strong hits for me. Don't care for "Hanky Panky"- too simplistic,and even in 1966 it was getting clear rock/pop was moving toward something more interesting. "Wild Thing" was a song I remember all the kids made up dirty lyrics for parodies of this song. Hendrix covered it,too! "Hey Little Girl" isn't a rap "song". It's not the greatest singing in the world,but he is singing. And there's real instruments playing along. I like this Cyrkle song,and it's the really popular one, but I like some of their other songs better,like "Turn Down Day" or "I Wish You COuld Be Here". "Paperback Writer"- a good rocker by the Beatles. "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me". The intro threatens to be way too over-the-top, but the song itself is a very nice bluesy ballad. Great singing! "Aalong Comes Mary" is my favorite song in this list. Never get tired of hearing it. What does it all mean? Thanks, m c - glad you like them! I'm not sure why ML hasn't added any yet - they're a lot of fun to use! I don't think I've ever heard Jimi's cover of 'Wild Thing'. I imagine it's great, though! Rumor has it that 'Along Comes Mary' was referring to drugs, particularly marijuana. As I mentioned in my reply to H2, one of the members of the group stated that the rumors about the song were true, but it's possible he could have been kidding around. |
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Post by Dawn on Jul 16, 2003 21:33:16 GMT -5
I have all of these on 45 or CD except for #6 which I have on tape. 10. They released just one great tune after another. 9.Remember hearing this quite a bit in the 80's and I've mentioned before that I bought a reissue 45 of this at the time. 8.Always loved this one! one of my buddy's Dad's had the original album - VERY cool!! I have a video clip on a compilation video of them performing this. 7.Woo Hoo! 6.I actually don't mind hearing Frank once in a while. 5. Oh Yeah! one of the best 45's ever of '66 ! 4. Love Dusty's voice - she could really sing - RIP 3.Listened to this alot back in High - School 2. Love the Troggs! 1.The one that started it all for Tommy - Love the "Garage Band" feel on this one. That original Syndicate of Sound album sounds very cool! I imagine that's a difficult album to find these days! Like you, I don't mind listening to Frank Sinatra once in a while. I really like some of his songs, such as 'It Was a Very Good Year'. Dusty had such a wonderful voice. |
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Post by Railyn on Jul 16, 2003 22:04:05 GMT -5
Before my time, but I know most of the songs.
10) I know the group, but not the song
9) One of my dad's favorites (and my husband's)
8) Not familiar with this one
7) This one's ok
6) Ew. No thanks.
5) A good song
4) Not one of my favorite Dusty songs, but ok
3) Too Bubblegummy for me
2) Used to love it, but it had a resurgence, and I got tired of it
1) Repetitive, but a good song - I remember Carmine on Laverne and Shirley singing it. Laverne's dad was ragging on "current" music, and he asked Carmine to sing the first line of the current #1 song - he did. Then he asked for the 2nd, and 3rd, and they sang the 4th verse together - I guess you had to see it but it was funny. That was the first time I ever heard of the song.
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Post by Dawn on Jul 17, 2003 6:38:17 GMT -5
Before my time, but I know most of the songs. 10) I know the group, but not the song 9) One of my dad's favorites (and my husband's) 8) Not familiar with this one 7) This one's ok 6) Ew. No thanks. 5) A good song 4) Not one of my favorite Dusty songs, but ok 3) Too Bubblegummy for me 2) Used to love it, but it had a resurgence, and I got tired of it 1) Repetitive, but a good song - I remember Carmine on Laverne and Shirley singing it. Laverne's dad was ragging on "current" music, and he asked Carmine to sing the first line of the current #1 song - he did. Then he asked for the 2nd, and 3rd, and they sang the 4th verse together - I guess you had to see it but it was funny. That was the first time I ever heard of the song. Here's a link to a clip of 'Little Girl': www.mymusic.com/product.asp?curr=0&myptr=addany&muzenbr=245050. I used to love watching Laverne and Shirley years ago! I can't remember that particular episode, but I imagine it was pretty funny!  |
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Post by 55dodger on Jul 18, 2003 1:19:53 GMT -5
Hi Dawn - Unusual chart. Beatles & Sinatra, Sam the Sham, and some songs by groups that may not have been their strongest effort.
Hungry - Don't remember this song.
Little Red Riding Hood - Strange song from a strange group.
Little Girl - Another good one hit wonder.
Along Comes Mary, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, & Hanky Panky - Good songs all, just not my favorite by these groups.
Strangers in the Night - Has become kinda of a standard. Good song by Frank.
Paperback Writer - I think this is a forgotten (eventual) #1 by the Beatles, lost in the myriad of other hits (and #1s) they had. This is a great song.
Red Rubber Ball - Another good bubblegum song.
Wild Thing - Maybe overplayed today, but I love the scene in the movie Major League when the entire city of Cleveland rocks to this song as Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn comes in from the bullpen at the end of the movies. Great stuff.
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Post by Dawn on Jul 18, 2003 19:51:46 GMT -5
Hi Dawn - Unusual chart. Beatles & Sinatra, Sam the Sham, and some songs by groups that may not have been their strongest effort. Hungry - Don't remember this song. Little Red Riding Hood - Strange song from a strange group. Little Girl - Another good one hit wonder. Along Comes Mary, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, & Hanky Panky - Good songs all, just not my favorite by these groups. Strangers in the Night - Has become kinda of a standard. Good song by Frank. Paperback Writer - I think this is a forgotten (eventual) #1 by the Beatles, lost in the myriad of other hits (and #1s) they had. This is a great song. Red Rubber Ball - Another good bubblegum song. Wild Thing - Maybe overplayed today, but I love the scene in the movie Major League when the entire city of Cleveland rocks to this song as Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn comes in from the bullpen at the end of the movies. Great stuff. Hi dodger! You're right, this is kind of an unusual mix of artists! Here's a link to a clip of 'Hungry': www.mymusic.com/product.asp?curr=0&myptr=addany&muzenbr=382976. I've always liked it a lot! Like you, I think 'Paperback Writer' tends to be overlooked. I don't hear it on the oldies stations as often as many of their other hits, and I've never quite understood why - as you say, it's great. I especially love their "middle" period! |
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