The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. The Best 1960s Music for Weddings to get people on the dance floor! Pop music felt its soul. It’s like a car accident you can’t turn away from. The Afterlife. Merry Clayton’s wailing vocal solo is positively chilling, but in the end, there’s a glimmer of hope that reminds us that maybe this song and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” aren’t so different after all: “Love, sister, is just a kiss away.” — Bonnie Stiernberg, This was one of the first pop songs to include “God’ in its name. Sledge wrote “When a Man Loves a Woman” with two members of the Esquires, Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright. —Mark Lore, This song is poignant as a longing, even desperate, appeal to his real-life lover Marianne Jensen but, like much of Cohen’s work, it’s so much more than autobiography because of a soaring refrain that gains meanings with each of its many repetitions. A great record, no doubt. Yet, there’s a distinct kind of beauty to “Sweet Thing,” a romantic tune that captures the feeling of being in love picture perfectly. The origins of “The House of the Rising Sun” go back a long way with a folk melody that may have originated in the 16th century. “White Room” was put together, in all his genius, by Jack Bruce. THE ISLEY BROTHERS Simon Says (Isley Bros) USA 1965 Original version Single on Atlantic label by i nfluential and enduring family r&b/soul/funk group first formed as a gospel quartet in the early 50s. —Max Blau, Up there with “Sweet Caroline” when it comes to most memorable horn licks of all time. The Troggs’ version quickly eclipsed it the following year. “Visions of Johanna” is the best song on Bob Dylan’s greatest album. Radio stations fell in love with Gaye’s version of the song, so much so that Gordy finally agreed to rename Gaye’s album “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” to capitalize on the song’s massive success. That’s hard to argue with. 86. Try to listen to this song, even in our current cynical and overstretched times, and remain unmoved or unemotional. “For Your Love” may be The Yardbirds’ most well-known song. But Cooke’s didn’t like the final product. What did you do when you were 12? The Everly Brothers could have called it a career after the 1950s and still have cemented their place in rock and roll history. Robinson remarked that it “sounded like a circus,” and the rest, as they say, is history. 54. 93. — Zach Blumenfeld, Jazz has a supernatural presence when crafted correctly. The Animals, “House of the Rising Sun”, 26. The Rolling Stones – “Sympathy for the Devil”, Perhaps no Rolling Stones song has with a better opening than the drum heavy start of “Sympathy For the Devil," which is saying something. It wasn’t the record’s first single, but it’s no doubt the most enduring, and a permanent soundtrack to late-’60s counterculture. The story goes that the film’s director, Robert Altman, gave the task to his teenage son to write the lyrics for “the stupidest song ever written”. Simon Says is a popular game played by children where whoever has the role of "Simon" commands the other players to perform specific actions, which must only be followed if preceded by the phrase "Simon Says." Sly & The Family Stone – “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”. But he was already cemented as a genius even before that decade began. 57. You never want it to stop. The members of Booker T. & the M.G. The Who were every bit the studio obsessed band The Beatles and The Beach Boys were during the 1960s. The Band – “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". —Tyler Kane, One of the quintessential ’60s songs, “Time of the Season” is easily identifiable from Chris White’s simple and sturdy bass line, which gives space for Rod Argent’s psychedelic scribble. 40. Everybody look what’s going down…” The title of the song is perfect: “For What It’s Worth.” There is no bitterness, no dialectic…just description, and a word of unspoken advice: hold back from the battle—look around—we’ve already won the War. —Holly Gleason, Stevie Wonder was just 12 years old when he recorded what would go on to become one of the first live songs to hit number one, making him the youngest person in history to top the Billboard Hot 100. —Doug Heselgrave, I remember the exact moment I found the deeper meaning to “I Want To Hold Your Hand.” I sat in a London hotel room too fancy for two college freshmen to inhabit and babbled to my best friend about how electric the most common tactile gestures become when you fall in love. The Supremes – “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”. But there’s not denying the fact that it’s a brilliant piece of country-pop music. The Rolling Stones – “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”. Somewhat surprsingly, “Waterloo Sunset” ends things on a stunningly majestic note. First, it’s one of the greatest singalong tracks in rock history. Turn! —Nick Marino, The magic of The Beatles is that two men with very different aesthetics, Lennon and McCartney somehow formed one of the most dynamic combinations in the history of rock and roll. “As tears subside, I find it all so amusing,” he sings, “To think I did all that.” ‘Ol Blue Eyes is looking back on everything, and though things may be coming to an end and he may not have made all the right choices, he—and anyone else listening—can be proud that they’ve done it their way. Here, the plea for reconciliation feels more agonized and terrified. Phil Spector long considered “River Deep Mountain High” to be the peak of his Wall of Sound production style. — Bonnie Stiernberg, This song is showcase not only for those delightful vocals by lead singer Dolores Brooks and her cohorts, but also the strange genius that was Phil Spector. Released as a fairly basic, acoustic folk song on Simon & Garfunkel’s debut album “Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.,” the original version of “The Sound of Silence” was rather forgettable. It gives you chills. Technically, “Crimson and Clover” was one of the first songs recorded on a 16-track tape, and Tommy James’ use of tremolo foreshadowed much of the acid rock and psych rock to follow. The 1960s was a good decade for squares, and there's any number of box-shaped pop songs I'd have loved to see on our list: "Downtown", "Blue Moon", "Danke Schoen". I was an unknown songwriter at the time and it was just an idea I had. Jazz felt free. Stephen Stills wrote “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" about his relationship with Judy Collins. “Respect” is more than just a cover. But the duo still had some hits left for the following decade, the best of the bunch being “Cathy’s Clown,” a uniquely structured slice of pop that would serve as a major influence on The Beatles. In the Name of Love”, 19. The Supremes, “Stop! How could you not feel good with all those saxes and bass?—Hilary Saunders, Stephen Stills wrote his first major topical song since “Hard Rain” with this song, the first Buffalo Springfield single to make the charts. Since its release in 1966, countless bands have tried to imitate the album’s sound, and every psych-oriented group from The Jesus and Mary Chain to The Black Angels are in some way indebted to The Elevators and their visionary frontman Roky Erickson. Turn! “There’s something happening here; what it is ain’t exactly clear. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” adds in clear elements of funk (see the fantastic intro) and utilizes a multitrack technique that became all the rage for the most innovative pop acts of the decade. The blues icon hijacks the song with, arguably, his greatest vocal performance ever, backed by the most elaborate production of his career up until that point. But Curtis Mayfield’s songwriting was growing beyond that during the decade. David Bowie’s first album wasn’t on the level of the masterpieces that would come after it. The mariachi horns are instantly recognizable, as is Cash’s idiosyncratic baritone. 56. Percy Sledge – “When a Man Loves a Woman”. 71. — Zach Blumenfeld, “Rock and roll—it’s the only place you can scream like that without going to jail,” Sonics vocalist-keyboardist Gerry Roslie told me a few years ago. This is the title track from Simon's 1975 album of the same name. “I Wanna Be Your Dog” is a filthy masterpiece. “Blowin’ in the Wind” stood out for its brevity (rare for Dylan) and social consciousness at the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. It’s a soulful pop masterpiece that shows why Nyro was one of the great songwriters of her time. Even if its demarcation of “soft rock” is a bit belittling, this sing-along has endured over the decades. As far as generation-defining songs go, it doesn’t get much better than this. When singer Colin Blunstone says, “And I won’t forget the way you said/‘Darling I love you’/You gave me faith to go on,” he creates a smeared palimpsest that tugs my heart every time. Second, the lyrics are some of the most debated in music history. 99. That song became “My Girl." The romantic swoon and playful swing of those earlier singles was replaced with a Sinatra-like cool as he looks to the ocean and wonders what his lover is doing on the other side of that body of water other than “watching the ships that go sailing.” Would that he could split it in half like Moses and reunite with his lady love. What’s almost as jaw-dropping as Hendrix’s playing is the fact he slapped the song together on the fly during the filming of an ABC television documentary in 1968. But after hearing a solo by David Ruffin during a Motown Revue performance, Smokey Robison decided to write a song with Ruffin in mind. 68. From its lyrics (written by Booker T. Jones and William Bell) to King’s guitar playing, it’s the ultimate expression of self-deprecation backed by stunning guitar work that would influence numerous blues players that followed. The iconic single appeared on her 1969 masterpiece album Dusty in Memphis. Originally, The Rolling Stones intended to replace the rough guitar sounds on “Satisfaction” with horns. 76. —Hilary Saunders, King and Queen, consisting of duets between Stax stars Otis Redding and Carla Thomas, was the last album Redding would release in his lifetime. That voice—sounding pissed and possessed—lit up the band’s two releases, 1965’s Here Are The Sonics and Boom, released the following year. But the group moved into the spotlight with 1962′s hit record “Green Onions.” The flawless showcase of musicianship is widely considered one of greatest instrumental recordings of all time. Much of band’s masterful album “Something Else” tackles a lot of social and political issues going on in England at the time. Even a later version by The Beach Boys couldn’t top what stands as one of the ultimate West Coast pop songs of the 1960s. Marvin Gaye – “I Heard It Through The Grapevine". The 5th Dimension’s version of “Stoned Soul Picnic,” written by Laura Nyro, became a huge hit in 1968. “Space Oddity” certainly feels like two or three different parts of songs melded together. —Max Blau, Etta James was one of those rare singers who absolutely defied genre. But that doesn’t mean he didn’t have landmark recordings. Plus, it helped those boys in Remember The Titans work out their differences. “Whole Lotta Love” is a spark plug of a track with an epic guitar riff, haunting middle section and Robert Plant’s intense vocal. There’s no denying the monster of a record Page and his bandmates turned it into. Frankie Valli’s voice drove the song to No. Again, it may have been insubstantial on its own, but the very English nostalgia is a perfect fit with Lennon’s moody discourse on the dingy present. Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Fortunate Son”. — Bonnie Stiernberg, The Supremes were, bar none, the most successful Motown girl group. Dylan’s “The Times They Are a-Changin'” serves as one of his most universal songwriting masterpieces. It became an instant showstopper. And the vocal is framed with precision and love by the instrumental solos: guitar at the opening, electric violin and flute in the middle of the song. Ray Davies originally wrote the song on piano. Folk enjoyed a political revival, yet, the British Invasion was blessedly not political. By itself, it’s no more than a melancholic mood piece, but then, after a sudden transition made from harsh glissandos, it changes into what sounds like a separate song—McCartney, churning out one of the light, gorgeous melodies he seemed to summon at will. The songs are similar. Als Simon Says ein Millionenseller wurde, musste für Tourneen eine Band zusammengestellt werden. —Mark Lore, Stevie Wonder wrote the music for this song, but he went to Robinson for help with the lyrics. Sam Cooke’s voice is considered one of the greatest in music history. Co-written by the artist with his longtime collaborator Bill Dees, the tune remains iconic thanks to its perfect structure, the range of emotions it hits on (joy, sadness, lust, envy, and more) in just under three minutes, and that opening guitar hook that will remain part of the rock canon until this planet disintegrates. Booker T and the MG’s, “Green Onions”, 74. The fact that “Ring of Fire” has become one of Johnny Cash’s biggest hits is ironic, considering the song was written by June Carter Cash (with Merle Kilgore) about June falling in love with Johnny. 1 single. The ever-trippy “White Rabbit,” one of the album’s two major hits, helped a counterculture movement filled with an influx of traditional pop and hallucinatory vibrations. — Zach Blumenfeld, This platinum-selling 1969 single was one of Neil Diamond’s biggest hits. But as it goes on and on, Simone’s voice takes over, becoming a tour de force that carries the track into its compelling second half. The iconic chorus features Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and Mary Wilson all singing in unison, throwing up choreographed hand gestures that undoubtedly inspired the wrist-twisting of Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It.” —Hilary Saunders, Well, lemme tell ya now: With that piano slide and a bassline that just can’t be beat, this one’s a shoe-in. Stevie Wonder may very well have been the artist of the 1970s, releasing some of the greatest R&B albums of all time. The impact of this harmonic style, used effectively, is wondrous: “California Dreamin’” changes from a still image into a movie of emotion, tapping the listener on the shoulder and swirling him through the singers’ world. King spent just a few years with The Drifters, but the songs he said lead on were something special, including “There Goes My Baby,” “Save the Last Dance For Me” and, of course, the early 1960 classic “This Magic Moment.”, 95. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”. Yet, while much of that gets attributed to what the band did for heavy metal, Zeppelin also pushed the world towards punk rock, which is evident by the opening chords of “Communication Breakdown.” Jimmy Page’s downstroke guitar playing style would go on to serve as a major influence on Johnny Ramone. But his biggest hit, “Runaway,” is an unapologetic pop showcase that took on a life of its own after Shannon performed it on “American Bandstand” in 1961. "Simon Says" is a song by Iranian-Swedish singer-songwriter Laleh from her third studio album, Me and Simon which was released as the lead single of the album on 12 January 2009. But her conviction gave the song much needed oomph. Desmond Dekker & The Aces, “Israelites”, 98. But it’s Sledge who is identified with the track that became a watershed moment for southern soul music. And that’s very strange and also very sad. When the Byrds got started, somebody (in Hit Parader, I think) said that their first album was very nice, but it all sounded the same. The part that pushes the song to its peak is Mary Clayton’s soaring backing vocals. — Bonnie Stiernberg, Everyone from The Beatles to She & Him has covered this track, but no one can touch the original. —Tyler Kane, It wasn’t the first entry in the psychedelic rock canon, but by March of 1967 no song had gone quite so far in creating a nightmarish alternate universe as “Purple Haze.” Structurally simple yet harmonically complex, it was a plodding, bad trip anthem that turned the blues inside-out and invented heavy metal doom riffage in the process. They're a metalcore band with nu metal influences. As Bruce Springsteen said when he inducted Bob Dylan into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it “sounded like somebody kicked open the door to your mind.” You have to understand that by 1965, Bob Dylan was already a celebrated artist and considered one of the great singer-songwriters of all time. The song is vocally percussive, yet smooth and swaying; its bold lyrics are both timely for the era, yet utterly timeless in an age where Black Lives Matter. That is, the Byrds’ music has that sort of dependable self-energizing kineticism. But the prominence of the form undermines our knowing anything about all that. Thus, the sound of Simon & Garfunkel was born. There’s a man with a gun over there, telling me I’ve got to beware. She was comparing the feeling to falling in love with him to diving into a ring of fire. —Robert Ham, “Good Vibrations” was Brian Wilson at his best, before he became his worst—a brilliant demonstration of what The Beach Boys may have done before mental illness derailed their frontman’s career soon after this song became released. "Simon Says" soon became a chart-topping hit. 73. Brian Wilson’s style was always rooted more in classical music compared to an act like The Beatles, a trait that allowed him to craft melodies and sounds that no other act could achieve. —Robert Ham, Ed Sullivan famously told Jim Morrison to refrain from singing the line, “Girl, we couldn’t get much higher,” before the Doors’ performance of “Light My Fire” on his show on live television in 1967. —Sandy Pearlman, With Frank Sinatra now long passed, “My Way” has taken on a new, beautiful significance. No “Gimme Some Lovin'” by the Spencer Davis Group or “Born to Be Wild” by Steppenwolf.". The Righteous Brothers, “Unchained Melody”, 97. But it’s a compliment of the highest order. It was James Brown and it happened with “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” in 1965. Music would never be the same. The Groove was a soul-oriented band formed in Melbourne in 1967 with artists who had played in some of the biggest bands of the day. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – “All Along The Watchtower”. 97. As such, its attitude and subject matter aren’t the song’s most progressive aspect. 49. “”Some things we fudged on slightly to make it rhyme, but the majority of it’s pretty accurate, I guess,” Haggard told NPR of the song in 2010. —Robert Ham, The key to loving this song is to falling hard for the very end when lead Angel Peggy Santiglia moves past the restraint she’s exhibited for the rest of the song and starts singing for the rafters. One of many Lynn songs banned for their candor, the Kentuckian singer lobs a perky opening salvo at the bigmouth homewrecker. The real story is that the song had been around for about a decade before The Righteous Brothers decided to record it for their 1967 album Just Once In My Life. Its strings and sentiment, laid on thick with Charles’ cooing and piano plinking, make it irrelevant whether the lyrics are about a state or the sister of the original songwriter Hoagy Carmichael. The opening track to Miles Davis’ “In a Silent Way” marks a moment in jazz history. The English rockers hit No. 12—respectively. They were also playing what was essentially punk rock in the small town of Tacoma, Wash. one year before bands like The Seeds and the 13th Floor Elevators had done anything, three years before the Brits gave us The Pretty Things or The Deviants, and almost five years before The Stooges and MC5 blew up Detroit. Case in point -- Reed crafted one of The Velvet Underground’s trademark songs, “I’m Waiting for the Man,” around the dramatic story of a guy waiting for his heroin dealer, and it’s mesmerizing. His greatest is unquestionably “Higher & Higher,” a song originally recorded by The Dells for Chess Records. 13th Floor Elevators, “You’re Gonna Miss Me”, 90. But once Santiglia goes off on her own melodic trip at about the two-minute mark, “My Boyfriend’s Back” soars. The 1910 Fruitgum Company is a bubblegum pop band of the 1960s; their name comes from a wrapper which lead singer Frank Jeckell found in his attic. —Brian Tremml, Gladys Knight & The Pips and countless others recorded their own admirable versions of this song, but the pain audible in Marvin Gaye’s rendition lends the lyrics some added pathos. Nowadays, the kids tend to describe an awesome piece of music by saying it “slaps.” At the end of the 1960s nothing slapped harder than “Gimme Shelter.” It’s the coolest of the cool, a song that put the cherry on top of the decade, while prepping the rock world for what came next. Simon Says (Re-Recorded) by Various Artists - 100 '50s & '60s Hits: Listen to songs by Various Artists - 100 '50s & '60s Hits on Myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. Reggae originated in the Jamaica in this decade, combining elements of ska, R&B, and Caribbean percussion to give sound to the country’s diaspora and social issues. — Bonnie Stiernberg, “Hello, darkness, my old friend / I’ve come to talk with you again.” Arrested Development jokes aside, this lyric from “The Sound of Silence” is one of the most iconic song openers in music. The seven and a half minute love song takes you from the early stages of their relationship to to the devastating breakup. —Kurt Suchman, The early days of rock music found its many stars and wannabe stars digging through the treasure trove of folk and blues for inspiration. It’s the point where Davis went electric, embarking on his highly influential jazz-fusion phase. In fact, the group’s greatest song started with a melody by guitarist Marv Taplin. —Robert Ham, California, land of Ronald Reagan and P. F. Sloan, deserves the credit for latching on to these four wanderers long enough to record them and turn them into superstars. But its titular song stands today as an immortal girl-group pop hit, a nuanced juxtaposition of little-girl sweetness and adult tragedy. It’s a blistering piece of proto-punk, one that set the stage for any outlandish, fuzzed-out guitar line that would follow in a garage, and Iggy Pop’s unforgettable wails—“Now I wanna be your dog!”—can’t be unheard. The Velvet Underground - “I’m Waiting for the Man”. Divested of any visual accompaniment, “Born” still sounds as fierce as ever with a searing guitar hook and growling vocal performance by John Kay that laid the template for hard rock and heavy metal. An archetypal “splatter platter,” “Leader of The Pack” was just one of many teenage tragedy sides the Shangri-Las would cut, making them something of icons in macabre sub-genre. — Bonnie Stiernberg, This song is the consummate piece of early ‘60s pop. Released on Sly & The Family Stone’s “Greatest Hits” album at the end of the 1960s, “Thank You...” became a massive hit. Creedance Clearwater Revival, “Fortunate Son”, 12. If The Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” was the album that proved pop music was art, then “God Only Knows" was its grand statement. Stevie Wonder – “Uptight (Everything’s Alright)”. One of the ultimate showcases for Stax Studios’ peak years, “Hold ON, I’m Comin'” was written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter for two of the label’s best vocalists in Sam Moore and Dave Prater. However, once producer Tom Wilson (Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground) got his hands on it, it took on new life. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Co-writer and producer Steve Cropper’s influence on the soulful record is clear. One of our favorite performances of this song actually came almost 20 years later, though, after divorce and solo careers. “I Can See For Miles," the band’s biggest hit in the U.S., was recorded over multiple sessions with tons of tinkering and overdubbing. “Tomorrow Never Knows” marks one of the many times The Beatles changed music. Prior to “My Girl,” Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams sang lead on The Temptations’ songs. (de) The 1910 Fruitgum Company is an American bubblegum pop band of the 1960s. Read Full Biography. But it’s producer John Cale that pushes the thing to amazing heights, using piano keys and sleigh bells to offset the distorted guitars. It was a call to liberation. One of the most influential recordings of all time, “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” marks the moment funk took hold with its rhythmic style and emphasis on the first beat of each measure. Mitch Mitchell’s drums go off like funky firecrackers. We have all, at one point or another, longed to stumble upon that special someone in “meet cute” fashion. Here are the 100 best songs from the ‘60s. The formal structure of a constant rhythmic ground can overcome any material. But it’s Franklin’s conviction that takes hold of you. Sly & The Family Stone – “Everyday People”. —Tyler Kane, Starr was given the chance to record this snarly, iconic protest song after it was decided that it was too controversial for The Temptations. But even the great Motown Records couldn’t control the song’s narrative. So it was with Eric Burdon of The Animals who heard this song first from a British folk singer and then brought it to his band who helped him turn it into a Hammond organ drenched hit that somehow felt both soothing and electrifying. But “Tracks of My Tears” was a true group effort, as evident right from the iconic opening guitar chords. That Bowie makes it seem so seamless is a sign of his mastery. The Mamas and the Papas are extremely sensitive to their material and to the impact of their finished product (producer Lou Adler probably deserves quite a bit of the credit here); their whole gimmick, if you want to call it that, is complex harmonies, each group member singing on one or several tracks which, when all mixed together, produce a new sort of harmony, not at all choral. It’s a one of a kind rock hit. The track, written by Mark James, unintentionally mirrored the end of Presley’s marriage to Priscilla. With two dozen people voting for more than 500 songs, we whittled the list down to the top 100 hits of the ‘60s. When you think of the blues, Albert King’s “Born Under a Bad Sign" is a nice place to start. It borrowed the choir style The Beatles had utilized on “Hey Jude," making “You can’t Always Get What You Want” one of the most infectious choruses any Stones song ever produced. — Bonnie Stiernberg, The first of two appearances James Brown made on The Ed Sullivan Show included this song and “Papa’s Got A Brand New Back” (see below) back in 1966. The album also features Redding’s recording of the Sam & Dave hit “Knock On Wood,” which is also featured on this list. As the orchestral strings and horns assemble and rise, Cooke proffers a timeless mantra in the refrain—part hope, part prayer, part demand—that a change is going to come. But it wasn’t until later in the decade, when Ben E. King came on board, that the group began delivering some of its greatest material. “Simon Says” reminds me a little of the theme song for the 1970s Scooby Doo cartoon. 9. The song’s desperate night-time loneliness—“Cathy, I'm lost, I said though I knew she was sleeping / I’m empty and aching and I don’t know why”—is Mr Simon’s default setting. —Hilary Saunders. It’s a total reinvention. Even following the release of The Jimi Hendrix’s debut single “Hey Joe,” “Purple Haze” was a shock to the system. The poignant effect of the flute is a tribute both to the orchestration and to John Phillips, who arranged (and wrote) the song. The extra time, no doubt, added to the songs depth and drama, accentuated by mariachi-inspired horns and a striking string section. The greatest album, song or festival of all time? 42. —Max Blau, The Shangri-Las’ 1965 album Leader of the Pack never performed as well on the charts as the singles it spawned. What’s it all about -- a man who arrives in a town called Nazareth? 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