ILX 60'S POLL PART ONE - THE SONGS

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Carole King's original is way better.

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Eagle eyed amongst you will have realised that Monkey Man should be 94=.

Gives me a good idea for a thread: "Songs ruined for you by horrible, horrible movies"

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A lot of my picks are showing up in the early going. Sorry I didn't write any blurbs, Billy.

Wasn't the woman there in the picture his wife? Intresting poll so far BTW. Can't wait for the next segment.

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I don't care if people say it's a tired old classic. If it came out today, as is, it would be my pick for song of the year. Eighty Fucking Seven Bull Shit

A few of mine already up. Woulda thought "Look of Love" and "Marie's the Name" to be higher. And "Wonderful World" at 100?? Dear me. But that's the way it goes I s'pose.

And I second J.D on 'Suspicious Minds.'

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76. The Four Tops - Reach Out, I'll Be There (149 points, 7 votes)

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First Song/Music That Opened New Worlds Musically for You - Desmond Dekker-"The Israelites"
When I was 8. It sounded so other-worldly to me. And biblical, too. I had no idea what he was singing about. I didn't even know it came from Jamaica, I think I thought it was English, "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da"'s darker, weirder cousin. I imagined vampire chimney sweeps dancing across the rooftops. I wanted to hear strange records like this on Top 40 radio all the time."
-- Arthur (tabren123...), March 12th, 2003

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ILX 60'S POLL VOTING THREAD, RULES, NOMINATIONS ETC - CLOSING DATE 31st MAY '06

-- musically (emxbe...), July 20th, 2006. (later)

In part because I didn't cast the ballot that would have found them at #3. Arg.

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63. The Creation - Making Time (164 points, 6 votes)

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60= The Monkees - I'm A Believer (172 points, 7 votes)

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I see her

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Funny you should mention that...

56. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood - Some Velvet Morning (177 points, 9 votes)

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Yes. The Monkees C/D S/D thread is a total lovefest.

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Yes. The Monkees are fun. As are monkeys. Do you have a similar dislike of them?

I think the "the" was added to the subsequent album title, and to the sheet music, and then at some point I even think Dekker starting singing "Poor the Israelites" live instead of "Poor mi Israelites," as a sop to confused fans. More here:

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She was fantastic. They way she bends the notes to get back out of the bridge in 'Son Of A Preacher Man' is spine tingling.
- Dr. C, September 1st, 2002 3:47 PM.

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The other classic (mistake) is "Louie Louie" (Kingsmen original) where the singer comes in several bars too early after the solo, then stops when he realises. By then the drummer has figured that something's wrong and try to 'cover up' the mistake with a ham-fisted drum roll. The singer then comes back in and off they go again!
Dr C (again!) - October 19th 200 1:00AM.

48. The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice (189 points, 9 votes)

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Wouldn't It Be Nice' & 'One More Time' make my little heart burst with joy.
-- Penelope_111 (penelope.11...) (webmail), March 1st, 2006 4:08 PM.

"wouldnt it be nice" is annoying
-- sfs (ds...) (webmail), March 1st, 2006 4:12 PM.

Wouldn't it be nice is melancholy as hell, didn't you see "roger & me"?
-- Fritz Wollner (fritzwollner5...) (webmail), March 1st, 2006 4:18

It's about sleeping on a loft floor in Greenwich Village with loads of other poets and really REALLY wanting to have a wank but being worried as to whether the arm movement will show through the sleeping bag.
-- Tico Tico (ticoticoil...) (webmail), February 17th, 2004 4:25 PM.

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What does Bob Dylan's song Visions of Johanna mean?
-- Michael Nuzum (michael.nuzu...) (webmail), February 17th, 2004 4:23 PM.
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It's about sleeping on a loft floor in Greenwich Village with loads of other poets and really REALLY wanting to have a wank but being worried as to whether the arm movement will show through the sleeping bag.
-- Tico Tico (ticoticoil...) (webmail), February 17th, 2004 4:25 PM.

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If you don't like "River Deep Mountain High" yr a sick fuck
-- Schwip Schwap (schwipschwa...) (webmail), April 18th, 2005 5:05 PM.

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CAn you define rock music? Also, include its history and characteristics.

-- Michelle A. Hermano February 9th, 2003 10:47 AM.

A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird
Bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a don't you know about the bird?
Well, everybody's talking about the bird!
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird...

Surfin' bird
Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb... [retching noises]... aaah!

Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-
Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow

Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-oom-oom-oom
Oom-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-a-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow
Papa-oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow
Oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow
Ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow
Well don't you know about the bird?
Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word.

-- Justyn Dillingham February 9th, 2003 11:14 AM.

44. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (198 points, 9 votes)

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"Sympathy" is brilliant if for nothing else than for the arrangement, which was pretty unique at that time--a heavy bass line w/ rhythm piano & congas/maracas and a total absence of any guitar (until the solo, which stabs you in the face). And the backing vocals rule.

-- Keith C, December 27th, 2005 4:20 AM.

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Is Sly Stone's "Family Affair" the greatest soul/pop song ever?

This song is fantastic, one of my favorites on "Riot", but the correct answer is Isaac Hayes' "Walk On By."

-- I DESIRE...MACARONI NECKLACES AND SOAP SCULPTURES, April 27th, 2005 8:57 PM.

* Yes, it was only 4 votes.

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The lyrics to this song are offensively incomprehensible, but the moment where the solo transitions to the final verse is more than enough to make this song an undeniable classic.

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Listening to The Archies' "Sugar Sugar", I am quite amazed how they sound completely like human beings, in spite of actually being toons.

-- Geir Hongro, May 5th, 2005 2:56 AM.

they were human toons jackass!

-- j blount, May 5th, 2005 2:58 AM.

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not to be obvious or anything but "time of the season" was one of the peaks of '60s pop, and was the hit off this album for a damn good reason. it's an astounding recording and it has one of my favorite vocal harmony arrangements ever.

-- fact checking cuz July 14th, 2005 6:34 AM.

Ha, that was my #2. I doubt my #1 made it.

Can we use this thread for predictions? Limit one per customer. I'm going to predict "Happy Together."

Don't be scared of the length of Hayes' version of 'Walk on By.' It's twelve minutes, but is so good it feels like 4 or 5 minutes.

-- j blount, May 5th, 2005 2:58 AM.

I am in awe that this conversation actually took place.

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Am I the only person who prefers Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower" by far? I don't think it's a very good song in the first place and I think Hendrix' version gives it a gravitas it really doesn't earn, and unearned gravitas = horrible bombast, nice guitar work or no.

-- Tom, September 11th, 2002 7:41 AM.

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Going further off-topic, but what the hell, isn't Ticket To Ride stupendous? That opening blast of sound, that guitar line, that hump- backed rhythm, those lyrics ("I*think* I'm gonna be sad, I *think* it's today yeah"). How much better this is than "I *know* I'm gonna be sad...". Lennon holds a tight line between self-pity and bullish arrogance("she oughta think twice, she oughta do right by me"). It's the best Beatles single. No. The best Beatles SONG.

-- Dr. C, December 14th, 2001 1:00 AM.

I meant IT'S just right...

-- Dr. C, December 14th, 2001 1:00 AM.

Doc: I agree with A GREAT DEAL of what you've just said. S&G, yes, absolutely; 'TTR', yes, absolutely...

-- the pinefox, December 14th, 2001 1:00 AM.

Dr C is OTM re. "Ticket To Ride".

-- Robin Carmody, December 14th, 2001 1:00 AM.

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best song is "She's Not There," more pathos in the way dude breathes in the second chorus than in any Rolling Stones or (gasp) Beatles song

-- Neudonym, March 20th, 2003 3:13 PM.

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What's Your Favorite Guitar Solo

The Stooges, "I Wanna Be Your Dog". Not the middle or the end, either- the beginning. Three exquisitely scuzzy notes followed by a torrent of feedback and string-strangling akin to the sounds of Detroit's downtown crumbling to the ground. And it all takes less than ten seconds. God Bless Ron Asheton.

-- Nate Patrin, December 6th, 2000 1:00 AM.

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"I Get Around"'s nice, but it doesn't make my spirit weep and soar above the heavens.

Exactly right about "Don't Worry Baby" -- it packs an emotional wallop that you rarely see in pop music.

-- PB, May 16th, 2005 3:31 PM.

That said, on average this list makes more sense to me flipped on its head.

Someone should've nominated "sukiyaki" - a wtf 60s moment.

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I agree with Noodles, but in a more positive way, which is to say that a meaning of those songs really is "Don't let us do your homework for you." And don't let other people get your kicks for you. And don't follow leaders. Strike another match and start anew. The highway is for gamblers. I drank a fifth of vodka, dare me to drive?
"Look out kid, you're gonna get hit" means "Look out kid, you're gonna get hit." I don't intend that as a wiseass comment. You ever been hit? Physically? Emotionally? That's what the song's about, among other things.

In junior high school I read the lyrics to "Subterranean Homesick Blues" (art teacher posted the lyrics and displayed student paintings inspired by them). The words seemed like nonsense to me. When I heard the song again, four years later, I knew exactly what they were about, ironically enough. I knew better than the guy who wrote them, as a matter of fact. He might have thought they were about drug busts in Greenwich Village (orders from the D.A.), but I knew that they were really about junior high school.

Don't be a bum, you'd better chew gum.

Where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison/And the executioner's face is always well-hidden. (No man is an island, duh, but Dylan said it better than Donne. Or as David Johansen says, "Everything connects, and that ain't nowhere.") Look out kid, they keep it all hid. The home in the valley kills the man in the prison, by long distance, face hidden.

Play those three songs, imagine that you're the one singing them. And ask yourself not what the guy who wrote those words means by them, but what you mean by them. And write that down. And if you risk those words - your words - here, you'll get a friendlier response.

-- Frank Kogan, October 10th, 2003 4:13 AM.

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Has there ever been a band as perfect as the Shangri-Las? I don't think so.
There is never even a hair out of place. The lyrics are overblown yet totally spot on for teen angst and unrequited/requited gone bad love. The delivery is perfect - not even a trace of irony, just pure emotion with gorgeously unnoticable technique. And the arrangements and production... aaaahhh! Motorcycles in the studio, I'd like to see Stock, Aiken and Whateverman do some of that.

-- kate, November 4th, 2002 1:59 PM.

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Mark S IS "on the money" abt the Coltrane/Byrds connection - the main melody of '8 Miles High' is stolen pretty much wholesale from the JC track 'India' (you can find it on the alb 'Impressions' and compare and contrast.) Legend has it that Gene Clark and Brian Jones used to listen to 'India' all the time while touring together in the mid-sixties, and the melody just 'somehow' crept into '8 Miles High'. Funnily enough I was listening to 'Notorious Byrd Bros' the other day, and there's a bonus instrumental on the cd reissue called 'Universal Mind Decoder' that sounds quite a lot like Television - I know Verlaine listened to a lot of Coltrane/Jazz, so I guess that's the second 'puncture'...
As for the Byrds, Classic of course. Don't know of many other bands with at least four great songwriters - Gene Clark, McGuinn, Hillman and even Crosby back in the day - who could also sing, play, produce etc. Everything after 'Sweetheart of the Radio' is patchy, and DESTROY the terrible 'reunion' alb they made in the early 70s.

-- Andrew L, May 15th, 2001 1:00 AM.

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I like Pinefox's point; but one thing to remember is that a lot that isn't sexy and subversive to 2002 (or that seems subversive in its indifference to being sexy) actually came across differently when released: "96 Tears" upset me so much that I almost got sick listening to it, the way ? said "Cry" in such a disgustingly contemptful way. A great song. I hated it; couldn't stay in the same room with it. Now an innocuous classic.
-- Frank Kogan, May 20th, 2002 2:00 AM.

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Oh yes, and songs like the previously discussed "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)". And Da Doo Ron Ron. And Then He Kissed Me. How can I get enough? What A Nice Way To Turn 17 was the reason for a whole relationship "Oh, G, I love you so..."

Classic for the songwriting, Carole King and Spector/Barry/Greenwhich. Bizarrely futuristic in the way that they swapped singers without a batted eyelid. Shall we have arguments about which was the best line-up? Or just accept them as the gorgeously generic product which Spector intended?

I'm going to go and listen to my best of the Crystals CD as soon as I stop shooting my mouth off online. Don't anybody start a taking sides: crystals vs. ronettes thread or my head would surely pop.

-- kate st.class, November 9th, 2002 12:19 PM.

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suspicious minds is one of the peaks of music history. ever. viva las vegas.
-- joan vich, August 16th, 2002 2:00 AM.

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I respect Creedence for the way they unashamedly pilfer from old-school R&B in a way that doesn't make me feel embarrassed for everyone involved. I've never been a hardcore fan, but "Fortunate Son" is awesome. I imagine it would have been a very ballsy song to release at the time.

-- Tantrum The Cat, June 3rd, 2006 12:29 AM.

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Gimme Shelter rox, u r all gay.

Seriously, few songs give me goosebumps the way that does.

-- j.lu, December 16th, 2003 5:29 AM.

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What's your earliest recollection of a song that left an impression on you?

"Downtown" by Petula Clarke. My parents always had the oldies station on in the car when I were a nipper, this was on permanent rotation back then. Still sticks with me now, still think its an all-time classic.

-- Dom Passantino), October 28th, 2002 9:28 PM.

I will now return to rooting for songs produced by Phil Spector.

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isaac hayes' 'walk on by' charming, if you can ingest this much cheese in one sitting (I can, sometimes), but Dionne Warwick's version is one of the most heartstopping records ever made; that pales in comparison.

-- M. Matos, December 28th, 2001 1:00 AM.

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Sister Ray:genius and wankery. SR is sublime noise, an uncompromising,unrelenting challenge. It manages to be heavy without being dumb + macho because of Cale's excellent organ playing + the polymorphously perverse lyrics. But SR is also a big disappointment. It is the only serious extended piece recorded in the studio by the original Velvets line-up(European Son is just a filler) and the band failed to show what they were truly capable of. They were let down by a number of factors : the technical limitations of amplifiers + recording equipment, the indifference of producer Tom Wilson + the overbearing ego of Lou Reed whose distorted guitar drowns out the other players. According to Cale + Tucker SR wasn't supposed to sound like that. Imagine a 17 minute track of varying moods + textures where you can hear everything each musician is playing. A track that veers through pop, rhythm 'n' blues + avant-garde drones. A musical piece where influences such as Ornette Coleman, LaMonte Young, Booker T + African drumming are actually audible. In my opinion the only band who have recorded tracks similar to what SR could have been is Can.
-- Mark Dixon, October 29th, 2001 1:00 AM.

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Arthur Lee RIP

Avoid the edited, shorter version on the "Time Tough" anthology, probably one of the stupidest CD edits this side of snipping "Little Man With a Gun in His Hand" off Double Nickels...

Forever Changes is a lock for top 10 in the albums poll. Hopefully top 5 if there's any justice.

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As far as changing music goes, the most important song ever, by anybody, is James Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," but that doesn't mean I wouldn't rather hear lots of relatively unimportant songs from the same year ("Where Have All the Good Times Gone?" "Till the End of the Day," "See My Friends," to name a few Kinks tunes).

Timbaland was part of a stream of similar doings coming up from down south, whereas when James Brown laid down "Papa," it was a sharp break from everything, from his own "Out of Sight," from various "Funky Broadways," he'd simply twisted the screw about 20 turns tighter.

-- Frank Kogan), October 21st, 2004 7:26 PM.

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count me among those who are completely floored by it. i LOVE that melody. i love the contrast between the plainspoken feel of the lead vocal and the angelic backing vocals. i love the sentiment and the sheer musicality of the lyric "people so busy make me feel dizzy." i love the unpolished guitar sound. and i've got no problem with a couple named terry and julie.

-- fact checking cuz, November 25th, 2003 4:14 PM.

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heroin" by the velvet underground really upsets me.

-- di, January 1st, 2002 1:00 AM.

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I do think Luc (Sante) underplays some of Dylan's other strengths, things that went beyond the mashups and the images drawn from the unconscious. "Like a Rolling Stone" is good storytelling, the images basic allegory and metaphor (and where it gets wild it actually gets clumsy: the siamese cat is in the way, and the jugglers, clowns, and frowns trip over each other).

-- Frank Kogan, February 18th, 2005 7:05 PM.

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I Heard it Through the Grapevine: I love how the song builds up...the slow, haunting intro, the drums, the tambourine roll,  the guitar licks, the brass (all Funk Brothers, natch), then the Marvin. The orchestral backing is so sublime that it has a life of their own, melding with Marvin's vocals, rivaling any duet partner he ever had.  Norman Whitfield's genius isn't limited to the musical background; the way he shaped Marvin's vocals in the song is likely what turned this song from a solid Motown hit to the Greatest Song Ever.  He had Marvin sing the entire song in his upper register, giving his voice a strained, pained inclination that makes you feel his agony.  Total perfection. - Musically

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Best thing about "Ronettes Be My Baby"

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In the case of The Beatles, "Tomorrow Never Knows", "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "I Am The Walrus" will be forgotten in 100 years. "Yesterday" and "Hey Jude" and "Michelle" will not.
Innovation means nothing in the long term.

-- Geir Hongro, January 27th, 2004 10:25 PM.

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-- dean!, January 27th, 2004 10:26 PM.

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a change is gonna come" comes very close to being the greatest single ever made
OTM. when someone asks "what is my favoritest song ever" I've had no problem proffering this song for a few years now, and there's no close second.

-- tremendoid, September 2nd, 2005 6:38 PM.

I could give genuine love to about 75% of the tracks mentioned so far. No wonder I thought about doing my votes and got the nominations and got far too daunted to actually go through with it.

5. The Beatles - A Day In The Life (438 points, 15 votes)

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How can this be anything other than classic? From the lyrics, the echo on Lennon's voice, the drumming, the rising string crescendos, the panting in the McCartney section, as mentioned up thread the ahh ahh Lennon section, how powerful the brass sounds as it comes out of that section, Mal Evans counting the bars, 'I'd love to turn you on'. It would be a great record regardless of when released but when put into the context of it being released in 1967 it's all the more amazing.
Surely there are few more astounding ways to end an album than Tomorrow Never Knows and A Day In The Life, again, especially regarding them in the context of the time they were released.

For all The Beatles don't need any more praise and it all gets a bit tiresome, sometimes they actually deserve it.

-- mms, December 6th, 2005 5:16 PM.

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It's tough, but I'd pick "God Only Knows" (as best Beach Boys song) because it always make me feel so mushy and lovey, even when I have no good reason to feel that way.
"Until I Die" is a close second, though.

-- Matthew Perpetua, November 13th, 2003 9:25 PM.

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Wichita Lineman c/d
Glen Campbell's Wichita Linemand c/d
Jimmy Webb's Immortal "Wichita Lineman
Recommend more songs like Wichita Lineman

Wichita Lineman is the greatest song ever made and here's why:

1. The descending base intro (played by Carole Bayer Sager apparently). Well, it's just perfect isn't it? a five note orgasm of the senses.

2. The imagery. there are only 37 different words in the whole of the song, Bob Dylan never created an image as evocative as this in his whole musical career of 3 and a half billion words.

3. The poetry of the thing. It's only possible comparison is Wordsworth's "Solitary reaper" for sheer poetic beauty.

4. Martin Carr from Boo radleys, Bill Drummond from KLF/K foundation and Bob Stanley from St ettienne (3 people with impeccible taste) all agree.

It's good to be back.hi everyone.

-- kris england, January 17th, 2003 1:21 AM. (link)

5. the string surges and weird break-through notes on the organ that evoke a telegraph

-- Amateur(ist), January 19th, 2005 4:39 AM.

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Singles like Heroes And Villains and Good Vibrations are extraordinary pieces. Try to listen to Good Vibrations afresh - forget the million times you've heard it, and notice how astonishing it actually sounds, how the different sounds are so gorgeously blended, sinuously moving in and out of the front of the mix. That he could make such a radical, complex record into a near- universally loved summery pop classic is almost beyond belief.

-- Martin Skidmore, May 17th, 2002 2:00 AM.

1. The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (691 points, 24 votes)

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1969 was the year man first landed on the moon, but more importantly, it was the year Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" jumped onto the airwaves. At the moment, I consider it the greatest song of all time. Everything about IWYB is absolutely genius; first, there's that descending piano, and then boom! The brilliant bass line compliments those smooth & sexy guitar licks, together commanding you to shake your ass. Wait, I forgot; there are shimmering strings, too! With the addition of a tambourine, IWYB reaches orgasmic levels. And when you don't think it can get any better, a prepubescent boy with a gorgeous voice starts singing about heartache.
Ludicrous! And what's better? You totally believe everything he is saying; neither JoJo nor Al Green could pull off this much emotion. It's so damn brilliant. Oh, and there's the climax where Michael does that crescendo ("all I want—all I need," etc.) and then follows it up with the craziest note ever ("oh, baby I was blind to let you GooOoOoOoO!!!"), causing every hair in the known (and unknown) universe to rise. - TapeStore

There are few sounds in the world that inspire as much joy as the opening keyboard flourish in "I Want You Back". - Musically

piddle

I'm kinda shocked at the #1!

causing every hair in the known (and unknown) universe to rise

yeah and by 4 votes and 198 points?

1. Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up
2. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
3. Merle Haggard - Mama Tried
4. Dionne Warwick - Walk On By
5. ? and the Mysterians - 96 Tears
6. Herb Alpert - This Guy's In Love With You
7. Sly & the Family Stone-Hot Fun in the Summertime
8. Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus
9. Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
10. Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
11. Who - A Quick One While He's Away
12. Buffalo Springfield - Expecting to Fly
13. Desmond Dekker and the Aces - Israelites
14. Beach Boys - God Only Knows
15. Pink Floyd - See Emily Play
16. Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
17. Love: Alone Again Or
18. Thunderclap Newman - Something In the Air
19. Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
20. Booker T & MGs - Green Onions
21. Miles Davis - Shhh Peaceful
22. James Brown - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
23. Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna
24. Velvet Underground - I'm Set Free
25. Cream - Badge
26. Dick Dale & The Deltones – Misirlou
27. Bob Dylan - One of us must know (sooner or later)
28. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
29. Kingsmen - Louie, Louie
30. The Mama's and the Papa's: I Saw Her Again Last Night
31. Manfred Mann - My Little Red Book
32. Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
33. Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man
34. linda rondstadt - Different drum
35. Tornadoes - Telstar
36. Velvet Underground - White light white heat
37. Who - I Can't Explain
38. Stevie Wonder - Uptight
39. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Cinammon Girl
40. Cowsills - The rain, the park and other things

I think everything in my top 20 made the poll's top 100 except Thunderclap Newman. Sorry to see Dionne's "Walk On By" and especially "Mama Tried" as low as they were, but generally a decent poll result. A couple of my votes, like "Badge" and the Cowsills, were off the cuff picks that I might not repeat on a different day.

1. Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
2. ? and the Mysterians - 96 Tears
3. Beach Boys - God Only Knows
4. Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack
5. Os Mutantes - Panis et Circenses
6. Simon and Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson
7. Crystals - Then He Kissed Me
8. Kinks - You Really Got Me
9. Supremes - You Can’t Hurry Love
10. Martha and the Vandellas - Heatwave
11. Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
12. Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man
13. Zombies - She’s Not There
14. Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot - Bonnie & Clyde
15. Otis Redding - Try a Little Tenderness
16. Beatles - Revolution
17. Sam Cooke – A Change is Gonna Come
18. Dick Dale and His Deltones - Misirlou
19. Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
20. James Brown - Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
21. Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
22. Velvet Underground - Sunday Morning
23. Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
24. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
25. Kinks - Tired of Waiting For You

I sincerely hope someone else voted for "For Once In My Life" just so I can know that someone out there loves that song as much as I do.

Maytals - Pressure Drop --- 50
Beach Boys - Good Vibrations --- 50

Turtles - Happy Together --- 40
james brown - cold sweat --- 40
Beatles - A Day in the Life --- 40
Creedence Clearwater Revival - fortunate son --- 40
Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin' --- 40

Isaac Hayes -- By The Time I Get To Phoenix --- 30
Dick Dale & The Deltones - Misirlou --- 30
Beatles - Ticket to Ride --- 30
Isaac Hayes - Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymystic --- 30
Rolling Stones - Paint it Black --- 30
Kenny Rogers & the First Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What
Condition My Condition Was In) --- 30
Love: Alone Again Or --- 30
Electric Prunes - I had too much to dream last night --- 30

Creedence Clearwater Revival- Proud Mary --- 25
Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walkin' --- 25

Beach Boys: California Girls --- 20
Ray charles - georgia on my mind --- 20
Archies - Sugar Sugar --- 20
Pink floyd - interstellar overdrive --- 20
Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine --- 20

Percy Sledge - When a man loves a woman --- 10
Who - I Can See For Miles --- 10

Velvet Underground - waiting for the man --- 5
Temptations - My Girl --- 5
Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World --- 5
Judy Clay and William Bell - Private Number --- 5
Creedence Clearwater Revival- Bad Moon Rising --- 5
Doors - Light My Fire --- 5
The Standells - Dirty Water --- 5
Patty Waters - Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair --- 5

70 -- Marvin Gaye - I Heard it Through the Grapevine
40 -- Beatles - Day Tripper
40 -- Yardbirds - I'm a Man
40 -- Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
40 -- Beatles - I Feel Fine
40 -- Cream - Badge
40 -- Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love
40 -- Yardbirds - Heart Full of Soul
40 -- Cream - Crossroads
40 -- Kinks - Sunny Afternoon
40 -- Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
40 -- Beatles - Hey Jude
30 -- Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
30 -- Otis Redding - Dock Of The Bay
30 -- Marvin Gaye - Pride and Joy
20 -- Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin'
20 -- Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
20 -- Animals - House Of The Rising Sun
20 -- Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City
20 -- Little Eva - Loco-Motion
20 -- Dion - Runaround Sue
10 -- Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)
10 -- Tommy James & the Shondells - Mony Mony
10 -- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - You Really Got A Hold On Me
10 -- Martha & the Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
10 -- Mamas and the Papas - I Saw Her Again
10 -- Temptations - My Girl
10 -- Beach Boys - I Get Around
10 -- Supremes - Come See About Me

PS: I was asked to write blurbs for songs that didn't make the top 100! Now no one will ever know my true thoughts on Sunny Afternoon :-(

This poll was interesting to say the least. Thanks again, Billy!

no it ain't

Surprised at the #1, but quite pleased nonetheless. I did vote for it after all. Still, switching around the top 2 *feels* more right to me.

My votes (20 points to each, bonus 20 as indicated):

Archies - Sugar Sugar
BBC Radiophonic Workshop - "Dr Who" original theme
Beach Boys - California Girls
Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
Ray Charles - You Don't Know Me
Sam Cooke - A Change is Gonna Come
Crystals - Then He Kissed Me
The Doors - Light My Fire
Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown
Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer
France Gall - Poupee De Cire, Poupee de son
Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot - Bonnie & Clyde
Marvin Gaye - I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Neil Hefti - "Batman Theme"
Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along the Watchtower
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
Kasenatz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus - Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run)
Kinks - You Really Got Me
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Martha & the Vandellas - Dancing In The Streets
Monkees - I'm a Believer
Monkees - Pleasant Valley Sunday
Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Ooo Baby Baby
Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash
Ronettes - Be My Baby
Lalo Schifrin - Theme from "Mission: Impossible"
Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack
Shangri-Las - Past, Present & Future
Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Some Velvet Morning
Thunderclap Newman - Something In the Air
Ike and Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High
Dionne Warwick - Walk On By
The Who - I Can See For Miles
Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling (+ bonus 20)

1. Like A Rolling Stone—-Bob Dylan
2. Street Fighting Man-—Rolling Stones
3. Dock of the Bay-—Otis Redding
4. A Day In The Life-—Beatles
5. Heroin-—Velvet Underground
6. Wouldn’t It Be Nice-—Beach Boys
7. Marie’s The Name (His Latest Flame)-—Elvis Presley
8. Mama Tried-—Merle Haggard
9. Galveston—-Glen Campbell
10. Positively 4th Street—-Bob Dylan
11. Ticket To Ride—-Beatles
12. Jumpin’ Jack Flash—-Rolling Stones
13. Astral Weeks—-Van Morrison
14. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)—-Jimi Hendrix
15. Pictures of Lily—-The Who
16. Wichita Lineman—-Glen Campbell
17. Good Vibrations-—Beach Boys
18. Dance To The Music—-Sly and the Family Stone
19. Alone Again Or—-Love
20. Bertha—-Grateful Dead
21. We Could Be Together-—Jefferson Airplane
22. In My Life—-Beatles
23. Gimme Shelter—-Rolling Stones
24. White Light White Heat-—Velvet Underground
25. Substitute—-The Who
26. I Second That Emotion—-Smokey Robinson & Miracles
27. Fortunate Son—-Creedence Clearwater Revival
28. Walk Away Renee—-Left Banke
29. It’s All Over Now Baby Blue-—Bob Dylan
30. Little Wing—-Jimi Hendrix
31. Tears of a Clown-—Smokey Robinson & Miracles
32. I Want To Hold Your Hand-—Moving Sidewalks
33. Sing Me Back Home-—Merle Haggard
34. Proud Mary-—Creedence Clearwater Revival
35. Badge—-Cream
36. Ode To Billy Joe-—Bobbie Gentry
37. I Heard It Through The Grapevine—-Marvin Gaye
38. Light My Fire-—The Doors
39. A Change Is Gonna Come-—Sam Cooke
40. I Can’t Help Myself—-Four Tops

1. Sam & Dave - Hold On, I’m Comin’
2. Martha & the Vandellas - Nowhere to Run
3. Kingsmen - Louie, Louie
4. Them - Gloria
5. The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me
6. Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought the Law
7. Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot - Bonnie & Clyde
8. Booker T & MGs - Green Onions
9. Creation - Making Time
10. Martha & the Vandellas - Dancing In The Streets
11 Ventures - Walk, Don't Run
12 Beach Boys - Don't Worry Baby
13 Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache
14 Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up
15 Desmond Dekker and the Aces - Israelites
16 Dick Dale & The Deltones – Misirlou
17 Pink Floyd - See Emily Play
18 Ronettes - Baby I Love You
19 Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hangin' On
20 ? and the Mysterians - 96 Tears
21 Del Shannon - Runaway
22 Roy Orbison - In Dreams
23 Tornadoes - Telstar
24 Sam Cooke - "Bring It On Home to Me"
25 Stan Getz & João Gilberto (with Astrud Gilberto) - Girl from Ipanema
26 13th Floor Elevators - You're gonna miss me
27 Herb Alpert- This Guy's in Love With You
28 Dionne Warwick - Anyone Who Had a Heart
29 Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man
30 Roger Miller - "King of the Road"
31 Chiffons - Nobody Knows What's Going on in My Mind But Me
32 Unit 4 Plus 2 - Concrete + Clay
33 Astrud Gilberto - Trains and Boats and Planes
34 Jeannie C. Riley - Harper Valley P.T.A.
35 Petula Clark - Color My World
36 Archies - Sugar Sugar
37 Isley Brothers, "It's Your Thing"
38 Beach boys - wouldn't it be nice
39 Tremeloes - Here Comes My Baby
40 Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale

Nice job on the poll, Billy Dods. I wish more people would have voted. The 60's were the greatest.

The 60's were the greatest.

It's true.

Where did Mama Cass come, please?

i always thot that it was such a queer, complicated, heartbreaking song, from a singer who had three careers before engaging in this urban metatorch...it reminds me of all that lonely, desperate crusing that i imagined happened (and happens) in cities in cold winter nites...sundar adn i were talking about it last week, and i love clarke, because im a fag

Not sure what I'm doing wrong -- I'm logged in and everything.

-- mark grout (mark.grou...), August 18th, 2006.

I already knew VU ripped off Hitchhike. But Crimson and Clover too? Can you confirm this??

So was the albums part of the poll ever published?? Can't find it in search. I've been enjoying the 1965 albums by Them and the Sonics for the first time. I blame the non-appearance of this poll for not inspire me to do so sooner.

198 Ventures - Walk, Don't Run

Blimey. Well.

i could be blind, but a search for his name didn't bring it up...so i don't think so?

or just go to that other thread! oops sorry etc.

25. ? & The Mysterians - 96 Tears (249 points, 10 votes)

was the picture for this always some testicles?

the fact that the top TWO-HUNDRED lacks 21st Century Schizoid Man is probably the greatest crime in any of these polls ever

What?!??! LOL (xpost)

Oh man, that just killed me! "96 Tears and Two Hangers"

Pretty sure it wasn't like that in 2006.

That's the original single cover, doh! There's a reason they never became popular.

I guess we all know what a Mysterian is now.

And I guess "?" is what's between the "mysterians"...

if the mysterians are male genitalia then i guess captain scarlet...oh god, ban me

So that's why Genesis P-Orridge is such a fan of them then