1 3 EVE OF DESTRUCTION - Barry McGuire 2 7 THE “IN” CROWD - The Ramsey Lewis Trio 3 6 HANG ON SLOOPY - The McCoys 4 1 LIKE A ROLLING STONE - Bob Dylan 5 4 UNCHAINED MELODY - The Righteous Brothers 6 2 HELP! - The Beatles 7 9 YOU WERE ON MY MIND - We Five 8 SS YESTERDAY - The Beatles 9 10 CATCH US IF YOU CAN - The Dave Clark Five 10 5 I GOT YOU BABE - Sonny & Cher
Help! on the way down, Yesterday on the fast track up. 1-2-3 by Len Barry went from 49 to 23.
We've been to a couple of concerts lately - John Fogerty's was one, maybe Neil Young's another - where they played "Eve of Destruction" before the concert started and it could have been released today with only minor tweaking.
My mother-in-law (a bit of an Oklahoma hippie--if there is such a thing) always loved "Eve of Destruction" and has always claimed it helped turn the national mood against the Vietnam War. Some years ago, my husband met P.F. Sloan (the song's writer) and got an autographed pic for Mom.
Definitely. He also wrote "You Baby" for The Turtles and "A Must to Avoid" for Herman's Hermits, as well as the classic "Secret Agent Man" for Johnny Rivers. Also one of my favorites by The Grass Roots, "Where Were You When I Needed You."
In honor of this survey I put on Billboard's Top Rock 'n' Roll Hits of 1965:
Hang On Sloopy Mr. Tambourine Man This Diamond Ring Help Me, Rhonda You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' Wooly Bully 1-2-3 Treat Her Right Turn! Turn! Turn! Eve of Destruction
22 (out of 40) of those songs are ones I find quite worthy. Here's the Billboard Top 10 for the week including 9/14" Help! Like A Rolling Stone Eve Of Destruction You Were On My Mind California Girls Unchained Melody I Got You Baba Poppa's Got A Brand New Bag It Ain't Me, Babe The In Crowd
I graduated high school in 1965, and here's the top 10 the week I graduated:
Help Me, Rhonda Wooly Bully Back In My Arms Again Crying In The chapel Ticket To Ride Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter I Can't Help Myself Just A Little Engine, Engine #9 It's Not Unusual
Well, at least we think so. I have a nephew who would hold out for mid-to-late 1980s, which was when he was in high school. Although for this week in 1989 I see only 4 songs in the top 100 that I like (and that doesn't count Paul McCartney at #91): 13 Don Henley, End of the Innocence 30 Tom Petty, Runnin' Down a Dream 76 Indigo Girls, Closer to Fine 82 The Call, Let the Day Begin
(In the week of 9/14 in 1985, 15 or so, but I'm too tired to list them here.)
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NY top 10, 9/15/65:
1 3 EVE OF DESTRUCTION - Barry McGuire
2 7 THE “IN” CROWD - The Ramsey Lewis Trio
3 6 HANG ON SLOOPY - The McCoys
4 1 LIKE A ROLLING STONE - Bob Dylan
5 4 UNCHAINED MELODY - The Righteous Brothers
6 2 HELP! - The Beatles
7 9 YOU WERE ON MY MIND - We Five
8 SS YESTERDAY - The Beatles
9 10 CATCH US IF YOU CAN - The Dave Clark Five
10 5 I GOT YOU BABE - Sonny & Cher
Help! on the way down, Yesterday on the fast track up. 1-2-3 by Len Barry went from 49 to 23.
Jeff
"Eve of Destruction" should be released again.
We've been to a couple of concerts lately - John Fogerty's was one, maybe Neil Young's another - where they played "Eve of Destruction" before the concert started and it could have been released today with only minor tweaking.
Jeff
My mother-in-law (a bit of an Oklahoma hippie--if there is such a thing) always loved "Eve of Destruction" and has always claimed it helped turn the national mood against the Vietnam War. Some years ago, my husband met P.F. Sloan (the song's writer) and got an autographed pic for Mom.
That's a cool autograph to have.
Definitely. He also wrote "You Baby" for The Turtles and "A Must to Avoid" for Herman's Hermits, as well as the classic "Secret Agent Man" for Johnny Rivers. Also one of my favorites by The Grass Roots, "Where Were You When I Needed You."
Jeff
In honor of this survey I put on Billboard's Top Rock 'n' Roll Hits of 1965:
Hang On Sloopy
Mr. Tambourine Man
This Diamond Ring
Help Me, Rhonda
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Wooly Bully
1-2-3
Treat Her Right
Turn! Turn! Turn!
Eve of Destruction
Jeff
Good stuff, with the possible exception of the Gary Lewis number. He had a great band, though, and it's a catchy tune.
22 (out of 40) of those songs are ones I find quite worthy.
Here's the Billboard Top 10 for the week including 9/14"
Help!
Like A Rolling Stone
Eve Of Destruction
You Were On My Mind
California Girls
Unchained Melody
I Got You Baba
Poppa's Got A Brand New Bag
It Ain't Me, Babe
The In Crowd
I graduated high school in 1965, and here's the top 10 the week I graduated:
Help Me, Rhonda
Wooly Bully
Back In My Arms Again
Crying In The chapel
Ticket To Ride
Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter
I Can't Help Myself
Just A Little
Engine, Engine #9
It's Not Unusual
I Got You BABE.
Sheesh.
Let's face it: The music really was better then.
Well, at least we think so. I have a nephew who would hold out for mid-to-late 1980s, which was when he was in high school. Although for this week in 1989 I see only 4 songs in the top 100 that I like (and that doesn't count Paul McCartney at #91):
13 Don Henley, End of the Innocence
30 Tom Petty, Runnin' Down a Dream
76 Indigo Girls, Closer to Fine
82 The Call, Let the Day Begin
(In the week of 9/14 in 1985, 15 or so, but I'm too tired to list them here.)
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