Released: 1968 Arthur Lee and Bryan Maclean couldn’t have come from more different backgrounds; Lee was an emigree to Los … More
Category: 100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #35 Aretha Franklin – I Say a Little Prayer
Released: 1968 It’s an idea that takes some getting used to – and some writers it would appear never do … More
100 Greatest Song of the 60’s #36 The Leaves – Lemmon Princess
Released: 1966 The one universal true rule of showbusiness is that it isn’t fair. The Leaves have faded into almost … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #37 Jackie Wilson – (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
Released:1967 Everybody’s got to start somewhere. For struggling Detroit songwriter Berry Gordy, that beginning was with a singer called Jackie … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #38 Nick Drake – River Man
Released: 1969 Much more than five decades after it was originally released, depositing River Man – indeed, anything by Nick … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #39 The Velvet Underground – I’m Waiting For The Man
Released: 1967 Whilst whether the The Velvet Underground were one of the most influential bands of the 20th century probably … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #40 Count Five – Psychotic Reaction
Released: 1966 Not all heroes wear capes, but some do. In this case those who deserved the keys to the … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #41 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas – Heat Wave
Released: 1963 In any organisation there is power, both hard and soft. It’s always concentrated in the hands of the … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #42 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tracks of My Tears
Released: 1965 It’s a feature of twenty first century life which to be fair many of us love, that ability … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #43 Alton Ellis – I’m Still In Love With You
Released: 1967 As ever when a musician gets asked the reason for anything, opinions can differ. Born in Jamaica’s Trenchtown, … More
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