60s Countdown

[Channel98]

Here is the reason for that "endless laughing." In 1969, while singing Are You Lonesome Tonight during a concerrt at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, Elvis changed a line. Instead of "Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there?" he sang, "Do you gaze at your bald head and wish you had hair?" Then a man in the audience removed his toupee and Elvis started laughing and lost his composure. He's backed by the Sweet Inspirations here.

 

[HecticArt]

Nothing is really calling out to me.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

1 ok from 1961:

11 10 ELVIS PRESLEY with The Jordanaires - ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT?

All of the rest unrecognized.

 

[Aaron]

Rosie and the Originals - Angel Baby is my favorite song of the bunch.

John Lennon called it one his favorites also and covered it

 

[Channel98]

At age 14, Rosalie "Rosie" Hamlin, inspired by her 16-year-old boyfriend Robert Foster calling her his "little baby," wrote a poem titled Angel Baby. At age 15, Rosie recorded the song with the Originals: guitarists David Ponci and Noah Tafolia, saxophonist Tony Gomez and drummer Carl Von Goodat. Angel Baby peaked at #5 on the January 23 1961 Billboard Hot 100. That same week it peaked at #6 on the Cash Box Top 100. Here is a live performance from 1999 – but why did she walk off before the band finished playing? How rude!

 

[sadchild]

February 29th, 1960 (for the week ending March 6th):

40 DE THE FLEETWOODS - OUTSIDE MY WINDOW
39 39 DEBBIE REYNOLDS - AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET
38 40 THE AMES BROTHERS - CHINA DOLL
37 DE JIMMY REED - BABY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO
36 DE BOB BECKHAM - CRAZY ARMS
35 30 NAT KING COLE - TIME AND THE RIVER
34 35 DORSEY BURNETTE - (There Was A) TALL OAK TREE
33 33 LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS - SHIMMY, SHIMMY, KO-KO-BOP
32 23 JIMMY CLANTON - GO, JIMMY, GO
31 31 CARL DOBKINS, JR. - LUCKY DEVIL
30 32 THE CHAMPS - TOO MUCH TEQUILA
29 16 MARTY ROBBINS - EL PASO
28 27 BOBBY RYDELL - LITTLE BITTY GIRL
27 36 JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES - BEATNIK FLY
26 24 JIMMIE RODGERS - T.L.C. TENDER LOVE AND CARE
25 29 FATS DOMINO - COUNTRY BOY
24 25 THE FIREBALLS - BULLDOG
23 34 PERRY COMO - DELAWARE
22 22 RAY SMITH - ROCKIN’ LITTLE ANGEL
21 18 STEVE LAWRENCE - PRETTY BLUE EYES
20 15 MARV JOHNSON - YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES
19 20 LLOYD PRICE AND HIS ORCHESTRA - LADY LUCK
18 19 PAUL EVANS - MIDNITE SPECIAL
17 13 SPENCER ROSS - TRACY’S THEME
16 26 BRENDA LEE - SWEET NOTHIN’S
15 21 THE PLATTERS - HARBOR LIGHTS
14 14 THE FOUR PREPS - DOWN BY THE STATION
13 17 THE LITTLE DIPPERS - FOREVER
12 09 CONWAY TWITTY - LONELY BLUE BOY
11 10 DION and THE BELMONTS - WHERE OR WHEN
10 11 BOBBY RYDELL - WILD ONE
09 12 DINAH WASHINGTON & BROOK BENTON - BABY (You’ve Got What It Takes)
08 07 THE EVERLY BROTHERS - LET IT BE ME
07 06 JOHNNY PRESTON - RUNNING BEAR
06 08 BOBBY DARIN - BEYOND THE SEA
05 05 JACK SCOTT - WHAT IN THE WORLD’S COME OVER YOU
04 02 MARK DINNING - TEEN ANGEL
03 04 JIM REEVES - HE’LL HAVE TO GO
02 03 JIMMY JONES - HANDY MAN
01 01 PERCY FAITH and his ORCHESTRA - THE THEME FROM “A SUMMER PLACE”

 

[sadchild]

Wow I only recognize one

**
04 02 MARK DINNING - TEEN ANGEL

? 39

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I recognize 0.

 

[Channel98]

On August 13, 1959, when Brenda Lee was 14 years and eight months old, she recorded Sweet Nothin's at Bradley's Barn in Mt. Joliet/Nashville. The recording studio occupied a building that used to be a barn. The song begins with a man whispering and Brenda responding, "Uh-huh, honey. All right." The voice was Louis Nunley of the Anita Kerr Singers – and he was speaking gibberish, but many radio station program directors thought the intro was risqué so they played the song minus the intro. Sweet Nothin's peaked at #3 on the April 18 1960 Billboard Hot 100.

 

[HecticArt]

I got nuttin.

 

[Channel98]

The Platters' Harbor Lights was a remake of a song written by Jimmy Kennedy (words) and Will Grosz (as "Hugh Williams," music) that was first recorded on January 29 1937 by Barry Gray & The Roy Fox Orchestra in London. Fox was born in Denver but lived in England from 1930 to 1938 and was very popular there. The U.K. did not begin publishing a weekly music chart until 1952 but Harbour Lights would likely have been a huge hit, possibly a number-one.

The song was a top-ten hit for both Frances Langford and Claude Thornhill in 1937. A version by the Sammy Kaye Orchestra with Tony Alamo & The Kaydets was number one for four weeks in November-December 1950. Six other versions made the charts in 1950: Guy Lombardo, Ray Anthony, Ralph Flanagan, Bing Crosby, Ken Griffin and Jerry Byrd & The Harmonicats. Here is the original version by Barry Gray & The Roy Fox Orchestra:

 

[Aaron]

I recognize maybe 12, and okay with 5 or 6.

You probably all know Beyond the Sea by Bobby Darin. It’s been in plenty tv shows and movies.

 

[Channel98]

Here is Robbie Williams' version – and remember, "Fish are friends, not food." (Ignore the "Fish are food" sign at the fish market in Zootopia 2.)

 

[sadchild]

April 16th, 1966:

40 27 FOUR TOPS - SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (WHEN IT’S OVER)
39 25 THE TURTLES - YOU BABY
38 DE THE BRASS RING - THE PHOENIX LOVE THEME (SENZA FINE)
37 DE RAY CHARLES - TOGETHER AGAIN
36 20 DEON JACKSON - LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND
35 23 SLIM HARPO - BABY SCRATCH MY BACK
34 DE THE MAMA’S AND THE PAPA’S - MONDAY, MONDAY
33 36 THE TOKENS - I HEAR TRUMPETS BLOW
32 21 THE VOGUES - MAGIC TOWN
31 34 OTIS REDDING - SATISFACTION
30 30 AL MARTINO - THINK I’LL GO SOMEWHERE AND CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP
29 DE HERMAN’S HERMITS - LEANING ON THE LAMP POST
28 39 ELVIS PRESLEY - FRANKIE AND JOHNNY
27 31 HERB ALPERT and THE TIJUANA BRASS - SPANISH FLEA
26 37 LEN BARRY - SOMEWHERE
25 29 HERB ALPERT and THE TIJUANA BRASS - WHAT NOW MY LOVE
24 22 NORMA TANEGA - WALKIN’ MY CAT NAMED DOG
23 32 THE YARDBIRDS - SHAPES OF THINGS
22 DE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT - GLORIA
21 13 WILSON PICKETT - 634-5789
20 14 NANCY SINATRA - THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’
19 12 SIMON & GARFUNKEL - HOMEWARD BOUND
18 19 PETER AND GORDON - WOMAN
17 17 MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS - LITTLE LATIN LUPE LU
16 10 THE MAMA’S AND THE PAPA’S - CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’
15 15 ISLEY BROTHERS - THIS OLD HEART OF MINE (IS WEAK FOR YOU)
14 24 PETULA CLARK - A SIGN OF THE TIMES
13 35 THE BEACH BOYS - SLOOP JOHN B
12 09 GARY LEWIS And The Playboys - SURE GONNA MISS HER
11 06 THE BEATLES - NOWHERE MAN
10 18 PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS featuring Mark Lindsay - KICKS
09 16 THE YOUNG RASCALS - GOOD LOVIN’
08 08 B.J. THOMAS AND THE TRIUMPHS - I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY
07 05 SSGT. BARRY SADLER, U.S. Army Special Forces - THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS
06 03 THE ROLLING STONES - 19th NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
05 11 THE OUTSIDERS - TIME WON’T LET ME
04 07 JOHNNY RIVERS - SECRET AGENT MAN
03 04 CHER - BANG BANG (MY BABY SHOT ME DOWN)
02 02 THE LOVIN’ SPOONFUL - DAYDREAM
01 01 THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS - (You’re My) SOUL AND INSPIRATION

 

[sadchild]

Great/good/ok 10

*****
19 12 SIMON & GARFUNKEL - HOMEWARD BOUND

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09 16 THE YOUNG RASCALS - GOOD LOVIN’
20 14 NANCY SINATRA - THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’
16 10 THE MAMA’S AND THE PAPA’S - CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’
11 06 THE BEATLES - NOWHERE MAN
06 03 THE ROLLING STONES - 19th NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

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34 DE THE MAMA’S AND THE PAPA’S - MONDAY, MONDAY
27 31 HERB ALPERT and THE TIJUANA BRASS - SPANISH FLEA
13 35 THE BEACH BOYS - SLOOP JOHN B
04 07 JOHNNY RIVERS - SECRET AGENT MAN

? 30

24 22 NORMA TANEGA - WALKIN’ MY CAT NAMED DOG
wtf?

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

1 ok from 1966:

06 03 THE ROLLING STONES - 19th NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

Another phone number which can't be used:
21 13 WILSON PICKETT - 634-5789

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

24 22 NORMA TANEGA - WALKIN’ MY CAT NAMED DOG
wtf?

Sequal to the hit "WALKIN' MY DOG NAMED CAT".

 

[Channel98]

Norma Tanega wrote and recorded Walkin' My Cat Named Dog. It became her first hit, peaking at #22 on the April 9 1966 Billboard Hot 100 and #25 on the Cash Box Top 100. Her follow-up single, A Street That Rhymes At 6 A.M., stalled at #129 on Billboard's Bubbling Under chart. Tanega released only two more singles, Bread and Run, On The Run. Neither charted.

Barry McGuire, best known for his 1965 number-one hit Eve Of Destruction, also recorded Walkin' My Cat Named Dog. It was released as a single a month after Tanega's original but failed to chart. Here is a version by They Might Be Giants from their album Why?, released on November 27 2015.

 

[Madison]

Norma Tanega wrote and recorded Walkin' My Cat Named Dog. It became her first hit, peaking at #22 on the April 9 1966 Billboard Hot 100 and #25 on the Cash Box Top 100. Her follow-up single, A Street That Rhymes At 6 A.M., stalled at #129 on Billboard's Bubbling Under chart. Tanega released only two more singles, Bread and Run, On The Run. Neither charted.

Barry McGuire, best known for his 1965 number-one hit Eve Of Destruction, also recorded Walkin' My Cat Named Dog. It was released as a single a month after Tanega's original but failed to chart. Here is a version by They Might Be Giants from their album Why?, released on November 27 2015.

There is a lady in our neighborhood that walks her cat on a lease. Shocking. I hope they don't run into the two neighborhood Schnauzers. They scare all the other dogs even the bigger ones.

 

[Aaron]

24 good/okay

39 25 THE TURTLES - YOU BABY
34 DE THE MAMA’S AND THE PAPA’S - MONDAY, MONDAY
27 31 HERB ALPERT and THE TIJUANA BRASS - SPANISH FLEA
23 32 THE YARDBIRDS - SHAPES OF THINGS
22 DE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT - GLORIA
21 13 WILSON PICKETT - 634-5789
20 14 NANCY SINATRA - THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’
19 12 SIMON & GARFUNKEL - HOMEWARD BOUND
18 19 PETER AND GORDON - WOMAN
16 10 THE MAMA’S AND THE PAPA’S - CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’
15 15 ISLEY BROTHERS - THIS OLD HEART OF MINE (IS WEAK FOR YOU)
14 24 PETULA CLARK - A SIGN OF THE TIMES
13 35 THE BEACH BOYS - SLOOP JOHN B
12 09 GARY LEWIS And The Playboys - SURE GONNA MISS HER
11 06 THE BEATLES - NOWHERE MAN
10 18 PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS featuring Mark Lindsay - KICKS
09 16 THE YOUNG RASCALS - GOOD LOVIN’
08 08 B.J. THOMAS AND THE TRIUMPHS - I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY
07 05 SSGT. BARRY SADLER, U.S. Army Special Forces - THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS
06 03 THE ROLLING STONES - 19th NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
05 11 THE OUTSIDERS - TIME WON’T LET ME
04 07 JOHNNY RIVERS - SECRET AGENT MAN
02 02 THE LOVIN’ SPOONFUL - DAYDREAM
01 01 THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS - (You’re My) SOUL AND INSPIRATION