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#1992AlbumsTop20 16 Propeller—Guided by Voices Favorite track: Weedking I got into this Dayton band after purchasing the 1994 album Bee Thousand in early 1995. They ended up becoming one of my most-listened-to bands in the 90s. youtu.be/lBksqoeDl7Q?si…
Weedking
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#1992AlbumsTop20 17 Peng!—Stereolab Favorite track: Super Falling Star The debut album from my second favorite band of all time. youtu.be/UMqB3817qNU?si…
Super Falling Star (2018 Remaster)
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#1992AlbumsTop20 18 Rage Against the Machine—Rage Against the Machine Favorite track: Freedom The debut album from a rock band formed by a Harvard alumnus guitarist. I was introduced to them when MTV started playing Freedom in regular rotation. youtu.be/H_vQt_v8Jmw?si…
Rage Against The Machine - Freedom (Official HD Video)
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#1992AlbumsTop20 19 Our Time in Eden—10,000 Maniacs Favorite track: Candy Everybody Wants These Are Days was my introduction to this band. That one and Candy Everybody Wants were MTV staples in 92 and 93. youtu.be/jORFcH5uAjM?si…
10,000 Maniacs - Candy Everybody Wants
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#1992AlbumsTop20 20 Going Blank Again—Ride Favorite track: Time Machine This is a band that I was not aware of until the 2010s. After joining Music Twitter, I started seeing a lot of posts honoring this band and album. youtu.be/5zdq_L4K64w?si…
Ride - Time Machine
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Thanks to all who participated in #1962SongsTop20. I loved your posts and also getting to find new discoveries. See you soon on August 3rd when we kickoff #1992AlbumsTop20. Here are my playlists: Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/7538y… YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=���
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#1962SongsTop20 1 Telstar—The Tornados Proto-electronica that went to number one for three weeks at the end of ‘62. Rhythm guitarist George Bellamy became the father of Muse frontman Matt Bellamy. youtu.be/YgT1eV1maGo?si…
Telstar
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Tomorrow is the last day of #1962SongsTop20. Thanks to all who have been posting. It’s time to announce next month’s top 20 albums countdown. Starting August 3rd, we are heading back to the 90s with #1992AlbumsTop20. Hope to see you there.
#1962SongsTop20 2 Miserlou—Dick Dale & His Del-Tones A traditional Eastern Mediterranean folk song adapted into a magnificent surf rock song that was made popular in the 90s through the opening-credits sequence in Pulp Fiction. youtu.be/MXB6T55oytE?si…
Miserlou
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#1962SongsTop20 3 Sealed with a Kiss—Brian Hyland One of the most beautiful ballads of the early 60s. youtu.be/qsvTtp-n_a0?si…
Sealed With A Kiss
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#1962SongsTop20 4 Walk Right In—The Rooftop Singers The trio was started by Erik Darling. It’s an uptempo cover of a 1929 blues song by Gus Cannon. It went to number one in January of ‘63. youtu.be/yDUMImLjYss?si…
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#1962SongsTop20 5 Soul Bossa Nova—Quincy Jones A decade before composing the Sanford and Son theme, Rashida’s dad unwittingly composed the Austin Powers theme. youtu.be/286KFkCXpFU?si…
Soul Bossa Nova
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#1962SongsTop20 6 El Watusi—Ray Barretto I was introduced to this one through Martin Scorsese’s feature film debut from 1967: Who’s That Knocking at My Door. youtu.be/oVIA1vqQfb8?si…
who's that knocking at my door (1967)
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#1962SongsTop20 7 Our Day Will Come—Ruby & the Romantics This group shared the same hometown with LeBron James: Akron, Ohio. The song was released in December of ‘62 and went to number one in March of ‘63. youtu.be/i6FpsXojEoQ?si…
Our Day Will Come
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#1962SongsTop20 8 Baby Elephant Walk—Henry Mancini From the Howard Hawks film Hatari! set in East Africa starring John Wayne. youtu.be/jIMTMb4iJ1I?si…
Henry Mancini - Baby Elephant Walk (Best Of Both Worlds, October 4th 1964)
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#1962SongsTop20 9 Up on the Roof—The Drifters One of the biggest doo wop groups of the era. This one was written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King. In 1970, Laura Nyro released a mellow ballad version. youtu.be/RTjZx5p7fKo?...
Up on the Roof (Single Version) [2017 Remaster]
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#1962SongsTop20 10 Zungo—Nina Simone Recorded at The Village Gate nightclub in 1961, this was written by Nigerian drummer Babatunde Olatunji. youtu.be/hny51bN3C1c?...
Zungo (Live at the Village Gate)
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#1962SongsTop20 11 Palisades Park—Freddy Cannon I was first introduced to this one at the age of ten when I saw Disney Channel’s DTV video for it. I found out later that it was written by The Gong Show’s Chuck Barris. youtu.be/VUb1gNgS9fo?...
DTV: Freddy Cannon - Palisades Park
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#1962SongsTop20 12 The End of the World—Skeeter Davis A hit song on four different Billboard charts: Hot 100, Country, R&B, and Easy Listening. youtu.be/QxQXJ3CU7rw?...
Skeeter Davis - End Of The World (Official Audio)
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#1962SongsTop20 13 Green Onions—Booker T. & the MG’s One of the most popular rock instrumentals from the 60s. They were the house band for Stax Records. youtu.be/0oox9bJaGJ8?...
Booker T. & The MG's - Green Onions (Official Audio)
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#1962SongsTop20 14 Tell Him—The Exciters Released in October of ‘62, it peaked at number four the following year. They were a girl group, plus one man, who hailed from Queens. youtu.be/6ajcWXyDv6A?...
Tell Him
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