Monday, September 14, 2015

Forgotten Hits: 50 Year Flashback - September 14th, 1965

Forgotten Hits: 50 Year Flashback - September 14th, 1965

12 comments:

Jeff Meyerson said...

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

mybillcrider said...

"Eve of Destruction" should be released again.

Jeff Meyerson said...

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

Deb said...

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.

mybillcrider said...

That's a cool autograph to have.

Jeff Meyerson said...

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

Jeff Meyerson said...

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

mybillcrider said...

Good stuff, with the possible exception of the Gary Lewis number. He had a great band, though, and it's a catchy tune.

Don Coffin said...

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

Don Coffin said...

I Got You BABE.

Sheesh.

mybillcrider said...

Let's face it: The music really was better then.

Don Coffin said...

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.)