My Favorite Songs of the 50's, 60's & 70's
by Peggy McIlveene
1950’s:
Donna - Ritchie Valens (1958) <- NEW!
I Only Have Eyes for You – The Flamingos (1959)
La Bamba - Ritchie Valens (1958) <- NEW!
Only You – The Platters (1959)
Poor Little Fool – Ricky Nelson (1958)
Tequila – The Champs (1958)
The Great Pretender - Platters (1955) <- NEW!
1960’s:
Age of Aquarius – The 5th Dimension (1969)
Barbara Ann – The Beach Boys (1965)
Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf (1968) <- NEW!
Breakin’ Up Is Hard To Do – Neil Sedaka (1962)
California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas (1965) <- NEW!
Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You – Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons (1967)
Cathy’s Clown – The Everly Brothers (1960)
Go Away Little Girl – Bobby Vee (1963)
Good Thing – Paul Revere & The Raiders (1965)
Green Onions – Booker T & The MGs (1962)
Groovin’ – The Rascals (1967)
Happy Together - Turtles (1967)
He’s So Fine – The Chiffons (1963)
I Get Around – The Beach Boys (1964)
Incense and Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock (1967) <- NEW!
Kind Of A Drag – The Buckinghams (1967)
Let’s Live For Today – The Grassroots (1966)
Little Bit O' Soul - Music Explosion (1967) <- NEW!
More Today Than Yesterday – The Spiral Staircase (1969)
People Got to be Free – The Rascals (1968)
Pipeline – The Ventures (1962)
Red Rubber Ball – Cyrkle (1966)
Spirit In the Sky - Norman Greenbaum (1969) <- NEW!
Stand By Me – Ben E. King (1961)
Summer In the City - Lovin' Spoonful (1966) <- NEW!
Sunny – Bobby Hebb (1966)
Take Good Care Of My Baby – Bobby Vee (1961)
The Lion sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) - Tokens (1961) <- NEW!
The Times They Are A Changing – Bob Dylan (1963)
Time of the Season - The Zombies (1968) <- NEW!
Turn Turn Turn – The Byrds (1965)
Venus – Shocking Blue (1969)
Walk Away Renee – The Left Banke (1966)
Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harem (1967) <- NEW!
Wishing You Were Here - Chicago (1974) <- NEW!
Wouldn’t It Be Nice – The Beach Boys (1966)
You Don’t Own Me – Leslie Gore (1964)
You Really Got A Hold On Me – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1963)
Songs From the 60’s – Large list of top songs of the 60's
Venus - Shocking Blue (1969) <- NEW!
1970’s:
Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone – Bill Withers (1971)
American Pie - Don McLean (1971) <- NEW!
Cocaine - Eric Clapton (1976) <- NEW!
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd (1979) <- NEW!
I Feel the Earth Move - Carole King (1971) <- NEW!
Midnight Rider - Gregg Allman (1970) <- NEW!
Paranoid - Black Sabbath (1970) <- NEW!
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder (1970) <- NEW!
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepplin (1971) <- NEW!
Wild World - Cat Stevens (1970) <- NEW!