Soul Struts top 200 songs of the 60's

[SPlDEY]

I just spent about 2 minutes over at Pitchfork media and came across this list called Top 200 greatest songs of the 60's. I hate lists like this. Always a bunch of BULLSHIT. This list actually wasn't too bad, however personally I only can get down with about 14% of it. I was wondering what kind of list the Soul Strutters would come up with.

So the rules are:

1. You can list as many songs as you like

2. I'm only allowing 1 song per artist, no exceptions. I guess if most people don't like this rule. We can just get rid of it. Easy.

3. If there is a dispute between an artist on someone lists we'll take a quick 3 count vote on the song that should be on the list.

For example, Jimi's Castles made of sand is on the list .So, i'll say instead it should be Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze so we'll take whatever song gets to 3 +1's first. If you wanted to vote for just say Purple haze +1. I'll keep a quick tally. So if a dispute gets heated, I'll take the song with the most votes.

2. The list should get filled pretty quickly so just post the songs you think are the weakest on the list like this *Can - Uphill or Can - Uphill -1. That'll be a neg count for a song. **3 or more negs will remove a song from the list. You have to name the song, and *optional* the reason why it should be on the list.

Mindgarden classics welcome, fucka sold a million records,

Rolling stones GARBAGE. Soul Strut's top 200 songs of the 60's.

1 Stevie Wonder - I Was Made to Love Her +1/Place in the Sun+1/Hey love+1
2 CAN - Uphill
3 Galt MacDermot - Coffee Cold
4 Giles, giles & fripp - why don't you just drop in
5 Silver Apples- Program
6 The Supremes- Reflections
7 Ray Barretto - The Soul Drummer
8 Solomon Burke - Home in Your Heart
9 Aretha Franklin - One Step Ahead
10 Impressions - I Wonder+1Keep on Pushin+1/Mighty Mighty+1
11 Jimi Hendrix - Castles Made Of Sand
12 Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata
13 Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa
14 Dave Brubeck - Take 5
15 Miles Davis - So What
16 Cannonball Adderley - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
17 Jr Wells - Snatch It Back
18 Carla Thomas - BABY
19 James Carr - You've Got My Mind Messed Up +2/Dark End of the Street+2
20 MC 5 - Kick Out The Jams
21 Thirteenth Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me
22 Dave Dudley - Six Days On The Road
23 Gene Chandler - Nothing Can Stop Me
24 Dyke & the Blazers - Funky Broadway
25 Davie Allan & the Arrows - Blue's Theme
26 ? & the Mysterians - 96 Tears
27 Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is
28 Wendy Rene - After Laughter Comes Tears
29 Meters - Cissy Strut
30 Lee Dorsey - Get Out Of My Life, Woman +2
31 Barbara Lynn - You'll lose a good thing
32 The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
33 Al Johnson - Carnival Time
34 Professor Longhair - Big Chief
35 Gilberto Gil - 2001
36 Caetano Veloso - Alfomega
37 Gal Costa - Tuareg+1/Baby+1
38 Eddie Bo - From this day on
39 France Gall - Laisse Tomber Les Filles
40 Arthur Conely - Sweet soul Music
41 Francoise Hardy - Le Bonheur Du Jour
42 The Birds - No good without you baby
43 Nazz - Open My Eyes
44 Heptones - Baby
45 Marcia Griffiths - Feel Like Jumping
46 Ken Boothe and Stranger Cole - Artibella
47 Rufus Thomas - Memphis Train
48 Jimmy mcgriff - the worm
49 Sam Cooke - A Change is Gonna Come+2
50 Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
51 John Coltrane - A Love Supreme+1/Alabama+1
52 Nat Kendricks & the Swans - Mashed Potatoes
53 Sam and Dave - Soul man+1/Wrap It Up+1
54 Barbara Mason - Yes I'm ready
55 Tommy James - Crimson & Clover +1 - 1
56 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need To Get By
57 Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang
58 Ben E. King - Stand By Me
59 Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
60 James Brown and the Famous Flames - I'll Go Crazy+1/Cold Sweat+1
61 James Brown and the Dapps - I Can't Stand Myself
62 James Brown - It's A Mans World+1/Give it up or turnit a loose+1
63 Irma Thomas Ruler Of My Heart+1/It's Raining+1Time Is on My Side[+1
64 Booker t and the mg's - hip hug her
65 The Dapps - bringing up the guitar
66 The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
67 Nick Drake - River Man
68 Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
69 Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
70 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
71 The Left Bank - My Friend Today
72 Isaac Hayes - Walk On By
73 Martha & the Vandellas - Nowhere to Run
74 Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Tracks of My Tears
75 Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour
76 Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
77 The Velvet Underground - Heroin+1Waiting for the man+1
78 The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
79 Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man
80 Neil Diamond - Girl You'll be a woman Soon+1 -1
81 Frank Zappa - Peaches en Regalia
82 Marlena Shaw - California Soul
83 Tony Basil - I'm 28
84 Patsy Cline - Crazy
85 Association - Never My Love
86 Brenton Wood - Gimme a Little Sign
87 Al Green - Back Up Train
88 Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
89 Barbara lewis - hello stranger
90 Barbara George - I Know
91 The Wailers - It Hurts to Be Alone
92 Hopeton Lewis - Take It Easy
93 The Flames - Broadway Jungle
94 Skatalites - Guns of the Navarone
95 brenton wood - gimme little sign
96 the shirelles - baby its you
97 Desires - Let it please be you
98 Rosie & the Originals - Angel Baby
99 Thee Midniters - Town I Live in
100 Billy Stewart - Sitting in the Park
101 Paul Ortiz & Orquesta Son - Tender Love
102 Etta James - At Last
103 Jorge Ben - Mas Que Nada
104 Electric Prunes - Holy are you
105 El Gran Combo - La Muerte
106 Beatles - I want you (she's so heavy)
107 Focus 3 - 10,000 years behind my mind

108 109 110 111 112 113114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200____________

CAN - Uphill CAN is a no brainer for 60's Krautrock/psych. Pitchfork had Yoo doo right which is a pretty good jam, but not the best of the Mooney era. I personally think Uphill or Father Cannot Yell are truer to showing what Can does best. The first time I listened to Can was mindblowing, and couldn't believe the music I was hearing was from a band that started in 68 and recorded same year. This song is CAN doing what they do best during the Malcolm Mooney period. Admit it, nothing sounds like this.

Stevie Wonder - I Was Made to Love HerArguably THE Stevie wonder song that started it all. Jamerson killing it on bass, if you don't feel this song you have no soul. period.- spidey

*updated**added new rule* "**3 or more negs will remove a song from the list."

 

[SPlDEY]

Don't just hate on me being ambitious.

I honestly want to see people drop some Gems.

Post anything I will add it to the list.

Giles, giles & fripp - why don't you just drop in

Early King Crimson facemelter. Truly this is a Beatles Killer imo. Funky drums, great FUZZ guitar. How could you not love this gem.

Galt MacDermot - Coffee Cold

Arguably one of the finest early examples of funk. I will ride for this song until i'm dead.

- spidey

 

[hammertime]

OK this is insane but I'll bite.

Silver Apples- Program
Before there was Faust or Can or any of that German stuff (except The Monks but that's something else entirely), there was Silver Apples.


The Supremes- Reflections
Before there was Silver Apples there was this song!

 

[Grope]

Silver Apples- Program
Before there was Faust or Can or any of that German stuff, there was Silver Apples.

there was some silver-apple-ish german krautrock before silver apple, can or faust

 

[Burns]

**Ray Barretto - The Soul Drummers

 

[hammertime]

Silver Apples- Program
Before there was Faust or Can or any of that German stuff, there was Silver Apples.

there was some silver-apple-ish german krautrock before silver apple, can or faust

like what

 

[LaserWolf]

One Song per artist!?!?!?!? I could fill the list up with James Brown and Beatles songs. Most of these sold millions, and for good reason:

1) Aretha Franklin - One Step Ahead
2) Impressions - I Wonder
3) Jimi Hendrix - Castles Made Of Sand
4) Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata
5) Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa
6) Dave Brubeck - Take 5
7) Miles Davis - So What
8) Cannonball Adderley - Mercyx3
9) Jr Wells - Snatch It Back
10) Carla Thomas - BABY

 

[pickwick33]

I intentionally didn't want to look at any of the other lists (including Pitchfork's) because I didn't want to be influenced, so if there are any repeats, that is why:

"Hot Smoke & Sassafrass" Bubble Puppy
"Wang Dang Doodle," Koko Taylor
"Did You See Her Eyes," Illusion
"Soul Twist," King Curtis
"Kick Out The Jams," MC 5
"You've Got My Mind Messed Up," James Carr
"You're Gonna Miss Me," Thirteenth Floor Elevators
"Six Days On The Road," Dave Dudley
"Nothing Can Stop Me," Gene Chandler
"Funky Broadway," Dyke & the Blazers
"Blue's Theme," Davie Allan & the Arrows
"96 Tears," ? & the Mysterians

If you want any explanations, I'll hit you back later, but maybe you should ask us all for our indiviual 50 then combine 'em, 'cause I could come up with an entirely different list...(plus, I already feel bad about hogging 12 positions on the SS list as it is!)

 

[Burns]

"Hot Smoke & Sassafrass" Bubble Puppy
"Wang Dang Doodle," Koko Taylor
"Did You See Her Eyes," Illusion
"Soul Twist," King Curtis
"Kick Out The Jams," MC 5
"You've Got My Mind Messed Up," James Carr
"You're Gonna Miss Me," Thirteenth Floor Elevators
"Six Days On The Road," Dave Dudley
"Nothing Can Stop Me," Gene Chandler
"Funky Broadway," Dyke & the Blazers
"Blue's Theme," Davie Allan & the Arrows
"96 Tears," ? & the Mysterians

Would make a nice mix in itself. Why don't you do it?

 

[onetet]

I second

"Tell It Like It Is" and
"You Got My Mind Messed Up"

and would add...

Wendy Rene "After Laughter Comes Tears"

 

[LaserWolf]

Can I get an Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is?

That should be close to the top of anyone's list.

Close to the top of mine. Along with
Meters Cissy Strut
Lee Dorsey Get Out Of My Life, Woman
Irma Thomas Ruler Of My Heart or It's Raining

 

[grandpa_shig]

i noticed barbra lynn was missing from that list

 

[SPlDEY]

If you want any explanations, I'll hit you back later, but maybe you should ask us all for our indiviual 50 then combine 'em, 'cause I could come up with an entirely different list...(plus, I already feel bad about hogging 12 positions on the SS list as it is!)

Explanations aren't necessary. I figure not alot of people are interested in something like this. So, the way this is going to work is, I'm going to post what everybody reccomends.


1. If there is a dispute between an artist on someone lists we'll take a quick 3 count vote on the song that should be on the list.

[For example, Jimi's Castles made of sand is on the list.

So, i'll say instead it should be

Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze

so we'll take whatever song gets to 3 +1's first.

if you wanted to vote for Purple haze just quote the post and say +1.

I'll keep a quick tally. So if a dispute gets heated, I'll take the song with the most votes.]


2. The list should get filled pretty quickly so just post the songs you think are the weakest on the list like this.

[For example, *Can - Uphill]

That'll be a neg count for a song.

I'll add this to the top for first time readers.

- spidey

 

[SPlDEY]

i noticed barbra lynn was missing from that list

Irma Thomas Ruler Of My Heart or It's Raining

Which song?

- spidey

 

[grandpa_shig]

i noticed barbra lynn was missing from that list

Which song?

- spidey
aptly titled "youll lose a good thing"

 

[alieNDN]

The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset

 

[HarveyCanal]

Can't neglect...Professor Longhair - Big Chief

Also, though I may be the only one...Al Johnson - Carnival Time

Mardi Gras has officially begun!!!

 

[LaserWolf]

Can't neglect...Professor Longhair - Big Chief

Also, though I may be the only one...Al Johnson - Carnival Time

Mardi Gras has officially begun!!!

Post a sound clip please.

 

[SPlDEY]

Gilberto Gil - 2001

Instantly recognizable, Tropicalia Face melt.

Caetano Veloso - Alfomega

That groovy Brazillian jam. IMO, on par with some of the great gainsbourg tracks.

Gal Costa - Tuareg

Gal proved she was the most pscyhedelic of the tropicalia pioneers. This is an amazing song from her, groovy, indian influenced, psych.

Joao Gilberto - ??guas de Mar??o

Bossa from the originator.

- spidey

 

[SPlDEY]

Can't neglect...Professor Longhair - Big Chief

Post a sound clip please.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-NEqHIIkY-w

- spidey