Soul Struts top 200 songs of the 60's

[mannybolone]

No offense but what's up with this "one song per artist" bullshit? (I'm not mad, doggie, just making a point)

The 60s were defined by definitive ARTISTS as much as definitive songs so the fact that you'd have a list like this with ONE Aretha song or ONE James Brown song or ONE Beatles song, etc...

it makes no sense.

If you're going to do this list, then you gotta do it right and allow for multiple entries by a single artist/group. Otherwise, it's kind of meaningless as being representative of what people actually liked from the decade.

 

[SPlDEY]

No offense but what's up with this "one song per artist" bullshit? (I'm not mad, doggie, just making a point)

The 60s were defined by definitive ARTISTS as much as definitive songs so the fact that you'd have a list like this with ONE Aretha song or ONE James Brown song or ONE Beatles song, etc...

it makes no sense.

If you're going to do this list, then you gotta do it right and allow for multiple entries by a single artist/group. Otherwise, it's kind of meaningless as being representative of what people actually liked from the decade.

Well O, like Laserwolf said it's very easy to fill the list with James Brown, and Beatles songs. If the goal was to just fill the slots. I really couldn't care less to deal with someones top 100 beatles songs of the 60's. Feel me.

1 song per artist makes you try to choose the most definitive song.

Unless you can propose a better idea?

- spidey

 

[The_Hook_Up]

some of these might have been posted in the repsonses and the pitchfork list but hows about

Solomon Burke "Home in Your Heart"

James Carr "Dark End of the Street"

Barbara Lynn "youll lose a good thing"

Arthur Conely "Sweet Soul Music"

Gal Costa "Baby"

France Gall "Laisse Tomber Les Filles"

Francoise Hardy "Le Bonheur Du Jour"

The Birds "No Good Without You baby"

Nazz "Open My Eyes"

Richard Berry "Have Love Will Travel"(this may have been '59, but perhaps '60)

Heptones "Baby"

Marcia Griffiths "Feel Like Jumping"

Ken Boothe and Stranger Cole "Artibella"

Rufus Thomas "Memphis Train"

Dale Hawkins "Suzy Q"

shit this list could go on and on...

 

[onetet]

No offense but what's up with this "one song per artist" bullshit? (I'm not mad, doggie, just making a point)

The 60s were defined by definitive ARTISTS as much as definitive songs so the fact that you'd have a list like this with ONE Aretha song or ONE James Brown song or ONE Beatles song, etc...

it makes no sense.

If you're going to do this list, then you gotta do it right and allow for multiple entries by a single artist/group. Otherwise, it's kind of meaningless as being representative of what people actually liked from the decade.

Well O, like Laserwolf said it's very easy to fill the list with James Brown, and Beatles songs. If the goal was to just fill the slots. I really couldn't care less to deal with someones top 100 beatles songs of the 60's. Feel me.

1 song per artist makes you try to choose the most definitive song.

Unless you can propose a better idea?

- spidey
That makes sense to me, and should result in a very diverse but simultaneously tight list. I haven't crunched the numbers, but I bet most of the artists on Pitchfork's list repeat -- some many times. And some of their picks... I'm just scanning here, but the Kinks' "Shangri-la" made the list? That wouldn't be on my list of top Kinks songs, let alone top songs of a freakin decade!

 

[grandpa_shig]

ive often heard of that pitchfork media thing. whats the deal with that? why is everyone on their balls?

 

[SPlDEY]

Richard Berry "Have Love Will Travel"(this may have been '59, but perhaps '60)

59 according to wiki.

- spidey

 

[onetet]

ive often heard of that pitchfork media thing. whats the deal with that? why is everyone on their balls?

they seem to be the main place people ages 18-35 (or so) go for music news and reviews these days. They actually review a fairly wide spectrum of stuff but the main complaint about them is that they seem to have had a homogenizing effect on people's tastes -- bascially favoring very safe indie pop with Will Oldham, Cat Power, Smog and the 90s Matador roster as their Godz/elder statesman/whatever. Also, their reviews can make or break careers. And the tone of their writing can be pretty smug at times.

However, they're a decent source of news, and they've definitely propelled a number of Baltimore bands (for instance) to indie fame recently. Beach House and Dan Deacon are regularly championed by Pitchfork and Beach House went from forming to playing shows to 50 people to headlining tours in several continents over the course of less than a year thanks in large part to being mentioned on Pitchfork almost daily in 2006. Of course, for every band they annoint there's another good band that goes unnoticed (people here often bitch about their coverage of the diverse Bmore scene as very narrow), but whatcha gonna do?

 

[hammertime]

I think "Keep on Pushing" has to be the Impressions song on there. And Sam Cooke- "A Change is Gonna Come" would probably be in my top 10.

 

[grandpa_shig]

ive often heard of that pitchfork media thing. whats the deal with that? why is everyone on their balls?

they seem to be the main place people ages 18-35 (or so) go for music news and reviews these days. They actually review a fairly wide spectrum of stuff but the main complaint about them is that they seem to have had a homogenizing effect on people's tastes -- bascially favoring very safe indie pop with Will Oldham, Cat Power, Smog and the 90s Matador roster as their Godz/elder statesman/whatever. Also, their reviews can make or break careers. And the tone of their writing can be pretty smug at times.

However, they're a decent source of news, and they've definitely propelled a number of Baltimore bands (for instance) to indie fame recently. Beach House and Dan Deacon are regularly championed by Pitchfork and Beach House went from forming to playing shows to 50 people to headlining tours in several continents over the course of less than a year thanks in large part to being mentioned on Pitchfork almost daily in 2006. Of course, for every band they annoint there's another good band that goes unnoticed (people here often bitch about their coverage of the diverse Bmore scene as very narrow), but whatcha gonna do?
no wonder i never heard of it

 

[LaserWolf]

No offense but what's up with this "one song per artist" bullshit? (I'm not mad, doggie, just making a point)

The 60s were defined by definitive ARTISTS as much as definitive songs so the fact that you'd have a list like this with ONE Aretha song or ONE James Brown song or ONE Beatles song, etc...

it makes no sense.

If you're going to do this list, then you gotta do it right and allow for multiple entries by a single artist/group. Otherwise, it's kind of meaningless as being representative of what people actually liked from the decade.

Well O, like Laserwolf said it's very easy to fill the list with James Brown, and Beatles songs.

1 song per artist makes you try to choose the most definitive song.

Unless you can propose a better idea?

- spidey
I don't think there is one definitive James Brown song. I'll Go Crazy, Cold Sweat, I Can't Stand Myself, It's A Mans World - They are all definitive of different periods and times in the life or James Brown. A top 200 list ought to have room for all.
James Brown and the Famous Flames I'll Go Crazy
James Brown and the Flames Cold Sweat
James Brown and the Dapps I Can't Stand Myself
James Brown and some strings It's A Mans World

Does that count as 4 different artists? (I don't really know how these were listed or who is backing him, but yall can correct me anyway.)

Addition to the list:
Nat Kendricks & Swans Mashed Potatoes

 

[SPlDEY]

Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused

This is song is quite possibly the greatest thing Zeppelin ever did.

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

I had a tough choice with this vs. My favorite things, but the fact that my favorite things was a cover, and a love supreme was an original nudged me over the top.

- spidey

 

[SPlDEY]

I don't think there is one definitive James Brown song. I'll Go Crazy, Cold Sweat, I Can't Stand Myself, It's A Mans World - They are all definitive of different periods and times in the life or James Brown. A top 200 list ought to have room for all.
James Brown and the Famous Flames I'll Go Crazy
James Brown and the Flames Cold Sweat
James Brown and the Dapps I Can't Stand Myself
James Brown and some strings It's A Mans World

Does that count as 4 different artists? (I don't really know how these were listed or who is backing him, but yall can correct me anyway.)

That's an interesting way at looking at it. I'll have to think about my stance on it.

- spidey

 

[LaserWolf]

I don't think there is one definitive James Brown song. I'll Go Crazy, Cold Sweat, I Can't Stand Myself, It's A Mans World - They are all definitive of different periods and times in the life or James Brown. A top 200 list ought to have room for all.
James Brown and the Famous Flames I'll Go Crazy
James Brown and the Flames Cold Sweat
James Brown and the Dapps I Can't Stand Myself
James Brown and some strings It's A Mans World

Does that count as 4 different artists? (I don't really know how these were listed or who is backing him, but yall can correct me anyway.)

That's an interesting way at looking at it. I'll have to think about my stance on it.

- spidey
For the Beatles I think we should have:
Pre Rubber Soul
Rubber Soul and Revolver period
Sgt Peps and Magical Myst period
White LP (including Lady Madonna and the 45 version of Revolution)
Post White LP

 

[illnis]

i'm sure sam and dave's soul man should have a spot

 

[LaserWolf]

i'm sure sam and dave's soul man should have a spot

I vote for Wrap It Up. I'm not opposed to 2 Sam & Dave songs.

Ever notice the bass player plays the Batman Theme during the bridge.

 

[HarveyCanal]

Al Johnson - Carnival Time

Post a sound clip please.

 

[Guzzo]

James Carr "Dark End of the Street"

if there has to only be one James Carr song on this list this is the one I'd vote for

also heres a few more I think being on the list

Eddie Bo "from this Day On"

Barbara Mason "Yes I'm ready"

Tommy James "Crimson & Clover"

Meters "Cissy Strut"

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell "You're All I Need To Get By"

Stevie Wonder "Place in the Sun"

Nancy Sinatra "Bang Bang"

Ben E. King "Stand By Me"

 

[LaserWolf]

James Carr "Dark End of the Street"

if there has to only be one James Carr song on this list this is the one I'd vote for
Dark End Of The Street - Great song, great version ... but...

You've Got My Mind Messed Up could, can, only be sung by James Carr, it is his story. My vote goes with You've Got My Mind Messed Up.

Archie Campbell, Percy Sledge, Joe Tex, Lee Hazelwood, Flying Bur Bros and Dolly Parton all recorded DEOTS in the 60s (according to allmusic). Maybe one of their versions. Except I vote for:

Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman

 

[SPlDEY]

I don't think there is one definitive James Brown song. I'll Go Crazy, Cold Sweat, I Can't Stand Myself, It's A Mans World - They are all definitive of different periods and times in the life or James Brown. A top 200 list ought to have room for all.
James Brown and the Famous Flames I'll Go Crazy
James Brown and the Flames Cold Sweat
James Brown and the Dapps I Can't Stand Myself
James Brown and some strings It's A Mans World

Does that count as 4 different artists? (I don't really know how these were listed or who is backing him, but yall can correct me anyway.)

That's an interesting way at looking at it. I'll have to think about my stance on it.

- spidey
Okay, if It's an artist performing with different groups I'll allow them to appear multiple times.

I really don't want to get into different Era's of an artist. However, go ahead and add your favorite songs, and I'll add them into the Tally.

- spidey

ALSO, -1 vote from me for Crimson & Clover

can't stand that song.

- spidey

 

[pickwick33]

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

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

By rights, I should be as tired of this as I am of "...Grapevine" (Marvin Gaye's version), but instead it just sounds better and better as I get older. If you've ever wanted to tell some trifling girlfriend (or boyfriend!) to shit or get off the pot, those lyrics are saying everything you're thinking.

Besides, when's the last time you've heard someone say that "my time is expensive?"