08-24-2016, 12:53 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-24-2016, 04:20 PM by Eric the Green.)
One of mine and everybody's favorite golden oldies is It's All in the Game by Tommy Edwards.
The song has an interesting history, with the melody having been written in 1911 by a future US vice-president, and other notable singers including Edwards in 1951 having made other versions. The 1958 version is considered a "rock n roll arrangement" and was a huge hit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_All...ame_(song)
Some other 1958 golden oldies that I also liked:
All I Have to Do is Dream by The Everly Brothers
The Stripper by David Rose (recorded 1958, released 1962, the great year for pop instrumentals)
Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry, with its famous opening guitar riff
Sweet Little Sixteen by Chuck Berry (melody for Surfin' USA, of course)
Yakety Yak by The Coasters
Charlie Brown by The Coasters
The Witch Doctor by David Seville (loved these 3 songs when I was 8!)
cover, 2007, and live on Ed Sullivan "the national rage among all the youngsters"
grab your hula hoop and come back to 1958!
(but I won't post the One-Eyed, One-Horned Flying Purple People Eater, or the Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini! (1960))
(note: none of these except the embedded one actually made my top 400+ list, but I might add Johnny B Goode to it as a runner up)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_B._Goode
an oldies playlist https://youtu.be/rBQ2xc6jjJs?list=PLCFEB3C06C87F6748
The song has an interesting history, with the melody having been written in 1911 by a future US vice-president, and other notable singers including Edwards in 1951 having made other versions. The 1958 version is considered a "rock n roll arrangement" and was a huge hit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_All...ame_(song)
Some other 1958 golden oldies that I also liked:
All I Have to Do is Dream by The Everly Brothers
The Stripper by David Rose (recorded 1958, released 1962, the great year for pop instrumentals)
Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry, with its famous opening guitar riff
Sweet Little Sixteen by Chuck Berry (melody for Surfin' USA, of course)
Yakety Yak by The Coasters
Charlie Brown by The Coasters
The Witch Doctor by David Seville (loved these 3 songs when I was 8!)
cover, 2007, and live on Ed Sullivan "the national rage among all the youngsters"
grab your hula hoop and come back to 1958!
(but I won't post the One-Eyed, One-Horned Flying Purple People Eater, or the Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini! (1960))
(note: none of these except the embedded one actually made my top 400+ list, but I might add Johnny B Goode to it as a runner up)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_B._Goode
an oldies playlist https://youtu.be/rBQ2xc6jjJs?list=PLCFEB3C06C87F6748