Yet another list
Posted: March 6, 2008, 9:07 pm
This time from Pitchfork magazine, it's their list of the 200 best song of the 1960s. Pretty great list in my opinion, if a little Beach Boys-centric:
1. the beach boys - god only knows
2. the jackson 5 - i want you back
3. sam cooke - a change is gonna come
4. bob dylan - like a rolling stone
5. the beatles - a day in the life
6. the ronettes - be my baby
7. the beach boys - wouldn't it be nice
8. johnny cash - folsom prison blues (live at folsom prison)
9. the who - i can't explain
10. desmond dekker - israelites
11. led zeppelin - dazed and confused
12. the rolling stones - gimme shelter
13. the band - the weight
14. the beach boys - don't worry baby
15. aretha franklin - think
16. the stooges - i wanna be your dog
17. creedence clearwater revival - fortunate son
18. the crystals - then he kissed me
19. the beatles - tomorrow never knows
20. the shangri-las - out in the streets
21. the beach boys - good vibrations
22. marvin gaye - i heard it through the grapevine
23. etta james - at last
24. the supremes - you can't hurry love
25. the rolling stones - paint it black
26. the beatles - i am the walrus
27. the velvet underground - i'm waiting for the man - 1967
28. otis redding - (sittin' on) the dock of the bay - 1968
29. the kinks - waterloo sunset - 1967
30. the shangri-las - leader of the pack - 1964
31. nico - these days - 1967
32. ennio morricone - the good, the bad and the ugly - 1966
33. james brown - it's a man's man's man's world - 1966
34. the who - the kids are alright - 1965
35. johnny cash - ring of fire - 1963
36. thirteenth floor elevators - you're gonna miss me - 1966
37. simon and garfunkel - the sound of silence - 1965
38. the meters - cissy strut - 1969
39. the rolling stones - sympathy for the devil - 1968
40. the zombies - this will be our year - 1968
41. leonard cohen - suzanne - 1968
42. the band - the night they drove old dixie down - 1969
43. vince guaraldi trio - linus and lucy - 1965
44. the supremes - where did our love go - 1964
45. dusty springfield - son of a preacher man - 1968
46. the creation - making time - 1967
47. the beatles - eleanor rigby - 1966
48. david bowie - space oddity - 1969
49. lee hazlewood - some velvet morning - 1968
50. love - alone again or - 1967
51. ike and tina turner - river deep mountain high - 1966
52. ray charles - georgia on my mind - 1960
53. led zeppelin - whole lotta love - 1969
54. the monkees - daydream believer - 1967
55. jackie wilson - (your love keeps lifting me) higher and higher - 1967
56. serge gainsbourg - bonnie and clyde - 1968
57. tommy james & the shondells - crimson and clover - 1968
58. the beatles - i want to hold your hand - 1964
59. the velvet underground - sunday morning - 1967
60. sly and the family stone - hot fun in the summertime - 1969
61. the supremes - you keep me hangin' on - 1966
62. the rolling stones - street fighting man - 1968
63. stan getz and joao gilberto - the girl from ipanema - 1963
64. del shannon - runaway - 1961
65. the mamas and the papas - california dreamin' - 1966
66. the paragons - the tide is high - 1967
67. neil young & crazy horse - cinnamon girl - 1969
68. the shirelles - will you love me tomorrow - 1960
69. dick dale & the del-tones - misirlou - 1963
70. patsy cline - crazy - 1961
71. jimi hendrix - manic depression - 1967
72. van morrison - sweet thing - 1968
73. bob dylan - don't think twice, it's all right - 1963
74. james brown - papa's got a brand new bag - 1965
75. simon and garfunkel - the boxer - 1969
76. bbc radiophonic workshop - doctor who (original theme) - 1963
77. the velvet underground - heroin - 1967
78. sly and the family stone - i want to take you higher - 1969
79. gal costa - baby - 1969
80. bob dylan - subterranean homesick blues - 1965
81. sam & dave - hold on, i'm comin' - 1966
82. elvis presley - suspicious minds - 1969
83. neil young & crazy horse - down by the river - 1967
84. the rolling stones - you can't always get what you want - 1969
85. roy orbison - crying - 1962
86. left banke - walk away renee - 1967
87. smokey robinson and the miracles - the tracks of my tears - 1965
88. the kinks - you really got me - 1964
89. the stooges - 1969 - 1969
90. the angels - my boyfriend's back - 1963
91. the who - substitute - 1966
92. nick drake - river man - 1969
93. can - yoo do right - 1969
94. simon and garfunkel - mrs. robinson - 1968
95. sam cooke - cupid - 1961
96. the shangri-las - give him a great big kiss - 1965
97. toots & the maytals - pressure drop - 1969
98. the zombies - care of cell 44 - 1968
99. jimi hendrix - all along the watchtower - 1968
100. the isley brothers - it's your thing - 1969
101. pink floyd - see emily play - 1967
102. sly and the family stone - everyday people - 1969
103. merle haggard - mama tried - 1968
104. king crimson - 21st century schizoid man - 1969
105. simon and garfunkel - america - 1968
106. desmond dekker - 007 (shanty town) - 1967
107. bob dylan - visions of johanna - 1966
108. harry nilsson - one - 1968
109. the byrds - eight miles high - 1966
110. the four tops - it's the same old song - 1965
111. stevie wonder - i was made to love her - 1968
112. steve reich - it's gonna rain (part 1) - 1965
113. steve reich - it's gonna rain (part 2) - 1965
114. the easybeats - friday on my mind - 1965
115. nancy sinatra - these boots are made for walking - 1966
116. the kinks - victoria - 1969
117. jefferson airplane - white rabbit - 1967
118. ben e. king - stand by me - 1961
119. the bobby fuller four - i fought the law - 1966
120. silver apples - oscillations - 1968
121. ? and the mysterians - 96 tears - 1966
122. glen campbell - wichita lineman - 1968
123. patsy cline - i fall to pieces - 1961
124. the supremes - i hear a symphony - 1965
125. the velvet underground - venus in furs - 1967
126. miles davis - shhh peaceful - 1969
127. led zeppelin - what is and what should never be - 1969
128. george jones - she thinks i still care - 1962
129. buffalo springfield - for what it's worth - 1967
130. fred neil - everybody's talkin' - 1968
131. john coltrane - my favorite things - 1960
132. the byrds - i'll feel a whole lot better - 1965
133. armstrong, louis - what a wonderful world - 1968
134. the monkees - i'm a believer - 1966
135. the beach boys - surf's up (solo piano version) - 1966
136. the kinks - shangri-la - 1969
137. jimi hendrix - voodoo child (slight return) - 1968
138. the dixie cups - iko iko - 1965
139. the righteous brothers - unchained melody - 1968
140. curtis mayfield and the impressions - people get ready - 1965
141. donovan - season of the witch - 1966
142. the supremes - baby love - 1964
143. procol harum - a whiter shade of pale - 1967
144. scott walker - big louise - 1969
145. bobbie gentry - ode to billie joe - 1967
146. tammy wynette - stand by your man - 1968
147. terry riley - in c - 1968
148. nina simone - sinnerman - 1964
149. the velvet underground - sister ray - 1967
150. archie bell and the drells - tighten up - 1968
151. bob dylan - it's alright, ma (i'm only bleeding) - 1965
152. david axelrod - the human abstract - 1969
153. the association - never my love - 1967
154. lorraine ellison - stay with me - 1969
155. the kingsmen - louie louie - 1963
156. creedence clearwater revival - bad moon rising - 1969
157. loretta lynn - fist city - 1968
158. aretha franklin - do right woman - do right man - 1967
159. p. p. arnold - the first cut is the deepest - 1967
160. pink floyd - astronomy domine - 1967
161. os mutantes - a minha menina - 1968
162. zombies, the - she's not there - 1964
163. the who - i can see for miles - 1967
164. cromagnon - caledonia - 1969
165. frank sinatra - it was a very good year - 1965
166. the monks - monk time - 1966
167. the flirtations - nothing but a heartache - 1969
168. linda ronstadt & the stone poneys - different drum - 1967
169. albert ayler - ghosts - 1964
170. stevie wonder - uptight (everything's alright) - 1966
171. françoise hardy - tous les garcons et les filles - 1964
172. neil diamond - sweet caroline - 1969
173. archie bell and the drells - here i go again - 1969
174. phil ochs - i ain't marching anymore - 1969
175. darlene love - christmas (baby please come home) - 1963
176. loretta lynn - don't come home a drinkin' (with lovin' on your mind) - 1967
177. mc5 - kick out the jams - 1969
178. the tammys - egyptian shumba - 1963
179. otis redding - i've been loving you too long - 1965
180. bembeya jazz national - armée guinéenne - 1969
181. the barbarians - moulty - 1965
182. france gall - laisse tomber les filles - 1964
183. patsy cline - she's got you - 1962
184. bobby darin - beyond the sea - 1960
185. james brown - mother popcorn (you got to have a mother for me) - 1969
186. the temptations - get ready - 1966
187. the hollies - bus stop - 1966
188. the walker brothers - the sun ain't gonna shine anymore - 1966
189. tyrannosaurus rex - debora - 1968
190. the sonics - strychnine - 1965
191. leonard cohen - so long, marianne - 1968
192. cannonball adderley quintet - mercy, mercy, mercy - 1966
193. alton ellis - i'm still in love with you - 1967
194. johnny cash - jackson (with june carter cash) - 1967
195. the foundations - build me up buttercup - 1968
196. james brown - night train - 1963
197. irma thomas - time is on my side - 1964
198. charles mingus - solo dancer - 1963
199. dionne warwick - walk on by - 1964
200. nina simone - black is the color of my true love's hair - 1964
201. the kinks - sunny afternoon - 1966
I see your point