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What are some oldies songs like..?
the beatles-cant buy me love
elvis presley-jailhouse rock
the champs-tequila
the troggs-wild thing
the turtles-happy together
Some of my personal favorite oldies from this era (but YMMV):
Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
Chuck Berry – Almost Grown
Chuck Berry – (any of his songs are pure Rock n Roll)
Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop
Del Shannon - Runaway
Dion - Donna The Prima Donna
Dion - Runaround Sue
Freddy 'Boom Boom' Cannon - Tallahassee Lassie
Freddy 'Boom-Boom' Cannon - Palisades Park
J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers - Last Kiss
Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher
Jay & The Americans - Cara Mia
Jimmy Jones - Handy Man
Jimmy Jones – Good Timin’
Jimmy Soul - If You Wanna Be Happy (for the Rest of Your Life, Never Make a Pretty Woman Your Wife)
Johnny Rivers - Memphis
Lesley Gore - It's My Party
Lesley Gore - Judy's Turn To Cry
Lou Christie - The Gypsy Cried
Lou Christie - Two Faces Have I
Martha & The Vandellas - Heat Wave
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - Stay
Nathaniel Mayer & The Fabulous Twilights - Village Of Love
Neil Sedaka – Calendar Girl
Neil Sedaka - Oh! Carol
Neil Sedaka - Stairway To Heaven
Paul Revere & The Raiders - Kicks
Question Mark & The Mysterians - 96 Tears
Ral Donner - She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be)
Randy & The Rainbows - Denise
Roy Head & The Traits - Treat Her Right
Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman
Sam The Sham & The Pharohs - Wooly Bully
Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard
Thurston Harris - Little Bitty Pretty One
Tommy James & The Shondells - Mony Mony
The Angels - My Boyfriend's Back
The Beach Boys - 409
The Beach Boys – Surfin’ Safari
The Cadillacs - Speedo
The Chiffons - A Love So Fine
The Chiffons - He's So Fine
The Chiffons - One Fine Day
The Cleftones - Heart and Soul
The Clovers - Love Potion No.9
The Contours - Do You Love Me
The Crests - The Angels Listened In
The Crests - Trouble In Paradise
The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron
The Dell-Vikings - Whispering Bells
The Diamonds - Little Darlin' (one of my all time favs)
The Earls - Remember Then
The Earls - Never
The Edsels - Rama Lama Ding Dong
The Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You (one of the better, yet lesser known MOTOWN songs by one of its lesser known groups)
The Essex - Easier Said Than Done
The Everly Brothers - Bird Dog
The Exciters - Tell Him
The Flamingos - Nobody Loves Me Like You Do
The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
The Grass Roots - Live For Today
The Isley Brothers - This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
The Isley Brothers – SHOUT!
The Jarmels - A Little Bit of Soap
The Kalin Twins - When
The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City
The Marcels - Blue Moon
The Marcels - Heartaches
The Marvelettes - Beechwood 4-5789
The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
The Outsiders - Time Won't Let Me
The Regents - Barbara Ann (the original)
The Rivieras - California Sun
The Rocky Fellers - Killer Joe
The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
The Ronettes - Be My Baby
The Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack
The Shields - You Cheated
The Shirelles - (You Say...)Tonight's The Night
The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
The Silhouettes - Get A Job
The Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About a Mover
The Sir Douglas Quintet - Mendocino
The Surfaris - Wipeout (instrumental)
The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Volumes - I Love You
THEM – Gloria (This song, written by Van Morrison and recorded by his group at the time, THEM, was on the ‘DO NOT PLAY LIST’ of many radio stations when it was released in 1964 because of its sexual innuendo. However, many people who have never heard this song and listen to it today would simply say, “You’re kidding, right?” And I would say, “No, I’m not.” The Shadows of Knight covered the song but omitted the two short lines of lyrics that caused the original ruckus. The SOK version was more popular as it received wider play but the original version by THEM is, by far, the better of the two. A great song! It ranks #69 (innuendo again:):)???) in the book, ‘The Heart of Rock and Soul, The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made.’
If you want to see a much longer list of mostly 50s & 60s oldies, you may go a previous answer of mine that is about 4/5 down the page at:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ah2eugg3KnXmRm7qISL1kZHty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080124103316AAjYEAv&show=7#profile-info-G8a4J1yCaa
For DOO-WOP groups exclusively, go to another previous answer of mine:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsR3ZPxWDdhbRvyu.Z2I4Mfty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080313120342AAxhndD&show=7#profile-info-KLZECDIzaa
Also, check out the following link for oldies by year (and lyrics for many) from 1930 to 1999 and how they fared on the Billboard Charts. Any songs that peaked on the charts from #1 to #5 position (denoted to the right of the song) for any particular year may be worth listening to on YouTube and then downloading if you like it.
http://www.ntl.matrix.com.br/pfilho/html/top40/
You may also want to get a copy of the Dave Marsh’s 1989 earlier referenced book, ‘The Heart of Rock and Soul, The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made’ from Abe books:
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=dave+marsh&sts=t&tn=the+heart+of+rock+and+soul&x=0&y=0
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