# favourite 60s song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 12, 2003, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568 "2003-02-12T14:21:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mogiaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mogiaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mogiaw)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/1 "2003-02-12T14:21:25Z")
what is your favourite 60s song (excluding anything by the beatles)? Mine is probably I get around ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/2 "2003-02-12T15:05:47Z")
At this moment, I would say “The Mountains High” by Dick and Dee-Dee. Note: Management reserves the right to change the above selection without notice, due to changes in mood, ambience, or for no apparent reason at all. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/3 "2003-02-12T15:12:56Z")
I never cared for the Beatles. Always thought something must be wrong with me, as they were IT. Oh well. I grew up with 60’s songs. Hard to pick A favorite. Tell Me Something Good by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan was good. Also, Get Together really made the statement for me. ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/4 "2003-02-12T15:30:09Z")
Sound of silence by Simon and Garfunkel (even when you include the Beatles, this is my favourite). ---
**Author:** ![The\_Clawman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@The\_Clawman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Clawman)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/5 "2003-02-12T15:31:44Z")
The Velvet Underground - “What Goes On” has always been a favourite. Also I’m rather partial to Vanilla Fudge’s version of “You just keep me hanging on”. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/6 "2003-02-12T15:43:40Z")
Are you kidding? I must have 500 favorite songs from the 60s. Can you imagine how good the radio sounded _every single day_? ---
**Author:** ![AchimbaProphet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@AchimbaProphet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AchimbaProphet)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/7 "2003-02-12T16:40:27Z")
10 years after “I’d love to change the world” ---
**Author:** ![Wartime\_Consigliori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@Wartime\_Consigliori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wartime_Consigliori)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/8 "2003-02-12T16:59:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Clawman \* > \*\*The Velvet Underground - “What Goes On” has always been a favourite. \*\* I’m just glad to know somebody out there besides me understands just how cool that song is! Another great 60’s tune is **Land of 1,000 Dances** by the great Wilson Pickett. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Clawman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@The\_Clawman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Clawman)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/9 "2003-02-12T17:13:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wartime Consigliori \* > \*\*I’m just glad to know somebody out there besides me understands just how cool that song is! > > \*\* Great minds, eh? 😃 Have you heard the live version on the “1969” album? ---
**Author:** ![Wartime\_Consigliori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@Wartime\_Consigliori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wartime_Consigliori)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/10 "2003-02-12T17:18:04Z")
Not yet! Will do, though. ---
**Author:** ![Jabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@Jabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jabba)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/11 "2003-02-12T17:23:37Z")
Either “Venus in Furs” by Velvet Underground or “Buzzin’ Fly” by Tim Buckley. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/12 "2003-02-12T17:25:15Z")
Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys Heat Wave by Martha and the Vandellas For What It’s Worth by Buffalo Springfield I should stop now before this becomes a Greatest Hits list. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/13 "2003-02-12T17:30:45Z")
“96 Tears” by ? and the Mysterians ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/14 "2003-02-13T04:55:18Z")
**Room to Move** by John Mayall and another vote for Tim Buckley’s **Buzzin’ Fly**. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/15 "2003-02-13T04:57:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by vanilla \* > \*\*I never cared for the Beatles. > Always thought something must be wrong with me, as they were IT. > Oh well. > I grew up with 60’s songs. > Hard to pick A favorite. > Tell Me Something Good by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan was good. > Also, > Get Together really made the statement for me. \*\* Rufus didn’t record “Tell Me Something Good” until 1974, so I guess you’re stuck with “Get Together.” If I HAVE to limit myself to one 60s song, I’ll go with Led Zeppelin’s “Dazed and Confused.” ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/16 "2003-02-13T05:21:46Z")
Wow, all those votes for VU… in that case, instead of voting for “I Heard Her Call My Name”, I’ll go with “Time Has Come Today” by the Chambers Brothers (yes, the long version). ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/17 "2003-02-13T06:30:32Z")
[Na Na Hey Hey](http://home.att.net/~bubblegumusic/songnanahey.htm) is unarguably the greatest song ever recorded in the 1960s. ---
**Author:** ![II\_Gyan\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/18 "2003-02-13T06:35:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dragon Phoenix \* > \*\*Sound of silence by Simon and Garfunkel (even when you include the Beatles, this is my favourite). \*\* I second that. Stones’ _Paint It Black_ is **a** favourite. Not sure where I would place it. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/19 "2003-02-13T14:23:46Z")
Ah, okay. The very first song I heard that I wanted to dance to was Honky Tonk Woman.(by the Stones) Excellent! ---
**Author:** ![S\_Puppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@S\_Puppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/S_Puppy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568/20 "2003-02-13T14:31:55Z")
A Question of Temperature - The Balloon Farm. And a few dozen others, some already mentioned. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-60s-song/154568.md?page=2)