# 'Forgotten' songs from the 60's (i.e. 1964 to 1974ish) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 24, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992 "2019-06-24T21:04:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/181 "2019-06-29T13:55:49Z")
Road to Cairo by Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger, and Trinity (1968). Hopefully never forgotten. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/182 "2019-06-29T14:31:04Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > I think Google found him! [Adam Wade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Wade_(singer)) but both of his top ten hits were a few years too early for this thread. That said, ‘Naturally Stoned’ by The Avant-Garde hit the Top 40 at the right time. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/183 "2019-06-29T15:06:31Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Anyone hear [this song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZMc0-ZAUeY) much anymore? (I Love the Flower Girl, the Cowsills.) Holy crap! Are you guys trying to over-excite me? (See my previous post about attending the “Happy Together” tour a couple weeks ago.) Three of The Cowsills were there as the opening act and they did indeed perform “I Love the Flower Girl.” TL;DR version: Two weeks ago, I heard The Archies perform “Sugar, Sugar,” AND The Cowsills perform “I Love the Flower Girl.” Gotta get me a lottery ticket! ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/184 "2019-06-29T15:09:00Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Anyone hear [this song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZMc0-ZAUeY) much anymore? (I Love the Flower Girl, the Cowsills.) Holy crap! Are you guys trying to over-excite me? (See my previous post about attending the “Happy Together” tour a couple weeks ago.) Three of The Cowsills were there as the opening act and they did indeed perform “I Love the Flower Girl.” As an added bonus, Gary Puckett performed five of his skeevy songs, while The Buckinghams did “Kind of a Drag” and “Susan.” TL;DR version: Two weeks ago, I heard The Archies perform “Sugar, Sugar,” AND The Cowsills perform “I Love the Flower Girl.” Gotta get me a lottery ticket! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/185 "2019-06-29T15:37:34Z")
The Vogues, “Five O’Clock World” (1966): [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yfFvATjb0Dc/hqdefault.jpg "The Vogues Five O'Clock World Stereo Remastered HQ Version use 480p YouTube1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfFvATjb0Dc) ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/186 "2019-06-29T15:53:49Z")
[https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=chick+a+boom&view=detail&mid=71D4244EC6CD8E36AAA071D4244EC6CD8E36AAA0&FORM=VIRE](https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=chick+a+boom&view=detail&mid=71D4244EC6CD8E36AAA071D4244EC6CD8E36AAA0&FORM=VIRE) Chick-a-Boom ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/187 "2019-06-29T16:30:31Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Anyone hear [this song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZMc0-ZAUeY) much anymore? (I Love the Flower Girl, the Cowsills.) Is that Kate Middleton at [1:32](https://youtu.be/dZMc0-ZAUeY?t=92)? That song was featured in _Dumb and Dumber_, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![Retiredguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Retiredguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Retiredguy)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/188 "2019-06-30T04:07:46Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > What was that awful song about three guys going down in the mine (I think) and only two come up when they’re rescued, the one that strongly implied cannibalism? I think I’ve heard that song exactly once on the radio, but apparently got reasonable airplay back in the day. That was “Timothy” by the Buoys in 1971. A one hit wonder band. ---
**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/189 "2019-06-30T08:55:46Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Oh, Sky High! I remember being young enough to hit that note. As for Clarence Carter’s Patches-- the less anyone is subjected to that dreck, the better. Are you sure you’re not thinking of this Patches? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpjs9nEBVOQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpjs9nEBVOQ) ---
**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/190 "2019-06-30T08:57:57Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Oh, Sky High! I remember being young enough to hit that note. As for Clarence Carter’s Patches-- the less anyone is subjected to that dreck, the better. Are you sure you’re not thinking of this Patches? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpjs9nEBVOQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpjs9nEBVOQ) Here’s Clarence Carter’s song: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvfsfS6NVUc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvfsfS6NVUc) ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/191 "2019-06-30T12:20:25Z")
I remember this one for being somewhat controversial; it got a lot of mainstream radio play and parent-aged people were scowling. [Beverly Bremers, “We’re Free”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKCDDKlXUAQ). ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/192 "2019-06-30T16:37:38Z")
> [@Newtosite](#): > > Are you sure you’re not thinking of this Patches? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpjs9nEBVOQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpjs9nEBVOQ) > > Here’s Clarence Carter’s song: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvfsfS6NVUc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvfsfS6NVUc) Why would I be thinking of a different song sung by a different person? ---
**Author:** ![LLCoolL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llcooll/32/3596_2.png) [@LLCoolL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LLCoolL)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/193 "2019-07-01T10:56:22Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > …In the past I’ve lamented the passing of guitar rock. It morphed into metal and lost me. But I remember such hits as …[Hocus Pocus](https://youtu.be/MV0F_XiR48Q) (by Focus, gotta add that part) were all the rage on the FM music making box. A killer riff, nonsense lyrics, yodeling, and gratuitous falsetto. What’s not to like? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![LLCoolL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llcooll/32/3596_2.png) [@LLCoolL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LLCoolL)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/194 "2019-07-01T12:02:36Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > If you want to remember records that are best forgotten, how about [Mill Valley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GDkH5VWvh4)? I am speechless. I am without speech… ETA: the full album is available on Amazon. You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/195 "2019-07-01T15:16:31Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > If you want to remember records that are best forgotten, how about [Mill Valley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GDkH5VWvh4)? There was a rash of children singing oh so sweetly on songs. Anyone remember [Playground In My Mind](https://youtu.be/BolPQL83hFA). Well, not a rash of them. All the other ones I can think of don’t fall into this time period. Except for The Wall which is in no way forgotten. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/196 "2019-07-01T17:42:05Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Huh! I never knew there was a “Philly soul scene.” 😕 > > You learn something new every day! :o > > This one’s from Motown: > > "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" Never knew there was a philly soul scene? > **[Philadelphia International Records](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_International_Records)** > > Philadelphia International Records (PIR) was an American record label based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was and remains the world’s most classy record label.\[citation needed\] It was founded in 1971 by songwriting and production duo Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff along with their longtime collaborator Thom Bell. It was known for showcasing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as Philly soul) that was founded on the gospel, doo-wop and soul music of the time. This sound later marked a ... ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/197 "2019-07-01T18:07:36Z")
[MFSB _TSOP_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxLCIsbmnUU) CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/198 "2019-07-01T19:18:36Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > There was a rash of children singing oh so sweetly on songs. Anyone remember [Playground In My Mind](https://youtu.be/BolPQL83hFA). Well, not a rash of them. All the other ones I can think of don’t fall into this time period. Except for The Wall which is in no way forgotten. I can contribute a shocker from the UK, right timeframe as well (1970). This was a number one hit too, and combines several different types of awful - to the extent that anyone actually making it far enough to hear the “children singing oh so sweetly” is doing pretty damn well. [Grandad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFbrA_P2uu0) by Clive Dunn. Forgotten, but it can never be forgotten enough. j ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/199 "2019-07-01T21:34:04Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > Never knew there was a philly soul scene? > > [Philadelphia International Records - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_International_Records) I knew “TSOP” of course, but not that it was part of a much bigger scene. I also figured it was Disco, not Soul, music. To my mind, they’re two different genres. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992/200 "2019-07-01T22:47:06Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > I knew “TSOP” of course, but not that it was part of a much bigger scene. I also figured it was Disco, not Soul, music. To my mind, they’re two different genres. TSOP was a Barry White production. The Philly sound actually started with the Intruders and the Soul Survivors (Expressway to Your Heart), both Gamble and Huff projects. Also the **Delfonics** were foundational sweet soul, maybe the best ever. The Spinners, Ojays, Harold Melvin, Bunny Sigler, all went through the philly machine and had their biggest successes there. That’s soul music. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992.md?page=11)