My 100 favorite songs of 1966

[NightTrain]

Listed alphabetically by title:

19th NERVOUS BREAKDOWN – The Rolling Stones
7 AND 7 IS – Love
96 TEARS – Question & The Mysterians
AIN’T NOBODY HOME – Howard Tate
AIN'T THAT A GROOVE - James Brown & The Famous Flames
AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG - The Temptations
ANOTHER NIGHT WITHOUT MY MAN – Carla Thomas
BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP- The Temptations
BEG, BORROW AND STEAL – The Rare Breed
BUT IT'S ALRIGHT - J.J. Jackson
THE CHEATER – Bob Kuban & The In-Men
COMPLICATION – The Monks
DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON & GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY – Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
DEVRI – The Platters
DIRTY WATER – The Standells
DOUBLE SHOT (OF MY BABY’S LOVE) – The Swingin’ Medallions
EIGHT MILES HIGH – The Byrds
FA-FA-FA-FA-FA (SAD SONGS) – Otis Redding
FIGHT FIRE – The Golliwogs
FUNCTION AT THE JUNCTION – Shorty Long
GET READY – The Temptations
GOD ONLY KNOWS – The Beach Boys
GOOD LOVIN’ – The Young Rascals
GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE – The Beatles
HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR MOTHER, BABY, STANDING IN THE SHADOWS? – Rolling Stones
HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU – The Elgins
HE'LL BE BACK - The Players
HEY JOE – The Leaves
HOLD ON! I'M COMIN' - Sam & Dave
HUNGRY – Paul Revere & The Raiders
I CAN’T TURN YOU LOOSE – Otis Redding
I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR - Ray Charles
I FOUGHT THE LAW – The Bobby Fuller Four
I WANT YOU – Bob Dylan
I’M A BOY – The Who
(I’M A) ROAD RUNNER - Jr. Walker & All Stars
I'M LOSING YOU – The Temptations
I’M NOBODY’S BABY NOW – Reparata & The Delrons
I’M READY FOR LOVE – Martha & The Vandellas
IF SUGAR WAS AS SWEET AS YOU – Joe Tex
IN THE BASEMENT - Etta James & Sugar Pie De Santo
INVESTIGATE – Major Lance
IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S MAN'S WORLD - James Brown & The Famous Flames
JOURNEY TO TYME – Kenny & The Kasuals
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT – The Who
KNOCK ON WOOD - Eddie Floyd
LAND OF 1000 DANCES - Wilson Pickett
LITTLE GIRL – Syndicate of Sound
LOOK AT GRANNY RUN, RUN - Howard Tate
LOVE ATTACK - James Carr
LOVE’S GONE BAD – Chris Clark
LOVE'S MADE A FOOL OF YOU - The Bobby Fuller Four
LOVE IS A HURTIN’ THING – Lou Rawls
LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART – The Supremes
MAY I – Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
MIRROR OF YOUR MIND – We The People
MORE, MORE, MORE OF YOUR LOVE – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
MUSTANG SALLY - Wilson Pickett
MY GENERATION – The Who
NIGHT TIME – The Strangeloves
ONE MORE HEARTACHE – Marvin Gaye
OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART - Darrell Banks
PAINT IT BLACK – The Rolling Stones
PAPERBACK WRITER – The Beatles
PRETTY FLAMINGO – Manfred Mann
POURING WATER ON A DROWNING MAN - James Carr
PSYCHOTIC REACTION – Count Five
PUSHIN’ TOO HARD – The Seeds
REACH OUT, I'LL BE THERE – The Four Tops
RIVER DEEP—MOUNTAIN HIGH - Ike & Tina Turner
RUN FOR COVER - The Dells
SECRET AGENT MAN – Johnny Rivers
SHA-LA-LA-LA-LEE – The Small Faces
SHAKE YOUR HIPS - Slim Harpo
SLOOP JOHN B. – The Beach Boys
SOUL AND INSPIRATION - The Righteous Brothers
STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE – The Four Tops
STAY WITH ME - Lorraine Ellison
STOP HER ON SIGHT (S.O.S.) - Edwin Starr
STUCK INSIDE OF MOBILE WITH THE MEMPHIS BLUES AGAIN – Bob Dylan
SUBSTITUTE – The Who
SUMMERTIME - Billy Stewart
TALK TALK – The Music Machine
TAXMAN – The Beatles
THIS OLD HEART OF MINE – The Isley Brothers
TILL THE END OF THE DAY – The Kinks
UPTIGHT (EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT) – Stevie Wonder
WANG DANG DOODLE - Ko Ko Taylor
WARM AND TENDER LOVE - Percy Sledge
WE CAN WORK IT OUT – The Beatles
WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN-HEARTED? - Jimmy Ruffin
WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN - Percy Sledge
WILD THING – The Troggs
WOULDN’T IT BE NICE? – The Beach Boys
YOU AIN’T TUFF – The Uniques
YOU BETTER RUN – The Young Rascals
YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE – The Supremes
YOU DON’T KNOW LIKE I KNOW – Sam & Dave
YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON – The Supremes
YOU’RE GONNA MISS ME – 13th Floor Elevators

[Goldmund]

1. I thought "We Can Work It Out"

by the Beatles was released in 1965.

[NightTrain]

5. It peaked at #1 in early '66.

So, I saved it for '66!

[mac56]

2. What a great year for music.

But no "Last Train To Clarksville"? C'mon - that was a GREAT pop song.

[On the Road]

3. "The Swinging Medallions" -- Now There Was a Band!

LOL

"Wouldn't it be Nice" is one of my favorite pop songs of all time.

The two Dylan numbers "I Want You" and "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" are both top notch.

And yes, the Monkees are conspicuously absent. At least in my book. I was 12 years old and they were my band.

[southpaw]

4. I was born in 1966

Nice to know there were plenty of cool tunes on the radio when I was but a wee lad.

[NightTrain]

6. Me, too!

I just turned 38 on March 20th.

[salvorhardin]

9. Hey! me too!

i was born in 66 too, just barely. Dec. 27.

[TahitiNut]

7. I recall putting about half of those on our frat mixer tape.

I still love most of them... particularly "Wild Thing" and "Mustang Sally" (GREAT tunes).

[Bridget Burke]

8. I hate to sound like an old fart,

But they ain't making music like that any more. Look, I've continued following music--good stuff is still being produced.

However, in those days you could just turn on your AM radio & get the British Invasion, Soul, R&B, & young American proto-punks.

Yeah, the Elevators were "psychedelic"--but "You're Gonna Miss Me" is hard-core rock that has nothing to do with incense & peppermints.

[NightTrain]

10. You don't sound like an old fart.

I was *born* in 1966, and I agree with you! There simply has never been a decade (at least in America) of such unparalleled musical creativty as the 1960s. And I doubt there ever will be again. :(

[Fenris]

11. Well, I thank God you put the Byrds on there

I would have had to kill you otherwise.:D Eight Miles High was one of the most inventive singles ever.