The Blue Collar Scholar

The 1960s, Episode 13: Sixties Music Playlist

Episode Summary

In the penultimate class session of the semester, we had a music night, where we listened to, enjoyed, and discussed dozens of songs from the 1960s. Each student in class was able to nominate 5 of their favorite songs from the 1960s, and based on their preferences - and a heavy dose of my own favorite songs - we came up with 50 bangers from the Sixties. For obvious copyright reasons, I am unable to share that music with you. This episode is merely a quick countdown of the songs we chose. Please utilize Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite music provider to listen to these songs.

Episode Notes

Sixties Playlist: 

  1. All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix (1968)  
  2. For What It’s Worth by Buffalo Springfield (1966) 
  3. Fortunate Son by CCR (1969) 
  4. The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel (1964) 
  5. Turn, Turn, Turn by The Byrds (1965) 
  6. Lil’ Red Riding Hood by Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs (1966) 
  7. In My Room by The Beach Boys (1963)  
  8. Harper Valley PTA by Jeannie C. Riley (1968)  
  9. Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers (1965)  
  10. Aquarius by The 5th Dimension (1967)
  11. I Wanna Hold Your Hand by The Beatles (1963)  
  12. San Francisco by Scott McKenzie (1967) 
  13. People Are Strange by The Doors (1967) 
  14. Good Times Bad Times by Led Zeppelin (1969)
  15. Runaway by Del Shannon (1961)  
  16. Be My Baby by The Ronettes (1963)  
  17. Dead Man’s Curve by Jan & Dean (1963)  
  18. Wild Thing by the Troggs (1966) 
  19. Wouldn’t It Be Nice by The Beach Boys (1966)  
  20. I Can’t Help Myself by The Four Tops (1965)  
  21. California Dreamin’ by The Mamas & the Papas (1965) 
  22. Second That Emotion by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (1968)  
  23. Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation by Tom Paxton (1965) 
  24. Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes (1964) 
  25. Louie Louie by The Kingsmen (1963) 
  26. Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash (1963)  
  27. Hey Jude by The Beatles (1968)  
  28. Are You Lonesome Tonight? by Elvis Presley (1960) 
  29. Bad Moon Rising by CCR (1969)  
  30. The Fish Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixing-To-Die Rag by Country Joe the Fish (1967) 
  31. The Times They Are A-Changin’ by Bob Dylan (1964) 
  32. Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones (1966) 
  33. Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum (1969) 
  34. Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond (1969)   
  35. I’m a Believer by The Monkeys (1967)  
  36. I Want You Back by the Jackson 5 (1969) 
  37. I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye (1968) 
  38. Ode to Billy Joe by Bobby Gentry (1967) 
  39. Respect by Aretha Franklin (1967)
  40. Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf (1969)  
  41. Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison (1964)  
  42. Where Have All the Flowers Gone by The Kingston Trio (1961) 
  43. Hooked on a Feeling by B.J. Thomas (1968) 
  44. Devil with the Blue Dress by Mitch Ryder (1967) 
  45. Can’t Take My Eyes Off You by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (1967)  
  46. House of the Rising Sun by Animals (1963)
  47. It’s Not Unusual by Tom Jones (1965)  
  48. I Say a Little Prayer by Dionne Warwick (1964) 
  49. The Name Game by Shirley Ellis (1965)  
  50. The Ballad of the Green Berets by Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler & Robin Moore (1966)