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My 1000 Song Playlist 1963 - 2012

Hi, I've just signed up to the forum and thought I'd share with everyone a music project I've just started.

As the title suggests it's a 1000 song playlist containing 20 songs per year over the last 50 years. I'm doing it as a Xmas present for someone but also a large part for myself, firstly to have what should be a kick-ass playlist to play on shuffle, but mainly to broaden my music horizons. Whilst I love music, I am well aware that my knowledge is limited and I haven't scratched the surface to a lot of good material that is out there in terms of time period and genre.

So I'm not putting this out there for it to get shot down in flames (hopefully), I fully encourage suggestions of songs I may want to include and opinions, discussion more than welcome.

There are many different factors in why a song has been included. I have tried to include a variety of genres where possible, providing I enjoy the song. Things like historical significance, pop-culture references, personal nostalgia may also factor. I have researched the best I can giving the time-scale that I have, downloading best of sixties torrents etc, looking up billboard charts per year so pretty much all the songs will be rather mainstream with little or no album tracks included. I hope that when it is finished it will be a decent representation of the last 50 years of music, to my taste.

Anyway, here is the first one, 1963.

1. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
2. I Want To Hold Her Hand - The Beatles
3. I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
4. Surfin USA - The Beach Boys
5. Surfin Bird - The Trashmen
6. Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
7. I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield
8. Twist and Shout - The Beatles
9. Walk Like a Man - Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
10. It's All Right - The Impressions
11. Love Me Do - The Beatles
12. She Loves You - The Beatles
13. From Me To You - The Beatles
14. Glad All Over - The Dave Clark Five
15. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
16. In Dreams - Roy Orbison
17. Please Please Me - The Beatles
18. In My Room - The Beach Boys
19. Since I Fell For You - Lenny Welsh
20. Blowin' In The Wind - Bob Dylan

Note - all selections are based on the year the album was released (as per Wikipedia), not when the single was released in the charts.

This year I found one of the hardest due to the fact it is just before the big influx of rock of the mid-late 60's which is more up my street. I am very conscious that it is very Beatles heavy but I was struggling to find anything I considered better to include for that year. On the flip side 'discovering' The Beatles and Bob Dylan was a big positive already at this early stage as I never truely paid much attention to their work.

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  • This looks good.

    Please include spotify playlists if you find the time.

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  • 1964

    1. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righeous Brothers
    2. Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
    3. Baby Love - The Supremes
    4. No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry
    5. Viva Las Vegas - Elvis Presley
    6. I Get Around - The Beach Boys
    7. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
    8. Eight Days A Week - The Beatles
    9. All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks
    10. House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals
    11. You Really Got Me - The Kinks
    12. Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles
    13. I Feel Fine - The Beatles
    14. Fun, Fun, Fun - The Beach Boys
    15. You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
    16. Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
    17. Baby I Need Your Loving - The Four Tops
    18. Walk On By - Dionne Warwick
    19. A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
    20. The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan

    Interesting about 'Eight Days A Week' in that it was never released as a single in the UK despite being a no.1 hit in America. Lennon described the song as "lousy" and wasn't played at live shows. It is actually one of my favorite Beatles song but I suppose one of the great things about music is it's polorisation from one person to the next.

    I had also never heard 'A Change is Gonna Come' before which is a great song! Check it out if you haven't heard it.

  • Too much Beatles

    sorry - but I think you need to be looking a bit harder.

  • you're pretty buggered from the off.....

    .....considering you won't find any tracks from the most 'overrated band in the history of music' on Spotify....you may wanna first investigate what's available to list.

    • Spotify never entered my mind when doing this. It's all done through I-tunes and will be sync'd to an I-pod as a xmas present.

    • Most overrated band in history isn't on Spotify?

      I swear I saw some Radiohead on there the other day. AMIRITE GUYS?!

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      • this is a really cool idea for a present

        that's all i have to say really.

      • hahaha

        this idea is so gay
        and a complete waste of time

      • 1965

        1.(I Can't Get No Satisfaction) - The Rolling Stones
        2. My Generation - The Who
        3. Help - The Beatles
        4. Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
        5. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - The Animals
        6. Gloria - Them
        7. Day Tripper - The Beatles
        8. Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
        9. I Can't Explain - The Who
        10. Ticket To Ride - The Beatles
        11. Tired Of Waiting For You - The Kinks
        12. Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan
        13. The Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
        14. I Can't Help Myself - The Four Tops
        15. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
        16. My Girl - The Temptations
        17. Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
        18. Ooo Baby Baby - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
        19. People Get Ready - The Impressions
        20. I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding

      • 1965...

        Have you thought about -

        The Byrds "Turn! Turn! Turn!" (the song that invented jangle pop!)
        The Pretty Things "Rosalyn" (blues garage / proto-punk classic)
        The Sonics "Psycho" (ditto)
        The Mama's and the Papa's "California Dreaming"
        Martha & The Vandella's "Nowhere to Run"
        Smokey Robinson "Tracks of My Tears" (is the money track)
        John Coltrane "A Love Supreme: Part 1" (what no Jazz?)
        Wilson Pickett "In the Midnight Hour"
        Something from Bert Jansch.

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        • "Tracks of My Tears" is on the list (13) and "California Dreaming" is on 1966.

          "Turn, Turn, Turn" was on the shortlist and "In The Midnight Hour" I'm not too fussed on.

          The rest I haven't heard though so I will check them out. Keep the suggestions coming, thanks.

      • 1966

        1. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
        2. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield
        3. Monday, Monday - The Mama's & Papa's
        4. It's A Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown
        5. This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) - The Isley Brothers
        6. It Takes Two - Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
        7. Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
        8. I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
        9. Get Ready - The Temptations
        10. Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group
        11. Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
        12. California Dreamin' - The Mama's and Papa's
        13. Hey Joe - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
        14. Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones
        15. Substitute - The Who
        16. Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
        17. Keep On Running - The Spencer Davis Group
        18. Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
        19. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
        20. The Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

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      • 1967

        1. Respect - Aretha Franklin
        2. Soul Man - Sam & Dave
        3. Reach Out I'll Be There - The Four Tops
        4. Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley
        5. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
        6. Hi Ho Silver Lining - Jeff Beck
        7. I'm A Believer - The Monkees
        8. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
        9. Light My Fire - The Doors
        10. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
        11. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
        12. Break On Through - The Doors
        13. Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
        14. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
        15. Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
        16. Itchycoo Park - The Small Faces
        17. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
        18. The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix
        19. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
        20. The End - The Doors

        • I would comment

          But SilkySkillz says it's none of my business.

        • Can't say I've read all the lists in detail, but I've done a bit of Ctrl+F'ing and these are some that would definitely be in my lists from the years already done and which haven't been mentioned yet.

          They include one of the best songs ever recorded in the shape of Nina Simone - Sinnerman (and you could have a bunch of other Nina songs too). But also:

          The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk
          Sugar Pie DeSanto - Soulful Dress
          Bert Jansch - Needle of Death
          Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
          Love - 7 & 7 is
          Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
          The Young Tradition - The Lyke Wake Dirge
          Erma Franklin - Piece of My Heart
          Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind
          Nick Drake - Been Smoking Too Long
          Tim Buckley - No Man Can Find The War
          Turtles - Happy Together

          I'd've probably picked Broken Arrow for Buffalo Springfield as well, and Behind A Painted Smile for the Isleys. But hey. You included the best Four Tops song, and have got Fontella Bass and Marvin & Kim, so not too shabby.

        • 1968

          1. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
          2. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
          3. I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
          4. I Get The Sweetest Feeling - Jackie Wilson
          5. Hard To Handle - Otis Redding
          6. Piece Of My Heart - Big Brother & The Holding Company
          7. Folsom Prison Blues (Live) - Johnny Cash
          8. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
          9. Daydream Believer - The Monkees
          10. Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
          11. Time Of The Season - The Zombies
          12. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
          13. Born To Wild - Steppenwolf
          14. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
          15. All Along The Watchtower - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
          16. Jumping Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
          17. Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones
          18. Hey Jude - The Beatles
          19. Everybody's Talkin'- Nilsson
          20. What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

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        • 1969

          1. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
          2. Pinball Wizard - The Who
          3. Bad Moon Rising - Creedance Clearwater Revival
          4. Honkey Tonk Woman - The Rolling Stones
          5. I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges
          6. Venus - Shocking Blue
          7. Something - The Beatles
          8. Space Oddity - David Bowie
          9. Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
          10. Proud Mary - Creedance Clearwater Revival
          11. Come Together - The Beatles
          12. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
          13. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
          14. I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
          15. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - Marvin Gaye
          16. Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
          17. Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
          18. Thank You - Led Zeppelin
          19. Man Of The World - Fleetwood Mac
          20. Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan

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        • 1970

          1. Layla - Derek And The Dominoes
          2. American Woman - The Guess Who
          3. Black Magic Woman - Santana
          4. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
          5. Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
          6. Black Night - Deep Purple
          7. All Right Now - Free
          8. Ride A White Swan - T Rex
          9. Up Around The Bend - Creedance Clearwater Revival
          10. Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
          11. Ohio - Crosby Stills Nash And Young
          12. Fire And Rain - James Taylor
          13. Let It Be - The Beatles
          14. Band Of Gold - Freda Payne
          15. Get Up (I Feel Like A) Sex Machine - James Brown
          16. Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection
          17. Moondance - Van Morrison
          18. Your Song - Elton John
          19. Ruby Tuesday - Melanie
          20. The Long And Winding Road - The Beatles

        • 1971

          1. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
          2. Baba O'Riley - The Who
          3. Rock And Roll - Led Zeppelin
          4. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
          5. Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
          6. Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
          7. Get It On - T Rex
          8. Changes - David Bowie
          9. Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
          10. Tired Of Being Alone - Al Green
          11. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
          12. Just My Imagination - The Temptations
          13. Mr Big Stuff - Jean Knight
          14. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
          15. American Pie - Don Maclean
          16. Imagine - John Lennon
          17. Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones
          18. Life On Mars? - David Bowie
          19. Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
          20. Riders On The Storm - The Doors

        • 1972

          1. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
          2. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
          3. Love And Happiness - Al Green
          4. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
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        • 1972

          1. Superstition – Stevie Wonder
          2. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
          3. Love and Happiness – Al Green
          4. Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
          5. Do It Again – Steely Dan
          6. Reeling In The Years – Steely Dan
          7. Highway Star – Deep Purple
          8. Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple
          9. Children Of The Revolution – T Rex
          10. Metal Guru – T Rex
          11. Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie
          12. Starman – David Bowie
          13. Stuck In The Middle With You – David Bowie
          14. Free Ride – Edgar Winter Group
          15. Listen To The Music – Doobie Brothers
          16. Take It Easy – The Eagles
          17. Tumbling Dice – The Rolling Stones
          18. Horse With No Name – America
          19. Rocket Man – Elton John
          20. You Were Always On My Mind – Elvis Presley

        • 1973

          1.Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
          2. Band on the Run - Paul McCartney & Wings
          3. 20th Century Boy – T Rex
          4. Wishing Well - Free
          5. The Jean Genie - David Bowie
          6. Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers
          7. The Joker - Steve Miller Band
          8. Dream On - Aerosmith
          9. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
          10. Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney & Wings
          11. Knockin On Heavens Door - Bob Dylan
          12. Angie - Rolling Stones
          13. Desperado - The Eagles
          14. Hypnotized - Fleetwood Mac
          15. Candle In The Wind - Elton John
          16. Living For The City - Stevie Wonder
          17. Lets Get It On - Marvin Gaye
          18. Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
          19. Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
          20. The Payback - James Brown

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