More torture. As I wrote for the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s editions: I made an imaginary jukebox for a few decades that contain 50 "singles" of one artist, or two similar songs or artists; so 100 songs in total. They reflect a mix of my own taste and (American) biases, plus what an average cross-section of people might want to listen to if this was a real jukebox in a bar or something (only popular stuff I can't stand at all was ruled out). There's actually very few big/important songs from the 60s I can't stand at all though.
Deciding which two Beatles songs to pick was a problem. I knew I had to have one song by each of the two main guys (Pete and... Jim?). Originally I had the only duplication of an actual single, Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane, but that seemed like a cop-out. I thought about a couple other combinations -- Nowhere Man/Paperback Writer, Eleanor Rigby/Tomorrow Never Knows, Ticket to Ride/Day Tripper -- but I went with two of my favorite songs from my favorite album of theirs.
Poll Results
| Option | Votes |
| NINA SIMONE – Sinnerman/JOHN COLTRANE – A Love Supreme Pt. 1: Acknowledgment | 2 |
| THE KINKS – Victoria/THE KINKS – Waterloo Sunset | 2 |
| THE RONETTES - Be My Baby/THE CRYSTALS - Then He Kissed Me | 1 |
| THE MONKEES – I’m a Believer/THE STONE PONEYS – Different Drum | 1 |
| MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS – Nowhere to Run/THE FLIRTATIONS - Nothing But a Heartache | 1 |
| THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE – All Along the Watchtower/THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE – Voodoo Child (Slight Return) | 1 |
| SERGE GAINSBOURG & BRIGITTE BARDOT – Bonnie and Clyde/SERGE GAINSBOURG & JANE BIRKIN – Je t'aime… moi non plus | 1 |
| DESMOND DEKKER & THE ACES – Israelites/THE MAYTALS – 54-46 (That's My Number) | 1 |
| THE CREATION – Making Time/NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE – Cinnamon Girl | 1 |
| THE BYRDS - Eight Miles High/JEFFERSON AIRPLANE – White Rabbit | 1 |
| ? & THE MYSTERIANS - 96 Tears/THE 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS - You’re Gonna Miss Me | 1 |
| THE BEACH BOYS – Good Vibrations/THE BEACH BOYS – God Only Knows | 1 |
| JAMES BROWN – Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag/JAMES BROWN – Mother Popcorn | 1 |
| THE BAND – The Weight/THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS – Sin City | 0 |
| SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES - The Tracks of My Tears/SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES – The Tears of a Clown | 0 |
| OTIS REDDING – I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now)/OTIS REDDING – (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay | 0 |
| ROY ORBISON – Oh, Pretty Woman/ROY ORBISON – Crying | 0 |
| MC5 - Kick out the Jams/THE STOOGES - I Wanna Be Your Dog | 0 |
| SAM & DAVE – Hold On! I’m Comin’/BOOKER T. & THE MG’S – Green Onions | 0 |
| THE SHANGRI-LA’S – Leader of the Pack/THE SHANGRI-LA’S – Out in the Streets | 0 |
| DEL SHANNON - Runaway/DICK DALE & THE DEL-TONES – Miserlou | 0 |
| THE ZOMBIES – Time of the Season/TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS - Crimson and Clover | 0 |
| THE WHO – I Can’t Explain/THE WHO – I Can See for Miles | 0 |
| THE VELVET UNDERGROUND – I’ll Be Your Mirror/THE VELVET UNDERGROUND – What Goes On | 0 |
| THE SUPREMES – Where Did Our Love Go?/THE SUPREMES – You Can’t Hurry Love | 0 |
| SLY & THE FAMILY STONE - Everyday People/SLY & THE FAMILY STONE - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) | 0 |
| DUSTY SPRINGFIELD – Son of a Preacher Man/ISAAC HAYES – Walk On By | 0 |
| THE ROLLING STONES – Jumpin’ Jack Flash/THE ROLLING STONES – Gimme Shelter | 0 |
| SIMON & GARFUNKEL – Mrs. Robinson/SIMON & GARFUNKEL – The Sound of Silence | 0 |
| THE BEATLES – Dear Prudence/THE BEATLES – Helter Skelter | 0 |
| THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS – California Dreamin’/THE LEFT BANKE - Walk Away Renee | 0 |
| LOVE – Alone Again Or/NANCY SINATRA & LEE HAZLEWOOD - Some Velvet Morning | 0 |
| SAM COOKE - A Change Is Gonna Come/SAM COOKE – Wonderful World | 0 |
| GAL COSTA – Baby/OS MUTANTES - A Minha Menina | 0 |
| RAY CHARLES – Georgia on My Mind/ETTA JAMES – At Last | 0 |
| CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL – Bad Moon Rising/CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL – Fortunate Son | 0 |
| GLEN CAMPBELL - Wichita Lineman/ELVIS PRESLEY - Suspicious Minds | 0 |
| BOB DYLAN - Subterranean Homesick Blues/BOB DYLAN - Like a Rolling Stone | 0 |
| THE FOUR TOPS – Reach Out, I’ll Be There/THE TEMPTATIONS – My Girl | 0 |
| ARETHA FRANKLIN – Think/ARETHA FRANKLIN – I Say a Little Prayer | 0 |
| PATSY CLINE - Crazy/JOHNNY CASH – Ring of Fire | 0 |
| MARVIN GAYE – I Heard It through the Grapevine/MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough | 0 |
| STAN GETZ & JOAO GILBERTO – The Girl from Ipanema/SERGIO MENDES & BRASIL 66 – Mas que Nada | 0 |
| MERLE HAGGARD – Mama Tried/LORETTA LYNN – Fist City | 0 |
| HERBIE HANCOCK – Cantaloupe Island/WAYNE SHORTER – Footprints | 0 |
| THE ISLEY BROTHERS – It’s Your Thing/THE METERS – Cissy Strut | 0 |
| THE JACKSON 5 - I Want You Back/STEVIE WONDER – For Once in My Life | 0 |
| THE KINGSMEN - Louie Louie/THE TRASHMEN – Surfin’ Bird | 0 |
| DAVID BOWIE – Space Oddity/PINK FLOYD – See Emily Play | 0 |
| LEONARD COHEN – Suzanne/JONI MITCHELL – Both Sides Now | 0 |
― Chris L, Monday, 11 September 2023 14:35 (one year ago) link