Playlist: 250 Songs from the 1960s

This is part two of a small series I have done, part one is on the 250 songs of the 1950s. Whether I'm going to give each of these their own part twos is unknown as of yet, but welcome to the 1960s. I'm a big 40s, 50s, and 60s music fan and well, the 1960s were a very special time for a lot of people. For example: My parents were both born in the 1960s. Bob Dylan became a household name in the 1960s. There were also these four guys called John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr that... well, you probably haven't heard of them because they are a small underground band. *Laughs in Beatles*

I would love to share with you some of my essential songs from the 1960s and when I say some, I mean 250. Yes, here's another 250 songs you probably won't listen to all of, but you'll see some themes arising throughout. When I say "some" themes, again you must know I don't mean some—I mean Bob Dylan makes constant appearances. Constant ones.

These are in no particular order...

Let's go!

250-241

250. "The Wisdom of a Fool" - Bobby Vee

*249. "Peggy Day" - Bob Dylan

248. "Walk Don't Run" - The Ventures

247. "Let's Sit Down" - Kris Jensen

246. "Swingin' School" - Bobby Rydell

245. "You Look So Lonely" - Tommy Boyce

244. "Blue Skies" - Freddy Cannon

243. "Do You Want to Dance?" - Bobby Vee

242. "Save the Last Dance for Me" - The Drifters

241. "Sea of Heartbreak" - Don Gibson

*It took me a long time to decide whether to put "Peggy Day" on the list, but I guess I wanted to annoy some people who didn't like the song. It is a beautiful 60s jam though, so if you could give it a listen if you haven't already that would be really nice of you.

240-231

240. "Dum Dum" - Brenda Lee

239. "Cindy's Birthday" - Johnny Crawford

238. "On the Road Again" - Bob Dylan

237. "He Will Break Your Heart" - Bobby Vee

236. "Rockin' Little Angel" - Ray Smith

235. "Come Go with Me" - Bobby Vee

234. "If I Had a Hammer" - Peter, Paul and Mary

233. "Soul Twist" - King Curtis

232. "Bandit of My Dreams" - Eddie Hodges

*231. "Mr. Sandman" - Bobby Vee

*This cover is far more tolerable than the Chordettes original version, it doesn't get horribly stuck in your head like that one does. As you can see, he's making constant appearances like Bob Dylan is. There's a reason for that.

230-221

230. "Little Devil" - Neil Sedaka

229. "You Better Move On" - Arthur Alexander

228. "Little Flame" - Bobby Vee

227 - "I Know (You Don't Love Me) - Barbara George

226. "Hello Mary Lou" - Ricky Nelson

225. "Love, Love, Love" - Bobby Vee

224. "Calendar Girl" - Neil Sedaka

223. "Blue Angel" - Roy Orbison

*222. "Each Night" - Bobby Vee

221. "Diana" - Bobby Vee

*Such a damn catchy song, one of my personal favourites by Bobby Vee. I hope you give this song a listen because it is really, really good.

220-211

220. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" - The Beatles

219. "19th Nervous Breakdown" - The Rolling Stones

218. "Jennifer Juniper" - Donovan

217. "Love Child" - The Supremes

216. "Eleanor Rigby" - The Beatles

215. "Under my Thumb" - The Rolling Stones

214. "Down on Me" - Big Brother and the Holding Company

213. "Sunshine Superman" - Donovan

212. "Leaving on a Jet Plane" - Peter, Paul, and Mary

211. "It's Your Thing" - The Isley Brothers

210-201

210. "Run to Him" - Bobby Vee

209. "Kansas City" - Dion DiMucci

208. "Surfin' Safari" - The Beach Boys

207. "Under the Moon of Love" - Curtis Lee

206. "Do it Again" - The Beach Boys

205. "I Say a Little Prayer" - Dionne Warwick

204. "All Your Birds Can Sing" - The Beatles

203. "For Once in My Life" - Stevie Wonder

202. "Mrs. Robinson" - Simon and Garfunkel

201. "Taxman" - The Beatles

200-191

200. "See Emily Play" - Pink Floyd

199. "Nowhere Man" - The Beatles

198. "Paperback Writer" - The Beatles

197. "Give Peace a Chance" - The Plastic Ono Band

196. "Build Me Up Buttercup" - The Foundations

195. "Sweet Caroline" - Neil Diamond

194. "The Wind Cries Mary" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

193. "Citadel" - The Rolling Stones

*192. "Happiness is a Warm Gun" - The Beatles

191. "Heroes and Villains" - The Beach Boys

*This is my all-time favourite Beatles song. Please stop hating the White Album guys, it's not nice and plus, you're missing out on some great music. You'll see it appear again later on.

190-181

190. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - The Beatles

189. "For What it's Worth" - Buffalo Springfield

188. "Lady Madonna" - The Beatles

187. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - The Beatles

186. "Revolution" - The Beatles

185. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" - The Rolling Stones

184. "Highway 61 Revisited" - Johnny Winter

183. "Pinball Wizard" - The Who

182. "I Want Candy" - The Strangeloves

181. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" - The Animals

180-171

180. "Can I Get a Witness?" - Marvin Gaye

179. "Born on the Bayou" - Creedence Clearwater Revival

178. "Proud Mary" - Creedence Clearwater Revival

177. "Whole Lotta Love" - Led Zeppelin

176. "Ticket to Ride" - The Beatles

175. "I Can't Explain" - The Who

174. "Little Deuce Coupe" - The Beach Boys

173. "Bring it on Home to Me" - Sam Cooke

172. "Night Train" - James Brown

171. "Twistin' the Night Away" - Sam Cooke

170-161

170. "Born Cross-Eyed" - The Grateful Dead

169. "Son of a Preacher Man" - Dusty Springfield

168. "Magic Carpet Ride" - Steppenwolf

167. "Piece of My Heart" - Big Brother and the Holding Company

166. "Back in the USSR" - The Beatles

165. "Come Together" - The Beatles

164. "Bad Moon Rising" - Creedence Clearwater Revival

163. "Get Back" - The Beatles

162. "I Feel Fine" - The Beatles

161. "Get Off My Cloud" - The Rolling Stones

160-151

160. "Day Tripper" - The Beatles

159. "Heart and Soul" - The Cleftones

158. "Up on the Roof" - The Drifters

157. "Surfin' USA" - The Beach Boys

156. "Running Scared" - Roy Orbison

155. "Lay Lady Lay" - Bob Dylan

154. "School Day" - Bobby Vee

153. "I Pity the Poor Immigrant" - Bob Dylan

152. "Love's Made a Fool of You" -Bobby Vee

151. "I Fall to Pieces" - Patsy Cline

150-141

150. "Twist and Shout" - The Beatles

149. "Angels in the Sky" - Bobby Vee

148. "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest" - Bob Dylan

147. "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, it Takes a Train to Cry" - Bob Dylan

146. "From a Buick 6" - Bob Dylan

145. "Beyond the Sea" - Bobby Darin

144. "I Shall be Free" - Bob Dylan

143. "Who Am I?" - Bobby Vee

142. "Pretty Peggy-O" - Bob Dylan

141. "Tossin' and Turnin'" - Bobby Lewis

140-131

140. "Poetry in Motion" - Johnny Tillotson

139. "Think" - James Brown

138. "Chain Gang" - Sam Cooke

137. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" - Bob Dylan

136. "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) - Bob Dylan

135. "Just Like a Woman" - Bob Dylan

134. "Motorpsycho Nightmare" - Bob Dylan

133. "Lollipop" - Bobby Vee

132. "Barbara Ann" - The Regents

131. "Harbour Lights" - The Platters

130-121

130. "What Kind of Fool am I?" - Sammy Davis Jr.

129. "Only the Lonely" - Roy Orbison

128. "Crazy" - Patsy Cline

127. "Devil or Angel" - Bobby Vee

126. "Road Runner" - Bo Diddley

125. "Walking to New Orleans" - Fats Domino

124. "Wonderful World" - Sam Cooke

123. "See-Line Woman" - Nina Simone

122. "Cupid" - Sam Cooke

121. "Maggie's Farm" - Bob Dylan

120-111

120. "All Along the Watchtower" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

119. "As I Went Out One Morning" - Bob Dylan

118. "In Dreams" - Roy Orbison

117. "Desolation Row" - Bob Dylan

116. "The Death of Emmett Till" - Bob Dylan

115. "Girl From the North Country" - Bob Dylan

114. "Take These Chains From My Heart" - Ray Charles

113. "John Wesley Harding" - Bob Dylan

112. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" - Bob Dylan

111. "And Then He Kissed Me" - The Crystals

110-101

110. "Reconsider Baby" - Elvis Presley

109. "I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Met) - Bob Dylan

108. "Maria Elena" - Los Indios Tabajaras

107. "My Back Pages" - Bob Dylan

106. "You Can't Hurry Love" - The Supremes

105. "Donna, the Prima Donna" - Dion and the Belmonts

104. "Mean Woman Blues" - Roy Orbison

103. "Corrina, Corrina" - Bob Dylan

102. "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" - Bob Dylan

101. "Talkin' World War III Blues" - Bob Dylan

100-91

100. "Busted" - Ray Charles

99. "I Threw it All Away" - Bob Dylan

98. "Masters of War" - Bob Dylan

97. "Diamonds and Rust" - Joan Baez

96. "Drip Drop" - Dion DiMucci

95. "Subterranean Homesick Blues" - Bob Dylan

94. "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" - Bob Dylan

93. "Queen Jane Approximately" - Bob Dylan

92. "When the Ship Comes in" - Bob Dylan

91. "Highway 61 Revisited" - Bob Dylan

90-81

90. "I Gotta Know" - Elvis Presley

89. "Be True to Your School" - The Beach Boys

88. "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" - Elvis Presley

87. "Ruby Baby" - Dion and the Belmonts

86. "Surfer Girl" - The Beach Boys

85. "Unchain My Heart" - Ray Charles

84. "Raining in My Heart" - Bobby Vee

83. "Rainy Day Women #12 and 35" - Bob Dylan

82. "Such a Night" - Elvis Presley

81. "Runaround Sue" - Dion and the Belmonts

80-71

80. "The Twist" - Chubby Checker

79. "Crying in the Rain" - The Everly Brothers

78. "Stayin' In" - Bobby Vee

77. "She's Not You" - Elvis Presley

76. "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream" - Bob Dylan

75. "Rubber Ball" - Bobby Vee

74. "You Don't Know Me" - Ray Charles

73. "Stuck On You" - Elvis Presley

72. "Outlaw Blues" - Bob Dylan

71. "Sherry" - The Four Seasons

70-61

70. "Baby Love" - The Supremes

69. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" - Bobby Vee

68. "Lovers Who Wander" - Dion DiMucci

67. "Good Luck Charm" - Elvis Presley

66. "Walk Like a Man" - Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

65. "The Wanderer" - Dion DiMucci

64. "Return to Sender" - Elvis Presley

63. "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again." - Bob Dylan

62. "Another Saturday Night" - Sam Cooke

61. "Dear Landlord" - Bob Dylan

60-51

60. "My Generation" - The Who

59. "A Change is Gonna Come" - Sam Cooke

58. "All Along the Watchtower" - Bob Dylan

57. "Gates of Eden" - Bob Dylan

56. "Can't Help Falling in Love" - Elvis Presley

55. "The Weight" - The Band

54. "Gimme Shelter" - The Rolling Stones

53. "My Girl" - The Temptations

52. "Are You Lonesome Tonight" - Elvis Presley

51. "Light My Fire" - The Doors

50-41

50. "Georgia on My Mind" - Ray Charles

49. "She Loves You" - The Beatles

48. "Suspicious Minds" - Elvis Presley

47. "Fortunate Son" - Creedence Clearwater Revival

46. "Daydream Believer" - The Monkees

45. "Mr. Tambourine Man" - Bob Dylan

44. "House of the Rising Sun" - The Animals

43. "The Sound of Silence" - Simon and Garfunkel

42. "I Get Around" - The Beach Boys

41. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Marvin Gaye

40-31

40. "Born to be Wild" - Steppenwolf

39. "Space Oddity" - David Bowie

38. "Paint it Black" - The Rolling Stones

37. "Visions of Johanna" - Bob Dylan

36. "Hey Jude" - The Beatles

35. Sympathy for the Devil" - The Rolling Stones

34. "Be My Baby" - The Ronettes

33. "Respect" - Aretha Franklin

32. "God Only Knows" - The Beach Boys

31. "Stand by Me" - BB King

30-21

30. "A Day in the Life" - The Beatles

29. "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" - Marvin Gaye

28. "Hit the Road, Jack" - Ray Charles

27. "I Feel Good" - James Brown

26. "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" - Nina Simone

25. "I'm a Believer" - The Monkees

24. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles

23. "You Really Got Me" - The Kinks

22. "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" - Otis Redding

21. Your Love Keeps Lifting Me (Higher and Higher) - Jackie Wilson

20-11

20. "Brown-Eyed Girl" - Van Morrison

19. "Blowin' in the Wind" - Bob Dylan

18. "Oh, Pretty Woman" - Roy Orbison

17. "The Boxer" - Simon and Garfunkel

16. "Please Mr. Postman" - The Marvelettes

15. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" - Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

14. "I Can't Get No (Satisfaction) - The Rolling Stones

13. "Purple Haze" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

12. "I Want You Back" - The Jackson 5

11. "Ring of Fire" - Johnny Cash

10-1

10. "Unchained Melody" - The Righteous Brothers

9. "My Way" - Frank Sinatra

8. "The Times They Are a-Changin'" - Bob Dylan

7. "What a Wonderful World" - Louis Armstrong

6. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" - Nancy Sinatra

5. "Mississippi Goddam" - Nina Simone

4. "Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys

3. "Helter Skelter" - The Beatles

2. "If I Can Dream" - Elvis Presley

1. "Like a Rolling Stone" - Bob Dylan