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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD

1,959) Renato E Seus Blue Caps — “Sim Sou Feliz”/”Yes I Am Happy”

This “wonderful” (Renan Simões (courtesy of Google translate),

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD

1,958) The Beatniks — “Alligator Hat”

Exuberant and sometimes downright crazy garage rock . . . from São Paulo, Brazil! It is indeed heavenly — thanks, Saint Paul! This “gritty, fuzzy [’68] soul-rock with a powerful studly vocal (and weird br...

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD

1,957) The Baby —  “Michael Blues”

Here’s a delightful music hall romp, a “lighthearted blues/pop hybrid, the sort of thing that feels like it wants to be a discarded McCartney song” (jhendrix110,

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD

1,956) The Zephyrs — “There’s Something About You”

Forget about “That Thing You Do”, cause “There’s Something About You”, a “Killer overlooked Organ Driven” (SAXONWAX,

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD

1,955) The Sunshine Company — “Just Beyond Your Smile”

Here is “pure sunny SoCal pop” by the aptly named Sunshine Company (see #691, 1,717), written by Roger Nichols and Beach Boys lyricist Tony Asher and later released by Roger Nich...