Boardsies Best Song of the 60s

Match 5: The Stooges (it is one of my nominations)

Some really great songs now, and I'm not even a big fan of the 60s!!

Match 17: Buffalo Springfield
Match 18: Nina Simone (kudos to whoever submitted this, I couldn't decide which Nina song to submit and ended up submitting none)
Match 19: The Beatles (another one of my nominations)
Match 20: The Kinks (I was trying to find a reason to select here, and the only thing I could think of is that I prefer Ben E. King's version of Stand By Me)

Ah crap I was waiting for this to start in the nominations thread and now I've missed loads

Match 1: Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison v War - Edwin Starr (my nomination)

Match 2: Daddy Sang Bass - Johnny Cash v You Really Got Me - The Kinks

Match 3: River Deep, Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner v Harlem Shuffle - Bob and Earl

Match 4: Get Back - The Beatles v The Hucklebuck - Brendan Bowyer

Match 5: I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges v Runaway - Del Shannon

Match 6: Blowin in the Wind - Bob Dylan v Down on the Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Match 7: California Dreamin - Mamas and Papas v These Days - Nico (my nomination, one of the best songs ever)

Match 8: All You Need is Love - The Beatles v Space Oddity - David Bowie

Match 9: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones v As Tears Go By - Marianne Faithfull

Match 10:Devil in Disguise - Elvis v Jumping Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones

Match 11: Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield v White Light/White Heat - The Velvet Underground

Match 12:Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett v You Ain't Goin Nowhere - The Byrds v Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell

Match 13: Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees v Time of the Season - The Zombies (Still one of the coolest songs ever)

Match 14: Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles v It's a Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown

Match 15: Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum v Turn, Turn, Turn - Peter Seeger

Match 16: Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry v Puff the Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul and Mary (Very tough, love both of these)

Match 17:For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield v Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann (my nomination)

Match 18: Light My Fire - The Doors v Feelin Good - Nina Simone

Match 19: I want to hold your Hand - The Beatles v See Emily Play - Pink Floyd

Match 20: Stand By Me - Otis Redding v All Day and All of the Night - The Kinks (prefer Ben E. King version of Stand by Me)

Match 21: Crazy - Patsy Cline v Walk on By - Dionne Warwick (Two great songs)


Match 22: Crosstown Traffic - Jimi Hendrix v Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane


Match 23: She's not There - The Zombies v Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond


Match 24: Helter Skelter - The Beatles v 24 Hours from Tulsa - Gene Pitney (Pretty sure Helter Skelter wasn't released as a single?)

Match 21: Crazy - Patsy Cline

Match 22: Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane (tough call though)

Match 23: She's Not There - The Zombies

Match 24: 24 Hours from Tulsa - Gene Pitney (I know this from being in some Film or TV Show, but I can't remember what - great song though)

Match 13: Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees
Match 14: Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Match 15: Turn, Turn, Turn - Peter Seeger
Match 16: Puff the Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul and Mary
Match 18: Light My Fire - The Doors
Match 19: I want to hold your Hand - The Beatles
Match 20: Stand By Me - Otis Redding
Match 21: Crazy - Patsy Cline
Match 22: Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane
Match 23: Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond

Match 17:For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

Match 18: Feelin Good - Nina Simone

Match 19: I want to hold your Hand - The Beatles

Match 20: All Day and All of the Night - The Kinks

Match 14: It's a Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown - Neither are fantastic tbh


Match 15: Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum - This has an outside shot of winning it all


Match 16: Puff the Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul and Mary - It’s sweet and apparently is about marijuana ha ha

Late to the party, didn't know this had started.

Match 21: Crazy - Patsy Cline


Match 22:Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane


Match 23:Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond


Match 24:Hours from Tulsa - Gene Pitney