voted Monkees myself - that song is pretty fucking perfect
― steven fucking tyler (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 12 August 2012 01:43 (eleven years ago) link
Which one? There are two.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 12 August 2012 01:43 (eleven years ago) link
"Happy Together" probably. Incredible year, but I don't think the #1s reflect that all that well (or maybe I've just heard them too many times).
― clemenza, Sunday, 12 August 2012 01:48 (eleven years ago) link
Oh yeah, by any calculation, 1967 was a top year for music. I just meant that the #1's were quite solid as well.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 12 August 2012 01:49 (eleven years ago) link
"The Happening" is the only one that is a miss for me. But even Frank & Nancy are okay.And the rest are classics or pretty great.So, voting for "Respect" for no particular reason over the 2 Monkees songs.
― jetfan, Sunday, 12 August 2012 02:59 (eleven years ago) link
'ode to billie joe' very very easily, 'penny lane' and 'the letter' at 2-3
― balls, Sunday, 12 August 2012 03:53 (eleven years ago) link
Everyone knows it's Windy
― buzza, Sunday, 12 August 2012 03:57 (eleven years ago) link
I think I've got it narrowed down to these:
The Monkees - I'm A BelieverThe Buckinghams - Kind Of A DragThe Rolling Stones - Ruby TuesdayThe Supremes - Love Is Here And Now You're GoneThe Beatles - Penny LaneThe Turtles - Happy TogetherNancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra - Somethin' StupidThe Superemes - The HappeningThe Young Rascals - Groovin'Aretha Franklin - RespectThe Association - WindyThe Beatles - All You Need Is LoveThe Doors - Light My FireBobbie Gentry - Ode To Billie JoeLulu - To Sir With LoveThe Box Tops - The LetterStrawberry Alarm Clock - Incense And PeppermintsThe Monkees - Daydream BelieverThe Beatles - Hello, Goodbye
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 12 August 2012 04:55 (eleven years ago) link
...but seriously, this is a tough one. ughhhh. Penny Lane vs. Daydream Believer for me.
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 12 August 2012 04:56 (eleven years ago) link
"I'm a Believer"
― steven fucking tyler (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 12 August 2012 05:34 (eleven years ago) link
I don't think "Light My Fire" will get a lot of love here but it's one of the more interesting pop singles of the era
― steven fucking tyler (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 12 August 2012 05:35 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i couldn't vote for it but in this context it's something else - i like that 'ode to billie joe' almost plays as an aftermath to 'to sir w/ love' meets 'light my fire' - innocence yielding to death, you can almost imagine 'light my fire' being what bille joe listens to before he jumps off the tallahatchie bridge. all you need is love my ass.
― balls, Sunday, 12 August 2012 06:03 (eleven years ago) link
I thought this was gonna be really tough but once I saw The Box Tops - The Letter I knew there could be no other choice
― Gurdas Mane (crüt), Sunday, 12 August 2012 06:10 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm-Li_yL03U&playnext=1&list=PLF7923328F0058C1C&feature=results_video
― balls, Sunday, 12 August 2012 06:21 (eleven years ago) link
ok that's a different clip for some reason
― balls, Sunday, 12 August 2012 06:22 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm-Li_yL03U
― balls, Sunday, 12 August 2012 06:23 (eleven years ago) link
They're all so great (except for Billie Joe which annoys the hell out of me). My shortlist is I'm A Believer, Happy Together, Groovin, To Sir w/ Love, The Letter, and Hello, Goodbye. But after listening to them all again, and to my own surprise I have to vote for Love Is Here and Now You're Gone.
― wk, Sunday, 12 August 2012 06:52 (eleven years ago) link
The bass is just outrageous on that.
― timellison, Sunday, 12 August 2012 07:01 (eleven years ago) link
Happy Together
― Eric H., Sunday, 12 August 2012 07:08 (eleven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
Insanely tough call. I'm A Believer by the tiniest sliver.
― Oblique Strategies, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 03:34 (eleven years ago) link
yeeeeep, same here
― Thanks WEBSITE!! (Z S), Wednesday, 15 August 2012 03:36 (eleven years ago) link
This was tough. Went for "Groovin'", but I still think Fugazi should have covered "Windy".
― Three Word Username, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 08:13 (eleven years ago) link
The answer is right there in front of you all. "All You Need Is Love."
― Nate Carson, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 08:19 (eleven years ago) link
obv aretha is all-time but i'm voting "groovin'" by the young rascals cause blue-eyed soul doesn't get enough love, see also "the letter"
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Wednesday, 15 August 2012 10:22 (eleven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 16 August 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
Hrm, didn't expect that.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 16 August 2012 02:29 (eleven years ago) link
i'm the guy that voted for Somethin' Stupid
― some dude, Thursday, 16 August 2012 02:30 (eleven years ago) link
Hello Goodbye is so great
― windjammer voyage (blank), Thursday, 16 August 2012 03:30 (eleven years ago) link
What ARE the best ones?.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 1 May 2021 04:45 (two years ago) link