1962 Hits Archive

Mom and I finished listening to the 1962 Hits Archive on the45prof's YouTube channel. For context and reference:

• Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1962
• Billboard Hot 100 Number Ones of 1962 
  
• Billboard Hot 100 Top-Ten Singles of 1962 

Let the rambling begin... 

Al Di La -- Emilio Pericoli (Italian song)

Alley Cat -- Bent Fabric  

Baby Elephant Walk -- Lawrence Welk 

Big Girls Don't Cry -- 4 Seasons

Breaking UP Is Hard To Do -- Neil Sedaka 

Bring It On Home To Me Sam Cooke; and an answer song by Carla Thomas

B'wa Nina (Pretty Girl) Tokens

Cajun Queen -- Jimmy Dean

Can't Help Fallin In Love -- Elvis 

Comin' Home Baby -- Mel Torme; Did Michael Buble cover this or did I imagine it??? Why is so familiar to me???

Coney Island Baby -- Excellents

Conscience -- James Darren; I don't know why but this song has become my new semi-obsession. I've listened to it about a dozen times in two days!!! (Her Royal Majesty; Mary's Little Lamb) When I heard Mary's Little Lamb...I was like he must have listened to his CONSCIENCE. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Cotton Fields -- The Highwaymen; Mom tells a story about her baby sister dancing to this one when she was two-ish. I much prefer Creedance...but this isn't bad.

Cry To Me -- Solomon Burke; who doesn't know this one from Dirty Dancing????

Diddle Dee Dum (What Happens When You Fall In Love) Belmonts

Do You Love Me -- Contours

Don't Ask Me To Be Friends -- The Everly Brothers; I am loving this one. 

Don't Play That Song -- Ben E. King

Duke of Earl -- Gene Chandler 

Eso Beso (That Kiss!) Paul Anka 

Flying Circle (Hava Nagila) -- Frank Slay

Having a Party -- Sam Cooke 

Hey Baby -- Bruce Channel

If A Man Answers -- Bobby Darin; if you want me to start gushing ask me about how much I adore IF A MAN ANSWERS THE MOVIE.

Mom made up a dance for this one. I Don't Love You No More Jimmy Norman.

So bad it's good????? Don't know. I Wish That We Were Married. Ronnie & the Hi-Lites. "Sobbing 12 year-old Ronnie Goodson is featured on this ballad."

If I Had a Hammer-- one of mom's favorite songs by Peter, Paul, and Mary. Me...not so much. 

Irresistible You -- Bobby Darin. (Multiplication)

Lemon Tree -- Peter, Paul, and Mary. MY FAVORITE, FAVORITE, FAVORITE Peter, Paul, and Mary song. 

Let's Dance -- Chris Montez

Lollipops and Roses -- Jack Jones; got a good conversation going...we both agreed that there were better things to be sending than lollipops....like barbecue sandwiches.

Love Me Warm and Tender -- Paul Anka seems to sing every single line with MELODRAMA that is unnecessary. That being said, when I love him, I tend to LOVE him...and when I don't...I really don't. This isn't a favorite or best. 

Monster Mash -- Bobby Pickett and Monsters' Holiday. 

Most People Get Married -- Patti Page. 

My Own True Love -- Duprees; AWFUL or WONDERFUL???? 

Nothing Can Change This Love -- Sam Cooke

Nut Rocker -- B. Bumble & The Stingers; a boogied up version of a song from the Nutcracker. 

Palisades Park -- Freddy Cannon

Return to Sender -- Elvis Presley

Santa Claus is Coming to Town -- 4 Seasons

Santa Claus is Watching You -- Ray Stevens

She Can't Find Her Keys -- Paul Petersen; novelty???

She's Got You -- Patsy Cline 

Sherry -- 4 Seasons 

Shout! Shout! Knock Yourself Out -- Ernie Maresca; I think this made it on a Jive Bunny tune???

Soldier Boy -- Shirelles 

Stop the Wedding -- Etta James; melodrama at its finest????? 

Why are surfers stomping???? Surfers Stomp by Marketts

Surfin' Safari -- Beach Boys

Teach Me Tonight -- George Maharis 

That's Old Fashioned -- Everly Brothers

Things -- Bobby Darin

Twistin' the Night Away -- Sam Cooke

Venus in Blue Jeans -- Jimmy Clanton

Side Note: TWISTIN MANIA????

• The Alvin Twist
  
• Baby Face -- Bobby Darin. (Pretty sure that LET'S TWIST a while is not part of the original standard!)
• Bristol Twistin' Annie 
• An anti-twistin' song: The Cha Cha Cha -- Bobby Rydell (he complains about all other dances listing them by name)
• Chattanooga Choo Choo with a boogie(r) beat. Dare I say you could twist to it???
• Dancin' Party -- Chubby Checker
• Dear Lady Twist -- Gary US Bonds
  
• Hey Let's Twist -- Joey Dee & The Starliters 
• Peppermint Twist -- Joey Dee & the Starliters
• Percolator Twist -- Billy Joe and the Checkmates
• Slow Twistin' Chubby Checker
• Twist -- Chubby Checker 
  
• Twist and Shout -- Isley Brothers
• Twist Twist Senora  
• Twist Her Bill Black's Combo 
• Twistin' Matilda -- Jimmy Soul 
• Twistin' Postman -- Marvelettes 
• Twistin' with Linda -- Isley Brothers
  

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