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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