Sunday, February 7, 2021

The Top 100 Rock songs of the 60s, in Hellas


These are The 100 Most Popular Rock, Folk & Rock 'n' Roll Songs of the 60s in Hellas, especially in Hellenic Radio Stations.























Get Ready - RARE EARTH (single, 1970 / LP Rare Earth, 1969)























Misirlou (Miserlou)- DICK DALE & HIS DEL-TONES (single, 1962) instrumental



































Sympathy - RARE BIRD (LP Rare Bird, November 1969)








Touch Me - THE DOORS (single, 1968 / LP Soft Parade, 1969)



Venus - SHOCKING BLUE (single, 1969Top 10













Other known International Rock, Rock 'n' Roll & Folk songs of the 60s, in Hellas:





Albatross - FLEETWOOD MAC (single, 1968instrumental





Apache - THE SHADOWS (single, 1960instrumental





Barbara Ann - THE BEACH BOYS (single, December 1965)





















FBI - THE SHADOWS (single, 1961instrumental





























Jackie - SCOTT WALKER (single, December 1967)

Jingo - SANTANA (LP Santana, 1969instrumental































Pinball Wizard - THE WHO (single, 1969 / OST Tommy, 1969)



Sabre Dance - LOVE SCULPTURE (single, 1968) instrumental














Telstar - THE TORNADOS (single, 1962instrumental






The Weight - THE BAND (single1968)




Ticket To Ride - THE BEATLES (single, 1965 / LP Help! 1965)











Wipe Out - THE SURFARIS (single, 1963instrumental









Note: At least 30 more songs of The Beatles, should be included on the list. I will present some of them right below:






Day Tripper - THE BEATLES (December 3, 1965)


Eight Days A Week - THE BEATLES (December 4, 1964)














Relative unknown original Folk or Rockin' 60s versions of covers well known in Hellas:


A Hazy Shade Of Winter - SIMON & GARFUNKEL (single, 1966)
A Hazy Shade Of Winter - BANGLES (OST Less Than Zero, 1988)

Black Magic Woman - SANTANA (single, 1970)

Daydream - GÜNTER KALLMAN CHOIR (single, 1970) 
Squares - THE BETA BAND (LP Hot Shots II, 2001) 
Daydream In Blue - I MONSTER (single, 2001)

Dazed & Confused - LED ZEPPELIN (LP Led Zeppelin, 1969)

Jingo - SANTANA (1969)
Jingo - JELLYBEAN (1987)

Hey Joe - JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE (single, 1966)

Hush - DEEP PURPLE (LP Shades Of Deep Purple, 1968)
Hush - KULA SHAKER (1996)
also see: The Only One I Know - THE CHARLATANS (1990)

I Fought The Law - THE BOBBY FULLER FOUR (single, 1965)
I Fought The Law - THE CLASH (single, 1979)

Kites - SIMON DUPREE & THE BIG SOUND (single, 1967)

Suspicious Minds - ELVIS PRESLEY (single, 1969)
Suspicious Minds - FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS feat. JIMMY SOMMERVILLE (LP FYC, 1985)

Twist & Shout - THE ISLEY BROTHERS (1962)
Twist & Shout - THE BEATLES (1963)
Twist & Shout - SALT-N-PEPA (1988)

Wild Thing - THE TROGGS (1966)

You Showed Me - SALT'N'PEPA  (LP Blacks' Magic, 1990) 
You Showed Me - THE LIGHTNING SEEDS (OST Austin Powers - International Man Of Mystery, 1997)

also:

Bombay Calling - IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY (LP It's A Beauutiful Day, 1969)
Child In Time - DEEP PURPLE (1970)

Taurus - SPIRIT (LP Spirit, 1968)
Stairway To Heaven - LED ZEPPELIN

You Need Loving - SMALL FACES (single, 1966)
Whole Lotta Love - LED ZEPPELIN (single, 1969)




My personal playlist for a relevant Radio broadcast:


Across The Universe - THE BEATLES

Blue Bayou - ROY ORBISON

Crystal Blue Persuasion - TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS

Don't Worry Baby - THE BEACH BOYS

Ferry Cross The Mersey - GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS

Hot Summer Day - IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY

I Call Your Name - THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - BOB DYLAN

Mighty Morris Ten - EPISODE SIX

My Back Pages - BOB DYLAN

Rain - JOSE FELICIANO

So Long, Marianne - LEONARD COHEN

The End - THE DOORS

The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - SIMON & GARFUNKEL

The Last Time - THE ANDREW OLDHAM ORCHESTRA (1965)

Traces - CLASSICS IV (1969)

Under My Thumb - THE ROLLING STONES

Walking Alone - DIO & THE PROPHETS (1965)

Walking In The Rain - THE WALKER BROTHERS (1967)

Waterloo Sunset - THE KINKS

Wear Your Love Like Heaven - DONOVAN

When You Walk In The Room - THE SEARCHERS

With A Girl Like You - THE TROGGS (1966)

Without Her - BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS

You've Got A Habit Of Leaving - DAVY JONES & THE LOWER THIRD


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