GEEZER'S MUSIC THREAD

Vonny's gone all 60s peace, love and flowers on us . . . run, run ! ! !

Peace man!

You can choose which is your fave version of 'Make It Easy On Yourself'

It has to be the Walker Brothers - loved them! But Jerry Butler's version is great too.

The 60's - sigh - happy days - very much my era!

Peggy Lee said she was paid ten dollars to make a record of this song.

Bill Justis Raunchy (1957)

Perry Como - Round and Round (1957)

THE EVERLY BROTHERS..."BIRD DOG" (1958)

The deaths of Janice, Jimi and Jim in 1971 hit my friends and me rather hard. That was our generation.

From 1959 . . .

Love Potion #9, another song I hadn't hear until The Searchers scored their hit with it.

And that reminds me...another song by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller , two young Jewish guys who found a common love of black Blues and Soul music that started them writing tunes in the vernacular of teens
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They became famous when their song, Hound Dog, written for Big Mama Thornton became a huge R&B hit in 1953. When Elvis covered it their success was assured.

Kansas City, Yakety Yak, Stand By Me, Ruby Baby, the list seems endless.
Even.. I keep Forgettin' for Chuck Jackson, later a huge hit for Michael McDonald.

Here's one I loved