“Though we’ve got to say good-bye for the summer Darling, I promise you this I’ll send you all my love Everyday in a letter Sealed with a kiss” Written and composed by Peter Udell and Gary Geld, Sealed With a Kiss was first recorded in 1960 by the group The Four Voices. However, it did not become a…
Tag: 1960s music
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Occupation – “Wichita Lineman”
“I am a lineman for the county And I drive the main road Searchin’ in the sun for another overload“ Songwriter Jimmy Webb was inspired to write Wichita Lineman while driving along a completely straight highway flanked by an endless line of telephone poles. Headed into the setting sun, he saw the silhouette of a solitary…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Mountain – “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”
“Ain’t no mountain high enough Ain’t no valley low enough Ain’t no river wide enough To keep me from getting to you babe“ Ain’t No Mountain High Enough was a hit single for Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1967, was recorded again in 1968 by Diana Ross and the Supremes, and became a…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Ocean/Sea/Lake/Bay – “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay”
“I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay Watchin’ the tide, roll away I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay Wastin’ time“ Soul singer Otis Redding began writing the lyrics to Dock of the Bay in 1967 while on a rented houseboat in Sausalito, California. Stax Records producer Steve Cropper, who also was a guitarist…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: No – “Tell Her No”
“And if she should tell you ‘come closer’ And if she tempts you with her charms Tell her no no no no no-no-no-no No no no no no-no-no-no” Oh no, another 60s song! Apparently the word “no” is mentioned 63 times in the lyrics of this song written by Rod Argent. (But who’s counting?) Tell…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Girls- “Brown Eyed Girl”
“And you, my brown-eyed girl You, my brown-eyed girl “ Another 1960s song. And yes, that means I’m old, but I was once someone’s brown eyed girl myself. Written by singer/songwriter Van Morrison, “Brown Eyed Girl” was released in 1967. It is considered to be Morrison’s signature song although he never received any royalties for…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: First- “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”
“The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes “ Because I spent much of my youth listening to folk singers and groups such as Peter, Paul and Mary; The Chad Mitchell Trio; The Kingston Trio; The Brothers Four; and Gordon Lightfoot, all of whom recorded this song, I…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Listen- “Listen People”
“Listen people to what I say I say everybody’s got to have their day“ This song immediately popped into my mind when I read what the song lyric theme for this week would be. “Listen People” was recorded in 1966 by British pop group Herman’s Hermits. Although lead vocalist Peter Noone left the group in 1971,…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Soul – “Sweet Soul Music”
“Do you like good music That sweet soul music” So many songs could fit this week’s theme, but I chose a soul song about soul music. This one also involved a lawsuit. Recorded in 1967 by Arthur Conley, “Sweet Soul Music” was written by Conley and Otis Redding. However, they appropriated the melody of a…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Find/Found- “Baby, Now That I’ve Found You”
“Baby, now that I’ve found you I can’t let you go…” “Baby, Now That I’ve Found You” was released by The Foundations in 1967 as their debut single. It became a Number 1 hit on the British and Canadian charts and topped out in the U.S. as Number 11 on the Billboard Top 100. Written…
