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Know any great but little-known songs? (Original Post) red dog 1 Feb 2026 OP
"96 Tears" by ? And the Mysterians Ritabert Feb 2026 #1
I have this on a 45 (vinyl). I didn't know it was little known. I thought it was a LoisB Feb 2026 #11
It was a hit way back when so I figured it might qualify. Ritabert Feb 2026 #14
Yes. I agree and it is probably not very well-known today. LoisB Feb 2026 #15
Garage rock! neeksgeek Feb 2026 #23
I Once Programmed A Synth... ProfessorGAC Feb 2026 #30
PRELUDES - VANISHING ANGEL Goonch Feb 2026 #2
"Tattoo" by The Who Zambero Feb 2026 #3
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes - Bobby Vee ‧ 1962 Brother Buzz Feb 2026 #4
That was just dreadful. quaint Feb 2026 #16
This clip must be where mid-60's Go-Go dancers first got their moves Zambero Feb 2026 #19
It screams Beach Blanket movies with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello to me Brother Buzz Feb 2026 #20
this: ret5hd Feb 2026 #5
Too much to dream last night by the Electric Prunes yaesu Feb 2026 #6
Deserves to be heard: quaint Feb 2026 #17
Thanks for the post, first time I've seen the band live but always admired the song. I remember when the song first yaesu Feb 2026 #21
LP - Lost On You ihaveaquestion Feb 2026 #7
Banana Chips by Shonen Knife neeksgeek Feb 2026 #8
"Heal My Soul" by Lex Grey and the Urban Pioneers GreatGazoo Feb 2026 #9
Dead Egyptian Blues nocoincidences Feb 2026 #10
Valerie by Jackie & the Starlites LoisB Feb 2026 #12
Ghosts on the Beach boonecreek Feb 2026 #13
From a band called The Quarrymen. Morbius Feb 2026 #18
" Lay Down"- The Strawbs Doc_Technical Feb 2026 #22
Eagle Rock - Daddy Cool red dog 1 Feb 2026 #24
Here you go. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2026 #25
Incense and Peppermints by Strawberry Alarm Clock Deuxcents Feb 2026 #26
East West by Herman's Hermits LogDog75 Feb 2026 #27
Dropkick Me Jesus, Through thr Goalposts of Life.. Permanut Feb 2026 #28
Leon & Mary Russell - Rainbow in Your Eyes Cloudhopper Feb 2026 #29
Mano Negra - Out of Time Man red dog 1 Mar 2 #31
Going To Try - Ten Years After red dog 1 Mar 11 #32
"Blue Men of the Sahara" instrumental by Strength in Numbers nuxvomica Mar 11 #33
The Rivieras - California Sun red dog 1 Mar 14 #34
The Kinks - Skin and Bone red dog 1 Mar 19 #35

LoisB

(13,567 posts)
11. I have this on a 45 (vinyl). I didn't know it was little known. I thought it was a
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 04:40 PM
Feb 2026

really good song.

ProfessorGAC

(77,364 posts)
30. I Once Programmed A Synth...
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:25 AM
Feb 2026

...to get that cheesy organ sound.
I named the program "96?" because of that song.
Later, on every instrument I had a similar patch, I named them "Cheesy Organ".
The organ used on that song was a Vox Continental. I had the little brother; the Jaguar.
They sounded essentially the same, but the Continental had much more tone control.
But, I owned it when we were doing Deep Purple or Uriah Heep, so I ran is through a guitar distortion box to get that growl, not the thin, clear, reedy sound.
Was built like a tank! There are likely many of these organs still around in perfect working order, despite being 60 years old.

Zambero

(10,032 posts)
3. "Tattoo" by The Who
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 03:01 PM
Feb 2026

Two adolescent brothers discuss the essence of manhood and have their arms tattooed in order to demonstrate their manliness. After seeing the results, the parents beat them, although for entirely different reasons. In the ensuing years, the brother who narrates the song finds himself tattooed head to toe, as is his wife. Since the song was released in 1967 when tattoos were far less common than today, it seems way ahead of its time.

Brother Buzz

(40,490 posts)
4. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes - Bobby Vee ‧ 1962
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 03:08 PM
Feb 2026

I just wanna dust off my Honda 50 and take it for a spin

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Zambero

(10,032 posts)
19. This clip must be where mid-60's Go-Go dancers first got their moves
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 08:18 PM
Feb 2026

I'd always figured it was by way of those B-grade Elvis movies, but this has to be the art form's true "Genesis"!

Brother Buzz

(40,490 posts)
20. It screams Beach Blanket movies with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello to me
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 08:39 PM
Feb 2026

Bobby Vee’s song was released in 1962, but the video was made in 1963, the same year the first Beach Blanket film was made so I wonder if they just rented the beach stage set. Campy as it gets

yaesu

(9,448 posts)
6. Too much to dream last night by the Electric Prunes
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 03:14 PM
Feb 2026

Sorry, too lazy to look up their vid🙄

yaesu

(9,448 posts)
21. Thanks for the post, first time I've seen the band live but always admired the song. I remember when the song first
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 10:36 PM
Feb 2026

aired radio stations were getting calls from concerned parents about the too much to drink song lol.

GreatGazoo

(4,731 posts)
9. "Heal My Soul" by Lex Grey and the Urban Pioneers
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 04:10 PM
Feb 2026

she was cast as one of the Janis Joplins in the Off Broadway show "Love, Janis" and toured europe with the Broadway production of "Hair"

Love the sax, the breaks and the groove.

Morbius

(1,144 posts)
18. From a band called The Quarrymen.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 08:16 PM
Feb 2026

Who would someday call themselves The Beatles. Cayenne.

Deuxcents

(27,816 posts)
26. Incense and Peppermints by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 11:19 PM
Feb 2026

Boogie with Stu by Led Zeppelin
Who Made Who by AC/DC

LogDog75

(1,394 posts)
27. East West by Herman's Hermits
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:31 AM
Feb 2026

It's a song about the success of being a touring musician but missing family back home. The words and music are well matched, especially the use of chimes in the music.

Permanut

(8,612 posts)
28. Dropkick Me Jesus, Through thr Goalposts of Life..
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:35 AM
Feb 2026

Bobby Bare.

Well, okay, Bill Clinton liked it.

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