#60s cds greatest hits full

It makes the songвЂ™s attack a tricky balancing act вЂ“ less a character assassination, more a plea for said girl to retract her idle gossip before it causes lasting damage. Instead, sheвЂ™s someone who's unhappy in love and out to spoil the happiness of others with her trash talk. On this B-side вЂ“ from the most successful girl group of all time вЂ“ the female under attack doesnвЂ™t appear to be a love rival. Useless, abusive men might find themselves the target of many a girl group track but there are plenty of songs that reserve their venom for other women too. вЂњHe makes me do things I donвЂ™t want to do,вЂќ begins this song furiously, over drum crashes and a slide down the piano, before concluding: вЂњHeвЂ™s got the power, the power of love over me.вЂќ Many songs flirted with the fine line between obsessive love and abuse, and this Queens group вЂ“ originally a girl group before Brenda ReidвЂ™s husband Herb Rooney joined вЂ“ provide a great example. Talking of darker territory, there are few things darker than domestic abuse, which the genre has always been linked with, from Phil SpectorвЂ™s treatment of Ronnie Spector to The CrystalвЂ™s He Hit Me (and It Felt Like a Kiss). That songвЂ™s B-side, Bull Dog, hardly showcases the same level of sophistication вЂ“ it is, after all, a song about a scary dog who disapproves of a blossoming relationship вЂ“ but the handclaps, punchy piano chords and cheerleader chorus chants make this a storming dancefloor number for any girl group playlist. The Shangri Las werenвЂ™t just leaders of the pack, they stood out from it too, adding a dark undercurrent to the typically adolescent girl group themes of kisses and crushes on songs like I Can Never Go Home Anymore. Only to Other People is a ballad that sets out its gloomy stall with three descending chords before unveiling a tale familiar to any lonely teenager: вЂњIвЂ™ve been told that dreams come true, and handsome boys fall in love with you,вЂќ goes the opening line, before such youthful fantasies are quashed: вЂњBut IвЂ™ve only seen it happen in the movies, only in fairytales, only in the books IвЂ™ve read вЂ¦ and only to other people.вЂќ The feeling that real love is something out of the protagonistвЂ™s reach is a theme Morrissey would pick up and run with on songs such as How Soon Is Now?, so itвЂ™s no surprise that the Smiths covered the band's equally brilliant I Want a Boy for My Birthday during one of their first rehearsals (although only a teasing 30 seconds of that rough recording exists on the web). TheyвЂ™re known mostly for Chains вЂ“ a Goffin/King number that went on to be covered by the Beatles вЂ“ but some of their other songs had a deeper emotional pull. IвЂ™ve always had a special place in my heart for the Cookies, whose dorky charm chimed perfectly with their songsвЂ™ lyrics of longing and despair. I especially love the way the end of the chorus вЂ“ a high pitched вЂњover yoooou-ooh-ooh-ooh-oohвЂќ вЂ“ continues into the next verse, to serve as backing vocals for the next verse. This song, like Smokey RobinsonвЂ™s Tracks of My Tears, concerns hiding heartbreak in public behind a fixed smile, but you barely notice thanks to a skipping rhythm ideal for sliding along the floor of Wigan Casino and an uplifting chord change during the instrumental break. ThatвЂ™s When the Tears Start is a great example of girl groupsвЂ™ knack for pairing uplifting, danceable music to lyrics of despair. The Blossoms featured yet another Spector protege, Darlene Love, who featured heavily on his Christmas album, A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector. Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Redferns The Blossoms вЂ“ ThatвЂ™s When the Tears Start The song вЂ“ which riffs on a common girl-group theme of how other people, most likely killjoy parents, won't accept your love вЂ“ was originally set to be the Ronettes' first single with Spector, before the producer decided to go with Be My Baby instead.Д¤.

#60s cds greatest hits full

The latter is the first song the group recorded with Spector after he signed them to Philles Records in 1963, and showcases the full force of his production: echo-laden drums, multi-layered instruments and a swooning brass motif that has been replicated many times, including on DionвЂ™s Only You Know (also produced by Spector) and Jarvis CockerвЂ™s cheeky steal DonвЂ™t Let Him Waste Your Time. Is it blasphemous to pick a girl group playlist without including Be My Baby, for many people the greatest pop song ever released? Probably, but by sticking only to the classics thereвЂ™s a danger of us overlooking some great music вЂ“ in the Ronettes' case I Wonder, Walking in the Rain and Why DonвЂ™t They Let Us Fall in Love to name just three. Photograph: Allstar Collection/Sportsphoto Photograph: Sportsphoto/Allstar