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quaint

(3,936 posts)
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 02:44 PM Jun 5

1965 AM

Today I am celebrating the birth of my son 60 years ago.

Listening to AM Gold 1965 (CDs from old nitetime TV)
My one word description is sanitary. Even tunes I like but remember differently.

Tracklist
1 Sonny And Cher*– I Got You Babe 3:12
2 Petula Clark– Downtown 3:05
3 Jackie DeShannon– What The World Needs Now Is Love 3:11
4 The Temptations– My Girl 2:43
5 Peter And Gordon*– I Go To Pieces 2:22
6 Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders*– Game Of Love 2:08
7 Tom Jones– What's New Pussycat? 2:06
8 The Lovin' Spoonful– Do You Believe In Magic 2:05
9 The Beach Boys– California Girls 2:34
10 Barbara Lewis– Make Me Your Baby 2:32
11 The Righteous Brothers– You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 3:44
12 The Miracles– The Tracks Of My Tears 2:55
13 Gary Lewis And The Playboys*– This Diamond Ring 2:14
14 The Fortunes– You've Got Your Troubles 3:23
15 The Seekers– I'll Never Find Another You 2:45
16 The Vogues– You're The One 2:22
17 Shirley Bassey– Goldfinger 2:50
18 The Ramsey Lewis Trio– The "In" Crowd 3:14
19 The Supremes– Back In My Arms Again 2:52
20 We Five– You Were On My Mind 2:37
21 Bobby Goldsboro– Little Things 2:28
22 Roger Miller– King Of The Road 2:27

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1965 AM (Original Post) quaint Jun 5 OP
Congrats on your son's bday! SheltieLover Jun 5 #1
Thanks. He turned out to be a good son, husband, father, and all around goid guy! quaint Jun 5 #4
You should be proud of him! SheltieLover Jun 5 #5
Happy Birthday to your son MuseRider Jun 5 #2
The music sure does bring on the reminisces. quaint Jun 5 #6
Happy birthday to your son. debm55 Jun 5 #3
Thank you, debm55! quaint Jun 5 #7
I must be old LogDog75 Jun 5 #8
Bet you know all the words to most of them, too. quaint Jun 6 #9
That list is a good reminder... Paladin Jun 6 #10
Very true. quaint Jun 6 #12
For your son. Hotler Jun 6 #11
Nice, thanks. quaint Jun 6 #13
The Pleasure Seekers - What A Way To Die (1965) all-girl proto punk band Celerity Jun 7 #14
Excellent, thank you! quaint Jun 7 #15

SheltieLover

(70,447 posts)
1. Congrats on your son's bday!
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 02:54 PM
Jun 5

Many happy returns!!!





Ps - TY for the trip down memory lane. 😊

quaint

(3,936 posts)
4. Thanks. He turned out to be a good son, husband, father, and all around goid guy!
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:00 PM
Jun 5

I am not prejudiced.

MuseRider

(34,746 posts)
2. Happy Birthday to your son
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 02:59 PM
Jun 5

and happy listening to some of the best music to ever be played continuously on our radios. What a line up. Old hippy here loves it. Tell him Happy Birthday! It is always good to hear those sweet tunes.

quaint

(3,936 posts)
7. Thank you, debm55!
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:06 PM
Jun 5

He, wife, and their three twenty-somethings are partying on the other side of the Pacific from here.

LogDog75

(537 posts)
8. I must be old
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 09:07 PM
Jun 5

I remember hearing everyone of those songs when they were first played on the radio.

quaint

(3,936 posts)
9. Bet you know all the words to most of them, too.
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 09:38 AM
Jun 6

I do, but hadn't thought about it until I realized I was singing along.

Paladin

(30,833 posts)
10. That list is a good reminder...
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 11:13 AM
Jun 6

...of why we should all still be grateful to The Beatles and the English invasion of the 60's.

Celerity

(50,496 posts)
14. The Pleasure Seekers - What A Way To Die (1965) all-girl proto punk band
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 05:31 AM
Jun 7

New video cut from rare archive materials, featured in the new documentary SUZI Q (https://www.suziqmovie.com/) The Pleasure Seekers 1st single is now a recognised garage-rock classic - featuring Suzi Quatro on bass and vocals, Patti Quatro on lead guitar, Diane Baker on piano, Nancy Ball on drums, and Mary Loo Ball on guitar

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