Most underrated oldies

[iAmBaronVonTito]

he's being facetious. louie, louie is the most overused song ever. high school marching bands play it!




was i the only one who thought that was really funny?

nope.

[namethebats]

We Five - You Were On My Mind

Yes!

The Jaynetts - Sally Go 'Round The Roses
Linda Scott - I've Told Every Little Star (I couldn't get this out of my head for about a month after watching Mulholland Drive)

[Gilly]

Linda Scott - I've Told Every Little Star (I couldn't get this out of my head for about a month after watching Mulholland Drive)

I know. I don't know if I ever would have found that song if it wasn't for the movie and that would have been a shame.

[masterofsparks]

The Jaynetts - Sally Go 'Round The Roses

Nice! Time to dig my 45 of that one out...

I don't know if it counts as a forgotten hit, but has anyone else heard Ted Taylor's version (the original, I think) of (Love Is Like A) Ramblin' Rose, which the MC5 murdered on Kick Out the Jams? That's another of my favorites. Once you've heard it, you'll understand why Wayne Kramer uses such a stupid voice when he sings it.

[mokin]

Okay, so I don't understand the brouhaha over my mentioning Louie Louie, but whatever.

I think one that's even more of a undiscovered classic is The Lion Sleeps Tonight by the Tokens. It's a really sweet song about a sleeping lion. I discovered it once on one of my dad's old albums.

I'll see if I can rustle up an mp3 of it.

[ughwhy]

Your dad was in the Tokens?

[mokin]

Your dad was in the Tokens?

No, but my nickname in high school was Token... Maybe that's what you're thinking of? That's probably what you're thinking of.

[Steeley Chris]

The Fortunes- You've Got Your Troubles

Yes.

RB Graves' "Take a letter Maria."

Yes.

We Five - You Were On My Mind

Yes.

Tommy James & The Shondells - "Mirage"
The Critters - "Mr. Dieingly Sad"
Spanky and Our Gang - "Sunday Will Never Be The Same"
Boyce & Hart - "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight"
The Everly Bros. - "Cathy's Clown"
Arthur Conley - "Sweet Soul Music"
The Moody Blues - "Go Now"
Bobby Darin - "If I Were A Carpenter"
The Turtles - "You Showed Me"
Every Mother's Son - "Come On Down to My Boat"
The Fortunes - "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again"
The Guess Who - "Laughing"
The Outsiders - "Time Won't Let Me"
Gene Pitney - "It Hurts To Be In Love"
Lulu - "To Sir With Love"
Hugh Masekela - "Grazing In The Grass"
The Shangri-Las - "Out In The Streets"

[John Junk 2.0]

Nazz - Open My Eyes

Yes!  Holy Shit that song rules!

[mike a]

-  Rufus Thomas, "The Memphis Train" (ALWAYS cheers me up on a bad day)
-  Jaynetts, "Sally Go Round The Roses" thirded
-  The Sonics, "Strychnine"
-  The Stooges, "Down On the Street"
-  Buddy Holly, "Well...All Right"

[A.M. Thomas]

The Crystals - He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss)

This song makes me weepy and aroused at the same time.  Don't judge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f20Oz9Yr_So

[JonFromMaplewood]

-  The Sonics, "Strychnine"

Oh hell yes.

[A.M. Thomas]

Kyu Sakamoto - 上を向いて歩こう (Ue o muite arukō aka Sukiyaki)

Maybe my favorite song ever.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RtXQ31F1A-k

[cutout]

Sam Cooke - "You Send Me"

I guess it's not overrated, it's probably properly rated and appreciated, but what a sweet song from a sweet guy who died too early.

[dave from knoxville]

The Louvin Brothers - Must You Throw Dirt in My Face
more Louvin Brothers - Knoxville Girl (a murder ballad hipsters might now from Nick Cave's version; it includes the following stanza;

"She fell down on her bended knees
For mercy she did cry
Oh, Willie dear, don't kill me here
I'm unprepared to die
She never spoke another word
I only beat her more
Until the ground around me
Within her blood did flow."

we play for keeps down here, yo.

I could play this game all day, but a few that come to mind are Ben Folds' Hospital Song, Blue Oyster Cult's Zen Archer, and let's go with The Majestic Twelve's Condoleeza Check My Posse.