Thursday “Take It As It Comes” ~ The Doors

Band self entitled debut album.
Recorded Aug. 1966
Released Jan. 1967

This song should have went on for an hour. Manzarek is a work of art, whole band cooked on this track.

 

Wednesday When It Was Music ~ “It Must Be Him” ~ Vikki Carr

 

Written by Music: Gilbert Bécaud, Lyrics: originally in French, Title: “Seul Sur Son Étoile” by Maurice Vidalin.
New English lyrics and title by were written by Mack David.

Carr scored number 3 on the Billboard 100 and #2 in the UK & AUS with this single in 1966.

Motown Monday ~ “You Haven’t Seen My Love” ~ The Ones

This was a 1967 hit by four teens out of Lansing, Mi. The song itself started out as an instrumental written by hammond organist Kerry Nicholoff but when the band’s guitarist Danny Hernandez broke up with his girlfriend he wrote some lyrics befitting the music.

Friday Freak Flag Flying ~ Vanilla Fudge ~ You Keep Me Hanging On

Written by Holland/Dozier/Holland.
Released August 1967.

Carmine Appice – drums, vocals
Tim Bogert – bass, vocals
Vince Martell – guitar, vocals
Mark Stein – lead vocals, keyboards

In my opinion this “Motown” written song blasted the original one done by The Supreme’s right off the planet. And I can’t say that with a lot of covered Motown songs by other bands. Rare Earth was one that also had an amazing success with their version of “The Temptation’s – Get Ready”.

At the beginning of the psychedelic era Vanilla Fudge entered the music scene and produced their first self entitled album doing nothing but cover songs. But did it with such a dynamic force and a completely changed and different flavor of the music itself became a fast favorite of the Hippie Generation.

Light My Fire ~ Song of this Winter ~ The Doors

Released in 1967…  Lyrics Written mainly by Robby Krieger with some input by Jim Morrison.

Muse: The Band. Off the Elektra Label.

Jim Morrison -vocals
Ray Manzarek – organ, piano
John Densmore – drums
Robby Krieger – guitar

What else would an old Hippie post on Thanksgiving Day? ~ Arlo Guthrie ~ Alice’s Restaurant

Arlo Guthrie’s Alice’s Restaurant Massacre is a Classic.

Written by Guthrie and Released in 1967 was a Anti-Vietnam war song. Mainly a resist to the Draft. This was Guthrie’s debut Album and this song all 18:34 of it was Side One.

The End ~ The Doors ~ Perfection ~ Song into the Night

Released in 1967.

Young Rascals ~ How Can I Be Sure ~ Song of the Day

Released in 1967 on Atlantic Records~ Written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati.