Hi, Peeps! Welcome to my Flashback Friday blog, “Top Ten Songs of 1962”!
For today’s Flashback Friday, I’m getting in the mood for my soon-to-be-published debut novel, Gunnysack Hell, which takes place in 1962. Music has always been important to me, and I often feel like there’s a soundtrack running through my mind as I’m living my life. Do any of you ever feel like this (or am I crazy? Don’t answer that!)? What are your favorite songs from 1962?
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Anyway, here are the most popular songs of 1962 that you might have heard first-hand as a young whippersnapper (or that maybe you’ve enjoyed as oldies-but-goodies). Originally, they would have been heard on radios or played on 45 rpm vinyl records. Remember, there weren’t cell phones, CDs, the cloud, or networks to call up music back then! To hear them today, Pat and I just called them up on “Alexa,” and listening to them was a blast from the past! Click on each of the images to watch and listen to these classics! Then vote!
#1 Stranger on the Shore – Mr. Acker Bilk
#2 I Can’t Stop Loving You – Ray Charles
#3 Mashed Potato Time – Dee Dee Sharp
#4 Roses are Red (My Love) – Bobby Vinton
#5 The Stripper – David Rose
#6 Johnny Angel – Shelley Fabares
#7 The Loco-Motion – Little Eva
#8 Let Me In – The Sensations
#9 The Twist – Chubby Checker
#10 Soldier Boy – The Shirelles
Great music
Pat–thanks for responding, and I agree! Let’s go dance!
I love Johnny Angel!! Fun contest!
Carol–Johnny Angel–he’s an angel to me! I agree!
I remember riding the bus to and from school when we lived in the desert. One year, it seemed that every time we stopped at the railroad tracks, “I Can’t Stop Loving You” was playing on the radio! I associate it with that long ride home after school!–Nancy
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I had the 45 of Johnny Angel and played it often. Brings back memories of my young teen days!
Thanks, Bonnie, for sharing that! Oh, those 45s! And Father Knows Best!–Nancy
I voted for Locomotion! I remember dancing in the kitchen to the song when I was little.
Hey, Pammy Sue! I remember you dancing to it, too! You still dance around! Thanks for responding and voting!
Oh, these are all so great! It was really hard to choose. I had flashback memories for practically every one. But the all time great song from 1962–which for some reason, you chose not to list–was Close to Cathy by Mike Clifford. 🙂
Thanks, Cathleen! I remember that song! The list I pulled up didn’t have it as one of the Top Ten (but maybe it depends on the month!). And I can see why you’d like “Close to Cathy” because no one’s closer to her than you!!
A long long time ago there was a small restaurant to the left of the Broasted Chicken place tucked away in the back of the parking lot. My parents would take us out to dinner all the time at different places in Big Bear and ‘Stranger on the Shore’ would always be playing at this small restaurant. When I heard this piece I immediately thought of the big, hot, baked potato wrapped in aluminum foil loaded with melted butter, sour cream and chives. It was all I ever wanted at that restaurant 🙂 It is funny how a piece of music can recall such a memory.
Barbara–I remember those baked potatoes there, too! Maybe that’s why that song has lingered in my carb-consciousness! Thanks for sharing this special memory!–Nancy
I almost voted for Chubby Checker and The Twist because that became my dance. I could twist, boy, could I twist!
Marti, my parents gave me that “45” record for my birthday one year, and I remember all of us twisting around the house! It’s a fond childhood memory! Thanks for sharing yours!–Nancy
Marti–“The Twist” was my first rock and roll 45 record, and our whole family twisted all over the house. I surely wish my knees worked like that now!–xo Nancy
I almost voted for Chubby Checker & The Twist because of the funny memory I have.
There was a potluck at our church when I was little & after dinner someone was playing records. The Twist came on & my dad decided to try it! He was twisting away, having a good old time & threw his back out! I thought that was so funny 😂
Thanks, Jane, for that fun memory of you and The Twist! I think this was the first rock and roll song I heard in my home growing up–and I got it as a birthday present! Good exercise! Thanks for sharing!–Nancy