64 Squares and 1964 Favorite Song

Since the chess board has 64 squares, and since I'm the Musik guy, it's time to pick a favorite song from 1964 to listen to while playing chess.

So, what was your favorite song from 1964? And don't say that you weren't born yet.

I'll start. My first record as a kid was a Beatles album, and it honestly was my favorite album for a long time. I wore that LP out, completely, listening to it a million times. For you youngsters out there, LP stands for Long Play, the black vinyl disc that goes round n' round. My oldest son didn't know how to work a turntable, as he had never seen one before. I had to teach him how to use it.

LINK to I Want To Hold Your Hand, The Beatles  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iim6s8Ea_bE

TOP 100 Songs of 1964 - Wiki

Wow! The Beatles dominated in 1964, the same number as the number of squares on a chess board. A freaky, fascinating coincidence, and no, I am not going to play my Beatles LP's backwards, listening for subliminal messages when I play chess.

1. I Want to Hold Your Hand, The Beatles
2. She Loves You, The Beatles
3. Hello Dolly, Louis Armstrong
4. Oh, Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison
5. I Get Around, Beach Boys
6. Everybody Loves Somebody, Dean Martin
7. My Guy, Mary Wells
8. We'll Sing In the Sunshine, Gale Garnett
9. Last Kiss, J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers
10. Where Did Our Love Go, Supremes
11. People, Barbara Streissand
12. Java, Al Hirt
13. A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles
14. Love Me Do, The Beatles
15. Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Manfred Mann
16. Please Please Me, The Beatles
17. Dancing in the Street , Martha and The Vandellas
18. Little Children, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
19. Love Me With All Your Heart, Ray Charles Singers
20. Under the Boardwalk, Drifters
21. Chapel Of Love, Dixie Cups
22. Suspicion, Terry Stafford
23. Glad All Over, Dave Clark Five
24. Rag Doll, Four Seasons
25. Dawn (Go Away), Four Seasons
26. Bread and Butter, Newbeats
27. It Hurts to Be In Love, Gene Pitney
28. Dead Man's Curve, Jan and Dean
29. Come a Little Bit Closer, Jay & The Americans
30. A World Without Love, Peter and Gordon
31. Have I The Right, Honeycombs
32. Don't Let the Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man), Serendipity Singers
33. Baby Love, Supremes
34. Let It Be Me, Betty Everett and Jerry Butler
35. Wishin' and Hopin', Dusty Springfield
36. You Don't Own Me, Lesley Gore
37. Walk On By, Dionne Warwick
38. House of the Rising Sun, Animals
39. G.T.O., Ronny and The Daytonas
40. Twist and Shout, The Beatles
41. Memphis, Johnny Rivers
42. White On White, Danny Williams
43. Hey Little Cobra, Rip Chords
44. The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss), Betty Everett
45. Bits and Pieces, Dave Clark Five
46. My Boy Lollipop, Millie Small
47. Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Major Lance
48. The Little Old Lady from Pasadena, Jan and Dean
49. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying, Gerry and The Pacemakers
50. A Summer Song, Chad and Jeremy
51. The Girl from Ipanema, Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto
52. Can't Buy Me Love, The Beatles
53. Remember (Walkin' In the Sand), Shangri-Las
54. C'mon and Swim - Bobby Freeman, Bobby Freeman
55. Do You Want to Know a Secret, The Beatles
56. Keep On Pushing, Impressions
57. Baby I Need Your Loving, Four Tops
58. Navy Blue, Diane Renay
59. Diane, Bachelors
60. Out of Limits, Marketts
61. Little Honda, Hondells
62. See the Funny Little Clown, Bobby Goldsboro
63. Because, Dave Clark Five
64. (Just Like) Romeo And Juliet, Reflections
65. For You, Rick Nelson
66. Today, New Christy Minstrels
67. Can't You See That She's Mine, Dave Clark Five
68. Leader of the Pack, Shangri-Las
69. Funny, Joe Hinton
70. The Way You Do the Things You Do, The Temptations
71. Anyone Who Had a Heart, Dionne Warwick
72. I Love You More and More Every Day, Al Martino
73. It's Over, Roy Orbison
74. Ronnie, Four Seasons
75. Surfin' Bird, Trashmen
76. What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am, Tams
77. The Door Is Still Open (To My Heart), Dean Martin
78. You Really Got Me, Kinks
79. The Shelter of Your Arms, Sammy Davis Jr.
80. I'm So Proud, Impressions
81. Money (That's What I Want), Kingsmen
82. Chug-A-Lug, Roger Miller
83. Dang Me, Roger Miller
84. Do You Love Me, Dave Clark Five
85. (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am, Nancy Wilson
86. I Wanna Love Him So Bad, Jelly Beans
87. Don't Throw Your Love Away, Searchers
88. Hi-Heel Sneakers, Tommy Tucker
89. How Do You Do It?, Gerry and The Pacemakers
90. Walk Don't Run, The Ventures
91. Do You Love Me, Dave Clark Five
92. Shangri-La, His Harp and Orchestra
93. Haunted House, Gene Simmons
94. Steal Away, Jimmy Hughes
95. I Saw Her Standing There, The Beatles
96. A Fool Never Learns, Andy Williams
97. Little Children, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
98. There! I've Said It Again, Bobby Vinton
99. Louie Louie, The Kingsmen
100. Needles and Pins, Searchers

Nxe6!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtrC3rMP1lQ

Umm...Is that your favorite song from 1964? Can you hum a few bars?

The Animals revived a song recorded in 1937 by Georgia Turner, and during the 1940s by Leadbelly. That's the best song there.

I have to shout out for my man, Louis Armstrong, and his fellow Bourbon Street club owner, Al Hirt ( Grammy winner for "Java" in 1964) My favorite song on the list though is probably "House of the Rising Sun." ( More New Orleans!)

Good shout out to Armstron. 1964 was an amazing year for music.  It's probably just me, but I like to makes connections with numbers, 64 squares on a chess board, what happened in 1964.

I wonder what really big things happened in the world on 1964?

Man, that was a close call. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. I remember to the square foot exactly where I was standing, and seeing my mother cry. A very sad day.

Looking at that list from post #1 "Keep on Pushing" by The Impressions is a nice song to accompany the woodpushing. Another nice soulful tune is "Baby I Need Your Loving" by the Four Tops.

I have to hand it to the Beatles, they were so good!  but I'll go with Louis Louis the Kingsmen :) ccccclassic

Velymer ... good one lol

Do You Want to Know a Secret.