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Take a good long look at the list of ten of our favorite mega – hits from the 1960’s, all of these 60’s classics share one very important component, except one! Yes, one of these titles doesn’t belong on our list, and we need you to tell us which one and why ? Additionally, we need you to give us a title of your choosing that could be added to our list! Lastly and to qualify for SMS Super Genius status, give us the names of the ten Artists who ORIGINALLY recorded and released these 60’s gems, including your choice for an addition to our list!
1) “Alfie”
2) “Always Something There To Remind Me”
3) “I Say A Little Prayer”
4) “Make It Easy On Yourself”
5) “My Little Red Book”
6) “Put A Little Love In Your Heart”
7) “The Look Of Love”
8) “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”
9) ( “They Long To Be”) “Close To You”
10) “What The World Needs Now Is Love”
In summary, here’s what we need:
1) The ten 60’s classics just above all share a vital common component and we need you to tell us just what that component is?
2) But, the truth is one of those 60’s gems doesn’t share this important element, and we need you to tell us which title it is and why it shouldn’t be included in our list ?
4) Additionally, we need you to come up with another title of your choosing that could be included on our list ?
4) Finally, give us the names of the talented artists who ORIGINALLY recorded and released these ten 60’s greats ?
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I prefer Love’s version of “My Little Red Book” and they had the bigger hit, but it was originally released by Manfred Mann.
I can handle this. All Bachrach/David songs except Little Red Book which was, I think, by LOVE. I could add “A House Is Not a Home.” I spotted above answers so I’m gonna quit. I thought Dionne Warwick did Alfie.
Hey Denise,
Way to go! All excellent answers, and you’re right Dionne Warwick had the hit with “Alfie” however Cilla Black had a big hit with the song in the U.K.which enjoyed a fair amount of attention here in the U.S. as well ! So both answers are correct
The only part of the question that you didn’t nail was the band “Love” Yes they did have that huge hit with “My Little Red Book” but, believe it or not “My Little Red Book WAS written by Bacharach / David! So, have you another pick as the one song NOT written by Burt and Hal?
Thanx as always for playing along…
PS. Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
Duh, I grew up in Santa Clara, right next door!
Good morning to all
Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote all of them except ” Put A Little Love…”
Jackie DeShannon, her brother Randy Meyers & Jimmie Holiday wrote that one.
!. Cilla Black
2. Dionne Warwick
3. DW
4. Walker Brothers
5. Love and a million bands we all played in…
6. Jackie DeShannon
7. Dusty Springfield
8. Gene Pitney
9. The Carpenters
10. Jackie DeShannon…Dionne turned it down as “too country” and “too preachy” (wikipedia)
All written by Bacharach/David except Put a Little Love in Your Heart.
Walk on By.
1. Cilla Black
2,3,6,7,10. Dionne Warwick
4. The Walker Brothers
5. Love (fun times at the Hullabaloo)
6. Dusty Springfield
8. Gene Pitney
9. The Carpenters
All songs writtern or co-written by Burt Bacharach except “Put A Little Love In Your Heart, written by Jackie DeShannon.
1) “Alfie” Cilla Black
2) “Always Something There To Remind Me” Dionne Warwick
3) “I Say A Little Prayer” Dionne Warwick
4) “Make It Easy On Yourself” Walker Brothers
5) “My Little Red Book” Love
6) “Put A Little Love In Your Heart” Jackie DeShannon
7) “The Look Of Love” Dusty Springfield
8) “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” Gene Pitney
9) ( “They Long To Be”) “Close To You” Carpenters
10) “What The World Needs Now Is Love” Jackie DeShannon
Add: Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head” by BJ Thomas
Hey Steve,
As always…IMPRESSIVE!
And we all know that everybody takes a sneak peak at Wikipedia for a little help occasionally, but your answers come in so quickly we believe that the only “Encyclopedia you consult is your brain!
Congrats yet again for being first in with ALL the right answer’s
Rick