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Billboard Top Hits: 1965

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Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1965 is a solid installment in this budget priced series of great rock and roll hits--this time from the year 1965. The sound is great and I like the diversity of the artists on this album.

Shirley Ellis begins the CD with her bouncy and upbeat sounding tune called "The Name Game." While this isn't exactly my very favorite song from this era; the song has its good points. I love the beat and the rhythm; and Shirley sings this with such positive enthusiasm you truly believe she loves every minute that she sings this song. The electric guitars and drums sound very good, too.

The Toys do "A Lover's Concerto" to perfection; this beautiful ballad is one of my favorites by far! The piano, brass and percussion sound awesome and they sing and harmonize like the pros that they always were! "A Lover's Concerto" is upbeat and even triumphant in its own way; and I really like that. Listen also for Gary Lewis & The Playboys on "This Diamond Ring." Gary Lewis & The Playboys never miss a beat!

"Help Me Rhonda" by The Beach Boys has that awesome and unmistakable Beach Boys sound; I love the lyrics and The Beach Boys perform this flawlessly.

"1-2-3" by Len Barry sounds like the great early rock tune I always remember it to be; this tune uses brass, drums, percussion, piano and more for a fantastic musical arrangement! Len Barry's voice is clear and strong and this enhances the number very well. The backup vocalists harmonize to perfection.

Sonny & Cher turn in one of their greatest numbers with "I Got You Babe." The percussion, drums and more enhance the arrangement; and Sonny & Cher sing this passionately with all their heart and soul. It shows when you listen to it, too!

Overall, this is one CD you can't afford to pass by if you like rock and roll from the middle 1960s. The hits are solid and they sound as great as ever.

Rock on !!!

In 1965 the British Rock Invasion was quickly becoming much more than the Beatles and this collection of hits shows that American music was starting to offer up something in the way of a meaningful response. Certainly the Beach Boys doing "Help Me Rhonda," The Righteous Brothers powering through "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" are steps in the right direction. Opinion is more diverse regarding "Wooly Bully" and pretty much anything by Sonny & Cher. As every one in class knows, the rule of thumb when judging a greatest hits collection is whether you find five or more songs you would love to add to your music library. Depending on how extensive your personal collection happens to be right now, this one has got a good shot at passing that litmus test.

You should know all of these songs by heart, and they're all classics of 1965 pop. The elusive "Eve of Destruction" alone is worth the price.

Although it somehow didn't play in my car, it worked like a charm at home! A more totable version of the cassette that I purchased years ago should come in handy elsewhere!!!!

great cd - I played it at my parents 50th wedding anniversary party and everyone loved it.

On 2/12/2000, I had the pleasure of hearing Barry McGuire sing his 1965 social classic, "Eve of Destruction" with John Michael Talbot. That is a very powerful song with a very relevant message.

Ever since I was a very little child, I have had a strong, constitutional aversion for "the Name Game." As a child, I would run from the room or turn off the radio. I said at 3, "That's not a song. It's stupid and bad because those aren't REAL words. I'm glad MY name's not in it." I hate the "Name Game" as much today as I did then. It is intolerable, idiotic, highly annoying and has nothing in creation to recommend it. The "Name Game" has cost this otherwise good collection 2 stars.

The Name Game-interesting when your a kid but kind of boring to hear now
Lovers Concerto a take off on a bach piano concerto
This Diamond Ring Gary Lewis big hit that year and fun to sing,even though its a sad song
Help Me Rhonda the beach boys ba ba ba song what does it mean?
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' what can i say, its good,also sung in the top gun movie
Wooly Bully another hammond organ riff song
1-2-3 well this is heard even in commercials today and rallies at sport games for chants
Treat Her Right R&B soul
I got you babe-classic sonny&cher tune
Eve of Destruction wow its the end times with all the wars in this bob dylan-esc styled protest