Voice recording #246, Jan. 4.

Beach Boys, "Good Vibrations", 1966. I'm pretty sure I've done this one before and was in the range of 1,500-1,700. Maybe higher.
Bobby Goldsboro, "It's Too Late", '66. He had a fairly large number of hits in the '60s, mostly pretty sappy ballads. In this one, he tries to go up-tempo and I think it was a not-very-good cover of an earlier song. 4,800.
Shocking Blue, "Venus", '68 maybe? I've done this one before, probably 3,200 or slightly higher.
Freddy and the Dreamers, "I'm Telling You Now", I think '64 or '65. Freddy and the Dreamers were on the coattails of the British invasion. Their schtick was a dance called The Freddy. Dancers stood in one place and put their arms up at shoulder height while kicking one leg out to the side. Then they'd lower their arms and leg, and repeat, but raising the other leg. It was not imaginative when compared to other '60s dances. It's a better song than "Do the Freddy", which introduced the dance and was probably their other biggest hit. 3,900.
Marvin Gaye, "Heard It Through the Grapevine" from '68. The '60s icon was one of several to record this song in a similar time period. Marvin did a really good job with it. The song received extra legs in the '90s, when the California Raisins, animated wrinkled grapes -- I think for Post Raisin Bran -- used it in their advertising. 2,300.
The Yardbirds, "For Your Love", '65. I think I've done this before, and I think I mentioned that it might have had a harpsichord. Might have been a dulcimer, and I'll look that up. It was a harpsichord, but only because there was no piano or organ at the recording studio. Eric Clapton played guitar before leaving The Yardbirds to go with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. About 3,700.
Four Seasons, "Ronnie", 1964. This was one of their songs about girls, along with "Dawn" and "Rag Doll" and others. It's very typical Four Seasons. 3,950.
Steppenwolf, "Born to Be Wild", '68. I'm pretty sure I've reviewed this one. It's hard rock with a driving rhythm and some psychedelic moments. I'm to sure whether I like it or "Magic Carpet Ride" best among Steppenwolf songs. I think 1,200.
The 5th Dimension, "Wedding Bell Blues", 1966ish. This is some of the best of Marilyn McCoo with The 5th Dimension. It's somewhat overlooked in the group's catalog. On "Gilmore Girls", when the grandparents, Emily and Richard, renewed their vows, this was the song Richard (played by the late Edward Herrmann) picked for their one dance, and for that night he wanted her to call him "Bill." 2,900.
B.J. Thomas, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", '69. When I think of this, I think about how it was used in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". There was a montage or filler or tension breaker with Paul Newman and Katharine Ross riding one of those new-fangled bicycles. This was one of B.J.'s best with "Hooked on a Feeling". 2,100.
Reflections, "Just Like Romeo and Juliet", '64. I would have guessed that this was earlier. I don't really remember the Reflections, but I remember that the song isn't bad. 4,100.
Dave Clark Five, "Do You Love Me", 1964. A number of other people have done this, going back to The Contours in '62. I was thinking the Beatles had, but couldn't find it list for them. Dave Clark Five was good in a brief heyday. 3,100.
Mamas and the Papas, "Monday Monday" from '66. 1,600.
Gene Pitney, "It Hurts to Be in Love" from '64. I think I remember writing about this one, about how I didn't remember it but heard it a lot after I returned from Italy that September. Girls seemed to like the fast part when he sings, "who'snotinlovewithyou." 3,900.
Dusty Springfield, "Wishin' and Hopin'", early-to-mid '60s. 4,200.
Four Tops, "I Can't Help Myself", also '64 or '65. 1,900.
Spencer Davis Group, "I'm a Man", this was '63 or '64, I believe. 4,050.
Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, "I Wonder What She's Doin' Tonight", 1968. 2,550.