one-hit wonders from the 1960s<\/a>. <\/p>\n\u201cWe Love You Beatles\u201d by The Carefrees from \u2018We Love You All\u2019 (1964)<\/p>\n
Have you ever heard of a song being written as an ode to another band? When The Beatles came to the United States in 1964 as part of the now-famed British Invasion, they were all the rage. But by then another British-born band was already singing their praises. That\u2019s right, The Carefrees released their tribute to the former Mop Tops and their song, \u201cWe Love You Beatles\u201d, which names each member, hit No. 39 on the Billboard Hot 100, just squeaking into the Top 40. How droll!<\/p>\n
\u201cSan Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)\u201d by Scott McKenzie from \u2018The Voice Of Scott McKenzie\u2019 (1967)<\/p>\n
Gosh, the earnestness. This song is dripping with sincerity, but sincerity has a funny way about it sometimes. With time, it can turn from something positive into something sappy and silly. And that\u2019s just what happened here with this 1960s flower power offering. Scott McKenzie\u2019s track \u201cSan Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)\u201d has become a relic of the past. It\u2019s like a photograph of a gun with a daisy in it. Sure, it meant something then. But now? It reads more goofy than anything. <\/p>\n
\u201cHere Comes The Judge\u201d by Shorty Long from \u2018Here Comes The Judge\u2019 (1968)<\/p>\n
This song became a hit for several different artists in the 1960s and 1970s, but we\u2019ll take Shorty Long\u2019s version. We call this offering a song, but in a way it\u2019s more like a comedy sketch. At least, that\u2019s how it reads today. It feels like you\u2019re listening to a Saturday Night Live sketch. And while some of that may have been intentional, because the song is so old and so much has changed in rock music, it reads at times like an unintentional comedy record from an era long ago. <\/p>\n
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