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<\/p>\nIn the 1960s, the music had its own unique sound and style, which is still being enjoyed decades later. So many great songs came out in the first part of the decade, including these three tunes. All out in 1963, it\u2019s almost a certainty that every 60s kid still knows these songs by heart today.<\/p>\n
\u201cSurfer Girl\u201d by The Beach Boys<\/p>\n
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The title track of The Beach Boys\u2019 third studio album, \u201cSurfer Girl\u201d remains one of their most memorable songs. Band member Brian Wilson is the only writer of this song. Wilson actually wrote or co-wrote all 12 songs on the record.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSurfer Girl\u201d says simply, \u201cDo you love me, do you, surfer girl? \/ Surfer girl, my little surfer girl.\u201c<\/p>\n
This song gave Wilson his first credit <\/a>as a producer. A song in the 1940 film Pinocchio became the unlikely inspiration<\/a> for what became \u201cSurfer Girl\u201d, when Wilson found himself humming the melody to that song. Wilson was just 19 years old when he wrote \u201cSurfer Girl\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cOn Broadway\u201d by The Drifters<\/p>\n \t\t\tPlay video<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \u201cOn Broadway\u201d became a Top 10 hit for The Drifters. On their Under The Boardwalk album, \u201cOn Broadway\u201d was written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller.<\/p>\n An anthem of resilience, \u201cOn Broadway\u201d says, \u201cThey say that I won\u2019t last too long on Broadway \/ On Broadway \/ I\u2019ll catch a Greyhound bus for home, they all say\u00a0 \/ On Broadway \/ But oh, they\u2019re dead wrong, I know they are \/ \u2018Cause I can play this here guitar \/ And I won\u2019t quit till I\u2019m a star on Broadway.\u201c<\/p>\n In 1978, George Benson released a version of \u201cOn Broadway\u201d. His version of this song became a Top 5 hit.<\/p>\n \u201c500 Miles Away From Home\u201d by Bobby Bare<\/p>\n \t\t\tPlay video<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \u201c500 Miles Away From Home\u201d is one of the biggest crossover hits by Bobby Bare. The song, written by Hedy West, is the title track of Bare\u2019s first record. \u201c500 Miles Away From Home\u201d hit the Top 10 on Billboard\u2019s Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, and Country charts.<\/p>\n The chorus says, \u201cAway from home, away from home \/ Cold and tired and all alone \/ Yes, I\u2019m five hundred miles \/ Away from home.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Play\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791597730_309_hqdefault.jpg\")
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