Really harmonious groups from the 60s

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Silkie: their cover of "Hide Your Love Away" is better than the original.

It is just so beautiful. Hat tip, WHFS, for playing this back in 1981 or so.

I'm about to log out, but I'll be back with more.

[KMOD]

1. Beach Boys

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[rug]

2. When Will I Be Loved

[mike in raleigh]

3. The Association

Underrated folk-rock group with choirboy-like harmonies with forays into psychedelia.

[pinboy3niner]

17. I interviewed them, was a charter member of their fan club

Also got them to play at my high school.

[Tom Kitten]

4. Beau Brummels

One of the greatest 60s bands, they were a bridge between the early 60s folk revival and the later psychedelic era.

Bonus video, from "Village of the Giants", complete with rockin' giant ducks!

[TexasBushwhacker]

5. The Mamas & the Papas

California Dreamin'

[TexasBushwhacker]

6. The Hollies

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

[ailsagirl]

13. Love that!

[shenmue]

15. Yes!

[TexasBushwhacker]

7. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Carry On

[ailsagirl]

14. Love it!!

[shenmue]

16. Yes

[mahatmakanejeeves]

8. The Seekers - I'll Never Find Another You (1968)

I was thinking of this video specifically when I started this thread.

The Seekers

The Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop quartet, originally formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States. They were popular during the 1960s with their best-known configuration as: Judith Durham on vocals, piano and tambourine; Athol Guy on double bass and vocals; Keith Potger on twelve-string guitar, banjo and vocals; and Bruce Woodley on guitar, mandolin, banjo and vocals.

The group had Top 10 hits in the 1960s with "I'll Never Find Another You", "A World of Our Own", "Morningtown Ride", "Someday, One Day" (written by Paul Simon), "Georgy Girl" (the title song of the film of the same name), and "The Carnival Is Over" by Tom Springfield, the last being an adaptation of the Russian folk song "Stenka Razin". The Seekers have sung it at various closing ceremonies in Australia, including World Expo 88 and the Paralympics. It is still one of the top 50 best-selling singles in the UK. Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described their style as "concentrated on a bright, uptempo sound, although they were too pop to be considered strictly folk and too folk to be rock."

[dixiegrrrrl]

18. Their version of "just a Closer Walk with Thee" still sends shivers down my spine.

I first heard it on a tape back in early 70's, had no idea who it was singing.
Years later I found out who it was and got a copy o on casseette.
Now I have a great digital copy, and still occasional listen to it, eyes closed, on headphones, and am transported.

Here is a good version.......

[mahatmakanejeeves]

9. Badfinger - "Why Don't We Talk?" (1973) and "Baby Blue" (1971)

The songs are not from the 60s, but Badfinger, Apple's second biggest selling act, got its start then.

The song comes from the album Badfinger.

Just about any song from Straight Up could be in this thread too, so I'll throw in "Baby Blue." The song is especially poignant when you consider how the group disintegrated due to legal issues. It certainly wasn't for lack of talent.

[greendog]

10. Peter, Paul and Mary

[ailsagirl]

11. The Drifters & the Kinks!!

Under the Boardwalk

Up on the Roof

On Broadway

Sunny Afternoon (Consummate summer song)

[greendog]

12. Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell