Oh yes. Many nights as a teenage girl sobbing away to "I'd Love You to Want Me".
"I Love You" (Climax Blues Band) has always gotten plenty of airplay - it's a classic but I rather grew tired of it.
Here's a couple more songs that had turned me into a sobbing mess during my younger days:
The Seekers - "I'll Never Find Another You"
Carpenters - "Can't Smile Without You"
The past couple days I've kind of been on a KISS kick. This next track I remember from my childhood - if only for the spooky chorus (is it just spooky to me?). The lyrics are a little dumb (as with most KISS songs) but the music is funky as hell.
KISS - "Almost Human"
It's very similar to this song (which was also in heavy rotation during my childhood, thanks to Dad's KISS obsession -
KISS - "Calling Dr. Love"
Another odd thing I discovered, when I was about 12, is that I was so struck by a certain part of this next song. I'd remembered it from my early childhood, but only that portion - the rest of the song had totally been lost on me. Thus began my affection for Deborah Harry - and Blondie.
Blondie - "One Way or Another"
Deborah's not the only lovely lady I prefer, musically. Yesterday I promised a special feature on girl groups of the 60s - the girls that started it all.
My favorite girl group of the 60s are the Shangri-Las. (My love for them started sometime during 2009.) They're best remembered for their controversial melodrama "Leader of the Pack"...
They didn't really get much attention apart from this. Apart from this next track, which was also covered by Aerosmith in the 70s.
The Shangri-Las - "Remember (Walking in the Sand)"
These girls had serious attitude. Check this out.
The Shangri-Las - "Right Now and Not Later"
But they were, after all, little girls.
The Shangri-Las - "It's Easier to Cry"
However, the untrained ear would never have guessed after hearing this. This one's my favorite Shangri-Las song (Mary Ann Ganser on lead vocals - RIP, beautiful girl) -
The Shangri-Las - "I'm Blue"
Another well-known (and loved) girl group of the 60s were the Ronettes. They were all kinds of adorable. (I always felt that Nedra was much cuter than Ronnie.)
Everyone knows this song.
The Ronettes - "Be My Baby"
And even this one.
The Ronettes - "Baby, I Love You"
This one's my favorite Ronettes track.
The Ronettes - "You Came, You Saw, You Conquered"
Yesterday I loosely mentioned the Crystals. Let's do some Crystals.
The Crystals - "Da Doo Ron Ron"
The Crystals - "He's a Rebel"
Yesterday I posted KISS' cover of this classic.
The Crystals - "Then He Kissed Me"
I think that's enough for now. I expect to make a few more posts dedicated to the swinging girls of the 60s, because you just can't pack all that excellence into one post and call it "good".