The song was released separately as a single with “Day Tripper,” and it became one of the biggest hits of 1966, containing the line, “Life is very short, and there’s no time for fussing ...

Summer Songs 1958-2024: ... 1966. Rank, Title, Artist 1, WILD THING, The Troggs 2, SUMMER IN THE CITY, The Lovin’ Spoonful 3, LIL’ RED RIDING HOOD, Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs ...

No song from the 'Get Back' project, which became 'Let it Be,' exemplified its back-to-our-roots concept as well as 'One After 909,’ which kicks off our list of the Top 10 Underrated Beatles ...

And the summer hits just kept on coming in August 1966. With Ray Davies at the helm, however, this was no normal summer song, rather the story of a bloke who’s lost all his money and girlfriend.

This 1966 song is quite beautiful and could easily rank among one of their finest releases. It’s a smooth, poetic piece of work that boasts some of Paul Simon’s very best songwriting. 2.

It’s one week until Memorial Day. So it’s officially time we discussed the song of summer. Join us as we look back at the last 50 years of summer songs—which we’re defining as the tune that spent the ...

Like most of the songs on Pet Sounds, Wilson co-wrote “God Only Knows” with lyricist Tony Asher. Glen Campbell recorded his own rendition of the song and released it on his hit 1977 album ...