Top 12 worst songs of the '60s (part of our series of the worst hit songs from the '50s onward)

Top 12 worst songs of the '60s (part of our series of the worst hit songs from the '50s onward)

Nancy Sinatra - These Boots

If her name was Nancy Smith she would have been a cashier at Sears.

Percy Faith - Theme From Summer Place

The most infamous schlock instrumental of all time.

Gene Chandler - Duke of Earl

Annoying, annoying, annoying.

Del Shannon - Runaway

Starts out good until the falsetto vocals and electric organ kicks in. Then I'm turning it the fuck off.

All Four Seasons songs

'Nuff said.

All Jack Jones songs

'Nuff said.

Nat King Cole - Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer

Although he had some good records in the 40s-50s this and its accompanying LP sounds like bad carnival music. Oh well, he wasn't long for this world by that point anyway.

JFK was a degenerate scumbag who got what he deserved, his brother too. Nothing of value was lost.

Peter, Paul, and Mary - Puff, The Magic Dragon

No further elaboration needed on this one.

Archies - Sugar, Sugar

Also no further need to elaborate.

Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline

He was pining for an 11 year old girl on that song. 'Nuff said.

Mary Hopkins - Those Were The Days

This sounds like it was written for a 50 year old, why was a 19 year old singing it? Also the song is rather annoying musically.

All Herman's Hermits songs

'Nuff said

All Four Seasons songs

Listen to Genuine Immitation Life Gazzette and get back to me

Lazy post. Actually articulate your reasons for your choices

not OP but i guess the reasons for hating the Four Seasons are rather self-explanatory

Saying Nuff said is still lazy

I did dash the list off a bit quickly yes. It is proof of how strong the '60s were that there weren't really many truly bad songs out there although so far as there are bad songs they tended to be more in 60-64 rather than 65-69. With the '50s for contrast it's easy to come up with obvious offenders.

all Beatles songs

Why was this not on the list?

Because we’re not contrarians

Because this board has garbage taste

Didn't even put Barbra Streisand on there anywhere?

Again, we’re not contrarians

while you're at it, also include all Dylan and Beach Boys songs

why not some bad '60s Elvis movie soundtracks?

El Cajon Blv.

Holy shit its always been ugly?

San Diego was always a grimy Navy town.

bump

Elaborate?

Her pop phase was in the 70s.

I loved hearing Duke of Earl on the oldies radio

I never liked the Marvelettes' early hits, too shrill and annoying their later stuff is more chill and adult.

bump

Had numerous STDs, raped and drugged teenage interns, trafficked prostitutes into the white house, shared and killed Marylin Monroe with his retard brother, pushed hard for civil rights, warmonger who heavily increased military spending and authorized agent orange in Vietnam. Good riddance.

yes he was human scum but the country was doing good when he was president and it was widely seen as the last days of fun and innocence before SHTF

The early '60s was a period when 11 year old girls were the only discernable audience for pop music. Songs were incredibly saccharine, dopey, and innocent, and once JFK got his brains splattered the culture overnight became a lot edgier and edgy music was back on the menu.

So what you're saying is that Trump needs to be domed in order for popular music to be good again?

Already happened, it just made for a cool photo-op that made him look heroic.

hell 60-63 was more innocent and G-rated than the 50s which did have more edge than people give the decade credit for

do you want J.D. Vance to be president? think about that long and hard and get back to me.

Hermans Hermits

Ok now you're just trolling, Peter Noon Circa 2003.

Surfin' Bird but only because Family Guy made me hate it.