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It’s Insane That These 3 Incredible Pop Songs From the 1960s Weren’t Bigger Hits

These pop hits from the 1960s are world-famous today. But when they were first released, they didn't chart as high as you might think.
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5 1960s pop hits that should be permanently retired

All the feelings that I have hiding here for you inside." That lyric opens up “Cherish,” a number-one hit for the Association in 1966. It isn’t a good lyric. At least, I don’t think it is. It is a ...
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3 Songs That Resonated With Teens More Than Adults in the Late 1960s

Music was changing in a big way in the late 1960s, and teens helped propel some of the most beloved songs of the era by embracing the "new." ...
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Connie Francis: superstar of the early 1960s pop scene

Connie Francis, who has died aged 87, had a string of hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Stupid Cupid", "Lipstick on Your Collar", "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" and "Mama". From 1958 ...
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1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The singer's life was touched by tragedies

Pop singer Connie Francis has died at 87. The first female singer to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, she was known for her hit single "Who's Sorry Now?" and for singing the theme song and ...