Category: M’s Track of the Day

This was written by band leader Roger McGuinn and impresario Jacques Levy for a musical which was never staged. It was recorded for their (Untitled) album and released as a … Continue readingThe Byrds: Chestnut Mare

I can’t say I was a great fan but since Wayne has died at the age of 74, here is his 1965 hit Game of Love which topped the US  charts and reached … Continue readingWayne Fontana and the Mindbenders: Game of Love

This was the group’s first hit, released in November 1961 and reaching No 20 in the US in January 1962. It was also the first single released by Phil Spector’s … Continue readingThe Crystals: There’s No Other (Like My Baby)

This was written by Lionel Bart for the 1959 film Serious Charge. Here is the scene from the film. It was re-recorded in a different arrangement as a single which was … Continue readingCliff Richard and the Drifters: Living Doll

This came in 1980, well after pop ended in 1970, but it’s a good rocker. It was co-written by Debbie Harry and Giorgio Moroder as the theme to the film American … Continue readingBlondie: Call Me

Written by Sonny James & Robert Tubert, this was released by Bobby Vinton in 1965 and reached No 23 in the US. I think Sandy Posey’s version, on her 1966 … Continue readingBobby Vinton: Satin Pillows

Helen Shapiro was only 14 when she recorded this song by John Schroeder and Mike Hawker as her first single. It went to No 3 in Britain.

This was written by Billy Jackson and Jimmy Wisner and originally released in 1963 by The Orlons as the B-side to Bon-Doo-Wah, which peaked at No 55 in the US. … Continue readingThe Searchers: Don’t Throw Your Love Away

Apologies if this is too similar to yesterday’s track, but it reminded me of this terrific number by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, recorded by Dionne Warwick in August 1962 … Continue readingDionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over

This was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and was a hit under three titles. It was first recorded as Message to Martha by Jerry Butler in 1962, appearing as a … Continue readingAdam Faith: Message to Martha (Kentucky Bluebird)