ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS Tighten up 1968

ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS Tighten up 1968



Hi everybody. I'm Archie Drell of the Drells of Houston, Texas. We don't
only sing but we dance just as good as we walk. In Houston we just started a
new dance called the "Tighten Up." This is the music we tighten up with.

First tighten up on the drums.
Come on now drummer.
I want you to tighten it up for me now.
[Drum solo.]
Oh, yeah.

Tighten up on that bass now.
[Double bass begins.]
Tighten it up. Ha-ha, yeah.

Now let that guitar fall in.
[Guitar begins.]
Oh, yeah.

Tighten up on the organ now.
[Organ begins.]

[Sung:]
Yeah, you do The Tighten up.
Yeah now.
I said if you can do it now,
It sure would be tough.

[Spoken:]
Now look here. Come on now.
Now make it mellow.

[Sung:]
[Clapping.]
Let's tighten it up now.
Do The Tighten It Up.
Everybody can do it now.
So get to it.
We're gonna tighten up.
Let's do the Tighten Up.
You can do it now.
So, baby, get to it.

Let' do your left now.
Let' do your right.
Everybody can do it.
But don'tcha get too tight.
Come on and tighten up.
a-Tighten it up now.
a-Tighten it up now.
Tighten it up.

Ah, do the Tighten Up.
Come on and tighten it up.
Tighten it up, now.
Come on now, Billy, tighten it up.
[Feature drums.]
(Ooo-hoo-ha.) Oh, yeah.
(Sock it to 'em.) Sock it to me now.
(Kick one.) Tighten it up.
[Whistle.] C'mon.

Tighten up that bass.
[Feature double bass.]
(Kick, kick.) Oh, yeah.
(Let's go, tighten up, babe, come on.)

Now look here,
I want that guitar to fall in on that.
[Feature guitar.]
Tighten it up now. Oh, yeah.

Now tighten it up organ.
[Feature organ.]

Yeah, now, everybody, tighten it up.
[Full band.]
Now look here,
We gonna make it mellow for ya now.
We gonna make it mellow now.

[Clapping.]

Tighten it up. You can get up.
Move to your left.
Move to your right.
Tighten it up, now.
[Fade.]
Everything will be out of sight.
Come on and tighten it up.
Tighten up now.
You can do it...

Bobby Goldsboro - Honey

Bobby Goldsboro - Honey

See the tree, how big it's grown
But friend it hasn't been too long
It wasn't big
I laughed at her and she got mad
The first day that she planted it, was just a twig
Then the first snow came
And she ran out to brush the snow away
So it wouldn't die
Came runnin' in all excited
Slipped and almost hurt herself
And I laughed till I cried
She was always young at heart
Kinda dumb and kinda smart and I loved her so
And I surprised her with a puppy
Kept me up all Christmas Eve two years ago
And it would sure embarrass her
When I came in from workin' late
'Cause I would know
That she'd been sittin' there and cryin'
Over some sad and silly late, late show

And honey, I miss you
And I'm bein' good
And I'd love to be with you
If only I could

She wrecked the car and she was sad
And so afraid that I'd be mad
But what the heck
Though I pretended hard to be
Guess you could say she saw through me
And hugged my neck
I came home unexpectedly
And caught her cryin' needlessly
In the middle of the day
And it was in the early Spring
When flowers bloom and robins sing
She went away

And honey, I miss you
And I'm bein' good
And I'd love to be with you
If only I could

One day while I was not at home
While she was there and all alone
The angels came
Now all I have is memories of Honey
And I wake up nights and call her name
Now my life's an empty stage
Where Honey lived and Honey played
And love grew up
And a small cloud passes overhead
And cries down on the flower bed
That Honey loved

And see the tree how big it's grown
But friend it hasn't been too long
It wasn't big
And I laughed at her and she got mad
The first day that she planted it, was just a twig

LOVE IS BLUE - PAUL MAURIAT

LOVE IS BLUE - PAUL MAURIAT

The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine

The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine

Drop your silver in my tambourine
Help a poor man fill his pretty dream
Give me pennies I'll take anything
Now listen while I play
My green tambourine

Watch the jingle jangle start to chime
Reflections of the music that is mine
When you drop a coin you'll hear it sing
Now listen while I play
My green tambourine

[Instrumental break]

Drop a dime before I walk away
Any song you want I'll gladly play
Money feeds my music machine
Now listen while I play
My green tambourine

The Monkees - Daydream Believer

The Monkees - Daydream Believer



Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings,
Of the bluebird as she sings.
The six oclock alarm would never ring.
But it rings, and I rise,
Wipe the sleep out of my eyes.
My shavin' razor's cold and it stings.

Cheer up, sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean,
To a daydream believer,
And a homecoming queen?

You once thought of me,
As a white knight on his steed.
Now you know how happy I can be.
Woh, and our good times starts and end,
Without dollar one to spend.
But how much, baby, do we really need?


Cheer up, sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean,
To a daydream believer,
And a homecoming queen?

Cheer up, sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean,
To a daydream believer,
And a homecoming queen?

[Short instrumental break.]

Cheer up, sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean,
To a daydream believer,
And a homecoming queen?

Cheer up, sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean,
To a daydream believer,
And a homecoming queen?
Cheer up, sleepy Jean.
[Fade.]
Oh, what can it mean,
To a daydream believer...

Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense And Peppermints

Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense And Peppermints





Good sense, innocence, cripplin' and kind.
Dead kings, many things I can't define.
Oh Cajun spice, sweats and blushers your mind.
Incense and peppermints, the color of thyme.

Who cares what games we choose?
Little to win, but nothing to lose.

Incense and peppermints, meaningless nouns.
Turn on, tune in, turn your eyes around.
Look at yourself, look at yourself,
Yeah, yeah.
Look at yourself, look at yourself,
Yeah, yeah,
Yeah, yeah.

Tune-a by the cockeyed world in two.
Throw your pride to one side, It's the least you can do.
Beatniks and politics, nothing is new.
A yardstick for lunatics, one point of view.

Who cares what games we choose?
Little to win, but nothing to lose.

Good sense, innocence, crippled and kind.
Dead kings and many things I can't define.
Oh Cajun spice, sweats and blushers your mind.
Incense and peppermints, the color of thyme.

Who cares what games we choose?
Little to win, but nothing to lose.

Incense, peppermints, incense, peppermints.

Sha-la-la, sha-la-la....

To Sir, with Love - Lulu

To Sir, with Love - Lulu






Those schoolgirl days, of telling tales and biting nails are gone,
But in my mind,
I know they will still live on and on,
But how do you thank someone, who has taken you from crayons to perfume?
It isn't easy, but I'll try,

If you wanted the sky I would write across the sky in letters,
That would soar a thousand feet high,
To Sir, with Love

The time has come,
For closing books and long last looks must end,
And as I leave,
I know that I am leaving my best friend,
A friend who taught me right from wrong,
And weak from strong,
That's a lot to learn,
What, what can I give you in return?

If you wanted the moon I would try to make a start,
But I, would rather you let me give my heart,
To Sir, with Love

The Box Tops - The Letter

The Box Tops - The Letter





Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
I ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone
I'm going home, because my baby just wrote me a letter

I don't care how much money i’ve got to spend
I’ve got to get back to my baby again
Lonely days are gone
I'm going home; my baby just wrote me a letter

(x2):
Well she wrote me a letter, said she couldn't live without me no more
Listen mister, can't you see i’ve got to get back to my baby once more?
Anyway, yeah, give me a ticket for an aeroplane
I ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone
I'm going home, because my baby just wrote me a letter

My baby just wrote me a letter

Bobby Gentry - Ode to Billy Joe

Bobby Gentry - Ode to Billy Joe






It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day
I was out choppin' cotton and my brother was balin' hay
And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat
And Mama hollered out the back door "y'all remember to wipe your feet"
And then she said "I got some news this mornin' from Choctaw Ridge"
"Today Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge"

And Papa said to Mama as he passed around the blackeyed peas
"Well, Billy Joe never had a lick of sense, pass the biscuits, please"
"There's five more acres in the lower forty I've got to plow"
And Mama said it was shame about Billy Joe, anyhow
Seems like nothin' ever comes to no good up on Choctaw Ridge
And now Billy Joe MacAllister's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge

And Brother said he recollected when he and Tom and Billie Joe
Put a frog down my back at the Carroll County picture show
And wasn't I talkin' to him after church last Sunday night?
"I'll have another piece of apple pie, you know it don't seem right"
"I saw him at the sawmill yesterday on Choctaw Ridge"
"And now you tell me Billie Joe's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge"

And Mama said to me "Child, what's happened to your appetite?"
"I've been cookin' all morning and you haven't touched a single bite"
"That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today"
"Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday, oh, by the way"
"He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge"
"And she and Billy Joe was throwing somethin' off the Tallahatchie Bridge"

A year has come 'n' gone since we heard the news 'bout Billy Joe
And Brother married Becky Thompson, they bought a store in Tupelo
There was a virus going 'round, Papa caught it and he died last Spring
And now Mama doesn't seem to wanna do much of anything
And me, I spend a lot of time pickin' flowers up on Choctaw Ridge

And drop them into the muddy water off the Tallahatchie Bridge

The Association - Windy

The Association - Windy

Who's peekin' out from under a stairway
Calling a name that's lighter than air
Who's bending down to give me a rainbow
Everyone knows it's Windy

Who's tripping down the streets of the city
Smilin' at everybody she sees
Who's reachin' out to capture a moment
Everyone knows it's Windy

And Windy has stor-my eyes
That flash at the sound of lies
And Windy has wings to fly
Above the clouds (above the clouds)
Above the clouds (above the clouds)

[Flute]

And Windy has stor-my eyes
That flash at the sound of lies
And Windy has wings to fly
Above the clouds (above the clouds)
Above the clouds (above the clouds)

Who's tripping down the streets of the city
Smilin' at everybody she sees
Who's reachin' out to capture a moment
Everyone knows it's Windy
[Repeat And fade]

Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra - Somethin' Stupid (Reprise 1968)

Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra - Somethin' Stupid (Reprise 1968)







I know I stand in line until you think
You have the time to spend an evening with me
And if we go someplace to dance
I know that there's a chance you won't be leaving with me
And afterwards we drop into a quiet little place
And have a drink or two......
And then I go and spoil it all by saying
Something stupid like I love you

I can see it in your eyes that you despise
The same old lines you heard the night before......
And though it's just a line to you for me it's true......
And never seemed so right before


I practice everyday to find some clever lines
To say to make the meaning come true......
But then I think I'll wait until the evening gets late
And I'm alone with you
The time is right your perfume fills my head......
The stars get red and on the nights so blue......
And then I go and spoil it all by saying
Something stupid like I love you

The Turtles - Happy Together

The Turtles - Happy Together






Imagine me and you, i do
i think about you day and night
it's only right
to think about the girl you love
and hold her tight
so happy together
If i should call you up
invest a dime
and you say you belong to me
and ease my mind
imagine how the world could be
so very fine
so happy together
{refrain}
i can't see me loving nobody but you
for all my life
when you're with me
baby the skies will be blue
for all my life
Me and you
and you and me
no matter how they tossed the dice
it had to be
the only one for me is you
and you for me
so happy together
{refrain}
Me and you
and you and me
no matter how they tossed the dice
it had to be
the only one for me is you
and you for me
so happy together
Me and you
and you and me
no matter how they tossed the dice
it had to be
the only one for me is you
and you for me
so happy together
so happy together
how is the weather
so happy together
we're happy together
so happy together...

The Buckinghams - Kind Of A Drag

The Buckinghams - Kind Of A Drag



kind of a drag when your baby don't love you,
kind of a drag when you know
she's been untrue.
oh, listen
(listen to me when i'm
speakin','cause you know the
words i'm thinkin')
to what i've gotta say;
(and i know that you've been
cheatin', oh, i hope that
we'll be
meetin'.)
girl, i still love you,
(ooh, i still love you.)
i'll always love you
(ooh, i'll always love you.)
anyway, anyway, anyway.
kind of a drag when your baby says good-bye,
kind of a drag when you feel like
you wanna cry.
oh, girl,
(listen to me when i'm
speakin', 'cause you know the
words i'm thinkin')
even though you made me feel blue,
(and i know that you've been
cheatin', oh, i hope that
we'll be
meetin'.)
i still love you,
(ooh, i still love you.)
i'll always love you
(ooh, i'll always love you.)
anyway, anyway, anyway.
(organ solo)
oh, listen
(listen to me when i'm
speakin','cause you know the
words i'm thinkin')
to what i've gotta say;
(and i know that you've been
cheatin', oh, i hope that
we'll be
meetin'.)
girl, i still love you,
(ooh, i still love you.)
i'll always love you
(ooh, i'll always love you.)
anyway, anyway, anyway.
(fade out)

The New Vaudeville Band Winchester Cathedral

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The New Vaudeville Band Winchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral
You're bringing me down
You stood and you watched as
My baby left town

You could have done something
But you didn't try
You didn't do nothing
You let her walk by

Now everyone knows just how much I needed that gal
She wouldn't have gone far away
If only you'd started ringing your bell

Winchester Cathedral
You're bringing me down
You stood and you watched as
My baby left town

Oh-bo-de-o-do oh-bo-de-o-do
Oh-bo-de-o-do de-do- duh

Poor Side Of Town - Johnny Rivers

Poor Side Of Town - Johnny Rivers









((Doop-doo-doo-wah, shoo-be-doo-be.))
((Doop-doo-doo-wah, shoo-be-doo-be.))

How can you tell me,
How much you miss me,
When the last time I saw you,
You wouldn't even kiss me?
That rich guy you've been seein',
Must have put you down.
So welcome back, baby,
To the po' side of town.

To him you were nothin',
But a little plaything.
(Was a plaything, doo-wah.)
Not much more than,
An overnight fling.
(Overnight fling, doo-wah.)
To me you were the greatest thing,
This boy had ever found.
And, girl, it's hard to find nice things,
On the po' side of town.

I can't blame you for tryin'.
(Bah, bah, bah, bahh.)
I'm tryin' to make it too.
(Bah, bah, bah, bahh.)
I've got one little hang up, baby.
I just can't make it without you.
(Without you, ooo, without you.)

So, tell me,
Are you gonna stay now?
(Gonna stay now, doo-wah.)
Will you stand by me, girl,
All the way now?
(All the way now, doo-wah.)
With you by my side,
They can't keep us down.
Together we can make it, baby,
From the po' side of town.

(So tell me how much you love me.)
(Come be near to me and say you need me now.)

Oh, with you by my side,
This world can't keep us down.
Together we can make it baby,
From the po' side of town.

((Doop-doo-doo-wah, shoo-be-doo-be.))
((Doop-doo-doo-wah, shoo-be-doo-be.))
[Fade.]
((Doop-doo-doo-wah, shoo-be-doo-be.))

LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE - THE MONKEES

LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE - THE MONKEES




Take the last train to Clarksville,
And I'll meet you at the station.
You can be be there by four thirty,
'Cause I made your reservation.
Don't be slow, oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!

'Cause I'm leavin' in the morning
And I must see you again
We'll have one more night together
'Til the morning brings my train.
And I must go, oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home.

Take the last train to Clarksville.
I'll be waiting at the station.
We'll have time for coffee flavored kisses
And a bit of conversation.
Oh... Oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!

Take the last train to Clarksville,
Now I must hang up the phone.
I can't hear you in this noisy
Railroad station all alone.
I'm feelin' low. Oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home.

Take the last train to Clarksville,
Take the last train to Clarksville,
[repeat and fade]

the supremes girls : you can't hurry love

the supremes girls : you can't hurry love






I need love, love
To ease my mind
I need to find, find someone to call mine
But mama said

You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take

You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
You got to trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes

But how many heartaches
Must I stand before I find a love
To let me live again
Right now the only thing
That keeps me hangin' on
When I feel my strength, yeah
It's almost gone
I remember mama said:

You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take

How long must I wait
How much more can I take
Before loneliness will cause my heart
Heart to break?

No I can't bear to live my life alone
I grow impatient for a love to call my own
But when I feel that I, I can't go on
These precious words keeps me hangin' on
I remember mama said:

You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take

You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes

No, love, love, don't come easy
But I keep on waiting
Anticipating for that soft voice
To talk to me at night
For some tender arms
To hold me tight
I keep waiting
I keep on waiting
But it ain't easy
It ain't easy
But mama said:

You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said to trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes

You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take

Tommy James & Shondells - Hanky Panky (1966)

Tommy James & Shondells - Hanky Panky (1966)

My baby does the Hanky Panky,
My baby does the Hanky Panky,
My baby does the Hanky Panky,
My baby does the Hanky Panky,
My baby does the Hanky Panky!
I saw her walking on down the line.
You know I saw her for the very first time.
A pretty little girl standing all alone.
"Hey baby, can I take you home?"
I never saw her, never really saw her.
My baby does the Hanky Panky,
My baby does the Hanky Panky,
My baby does the Hanky Panky,
My baby does the Hanky Panky,
My baby does the Hanky Panky!

The Young Rascals - Good Lovin'

The Young Rascals - Good Lovin'







Good lovin'.)
(Good lovin'.)
(Good lovin'.)

I was feelin' somethin' bad,
I asked my family doctor just what I had,
I said, "Doctor, (Doctor,)
Mr. M.D., (Doctor,)
Now can you tell me, tell me, tell me,
What's ailin' me?"
(Doctor.)

He said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,)
Yes, indeed, all you really need,
(Is good lovin'.)
Gimme that good, good lovin.
(Good lovin'.)
All I need is lovin'.
(Good lovin'.)
Good lovin', baby.

Baby please, squeeze me tight.
(Squeeze me tight.)
Now don't you want your baby,
To feel alright? (Feel alright.)
I said Baby, (Baby.)
Now it's for sure,
(It's for sure.)
I got the fever, Baby, Baby,
But you've got the cure.
(You've got the cure.)

I said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yes, indeed, all I really need,
(Is good lovin'.)
Gimme that good, good lovin.
(Good lovin',)
All I need is lovin',
(Good lovin',)
Good lovin', baby.

Righteous Brothers - (You're My) Soul And Inspiration [HD video] (Live, 1966)

Righteous Brothers - (You're My) Soul And Inspiration [HD video] (Live, 1966)



Girl, I can't let you do this
Let you walk away
Girl, how can I live through this
When you're all I wake up for each day?

Baby, you're my soul and my heart's inspiration
You're all I've got to get me by
You're my soul and my heart's inspiration
Without you baby, what good am I?

I never had much goin'
But at least I had you
How can you walk out knowin'
I ain't got nothin' left if you do?

Baby, you're my soul and my heart's inspiration
You're all I've got to get me by
You're my soul and my heart's inspiration
Without you baby, what good am I, oh what good am I?

[Spoken:] Baby, I can't make it withoutcha. And I'm, I'm tellin' ya, honey-you're my
reason for laughin', for cryin', for livin', and for dyin'.

Baby, I can't make it without you
Please, I'm begging you baby
If you go it will kill me
I swear it, Dear, my love can't bear it

You're my soul and my heart's inspiration
You're all I've got to get me by
You're my soul and my heart's inspiration
Without you baby, what good am I, what good am I?

Mm-mm-mm Mm-mm-mm
Mm-mm-mm

The Supremes - I Hear A Symphony

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The Supremes - I Hear A Symphony





You've given me a true love
and every day I thank you love
For a feeling that's so new
So inviting, so exciting

Whenever you're near
I hear a symphony
A tender melody
Pulling me closer
Closer to your arms

Then suddenly, I hear a symphony
Ooh, your lips are touching mine
A feeling so divine
'Till I leave the past behind
I'm lost in a world
Made for you and me

Whenever you're near
I hear a symphony
Play sweet and tenderly
Every time your lips meet mine now baby

Baby, baby
You bring much joy within
Don't let this feeling end
Let it go on and on and on
Now baby, baby
Those tears that fill my eyes
I cry not for myself
But for those who never felt the joy we felt

Whenever you're near
I hear a symphony
Each time you speak to me
I hear a tender rapsody of love now

Baby, baby
As you stand holding me
Whispering how much you care
A thousand violins fill the air

Now baby, baby
Don't let this moment end
Keep standing close to me
Ooh, so close to me, baby, baby
Baby, baby
I hear a symphony
A tender melody

I Got You Babe - Sonny and Cher Top of the Pops 1965

I Got You Babe - Sonny and Cher Top of the Pops 1965






HER: They say we're young and we don't know
We won't find out until we grow
HIM: Well I don't know if all that's true
'Cause you got me, and baby I got you

HIM: Babe
BOTH: I got you babe
I got you babe

HER: They say our love won't pay the rent
Before it's earned, our money's all been spent
HIM: I guess that's so, we don't have a pot
But at least I'm sure of all the things we got

HIM: Babe
BOTH: I got you babe
I got you babe

HIM: I got flowers in the spring
I got you to wear my ring
HER: And when I'm sad, you're a clown
And if I get scared, you're always around

HER: Don't let them say your hair's too long
'Cause I don't care, with you I can't go wrong
HIM: Then put your little hand in mine
There ain't no hill or mountain we can't climb

HIM: Babe
BOTH: I got you babe
I got you babe

HIM: I got you to hold my hand
HER: I got you to understand
HIM: I got you to walk with me
HER: I got you to talk with me
I got you to kiss goodnight
I got you to hold me tight
I got you, I won't let go
I got you to love me so

BOTH: I got you babe
I got you babe
I got you babe
I got you babe
I got you babe

Hermans Hermits - I'm Henry The VIII, I Am

Hermans Hermits - I'm Henry The VIII, I Am




I'm Henry the eighth I am
Henry the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She's been married seven times before
And every one was an Henry (Henry)
She wouldn't have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam)
I'm her eighth old man, I'm Henry
Henry the eighth I am

Second verse same as the first

I'm Henry the eighth I am
Henry the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She's been married seven times before
And every one was an Henry (Henry)
She wouldn't have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam)
I'm her eighth old man, I'm Henry
Henry the eighth I am

------ lead guitar ------

I'm Henry the eighth I am
Henry the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She's been married seven times before
And every one was an Henry (Henry)
She wouldn't have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam)
I'm her eighth old man, I'm Henry
Henry the eighth I am

H-E-N-R-Y
Henry (Henry)
Henry (Henry)
Henry the eighth I am, I am
Henry the eighth I am

Yeah!