6 of the 60s: 10/16/13 (1965)...

Hey gang, I'm here to serve up another half-dozen nuggets from the 60's, and this week I'm back to 1965, the year Che Guevara stepped down so Fidel Castro could take power in Cuba...

Barry McGuire - "Eve Of Destruction"
from the album Eve Of Destruction (1965)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1
Songwriters: Steve Barri, P.F. Sloan

In honor of those tea-party lemming throwing this country's economic future over a cliff, here's the folk-rock singer with his song of protest from a time where the establishment wasn't pretending to be victims (unlike today)...

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Gary Lewis & The Playboys - "Everybody Loves A Clown"
from the album Everybody Loves A Clown (1965)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #4
Songwriters: Gary Lewis, Leon Russell, Leslie Thomas

This single, which I dedicate to moron Ted Cruz, was the son of comedian Jerry's fourth of seven straight top-10 hits...

The Larks - "The Jerk"
from the album The Jerk (1965)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #7
Songwriter: Don Julian

...and now, a song for Eddie Cantor, from the doo-wop group led by the song's Texan writer...

Sonny - "Laugh at Me"
from the album The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher (1966)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #10
Songwriter: Sonny Bono

Just perfect for assclown Sarah Palin, it's Sonny Bono with his sole solo hit; just gotta love the "screaming girls"...

Gene Pitney - "Last Chance To Turn Around"
from the album Big Sixteen Volume 3 (1966)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #13
Songwriters: Tony Bruno, Bob Elgin, Vic Millrose

What this country needs to do before the 17th....here's Gene with a one-off single from his golden era.. I can see the President quoting this...

Matt Monro - "Walk Away"
from the album Walk Away (1965)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #23
Songwriters: Don Black, Udo Jurgens

What I hope Congress doesn't do this week, as sung by the English vocalist who had this song translated from its original which was the Austrian entry to Eurovision the same year Matt took second place...

That's it for this week's 60s flashback...I'll return tomorrow with 7 more from 1975 and 8 from 1985...