[TerryO]

Since I've already exposed myself as a cheater, here's another five:

Rumble by Linc Ray

Wake Up Little Suzie by The Everly Brothers

Beep Beep by Bobby Valentino

Telstar by The Ventures

Louie Louie by Paul Revere and the Raiders

BTW: There has been a long time movement to make Louie Louie the "Official Seattle Song." I'm afraid I'd have to vote for "Seattle" by Perry Como

Best Regards,
TerryO

[TerryO]

I'm going to be in real trouble for this:

The all-time anthem for the young:

Summertime, Summertime by The Jamies

And just for Halloween:

Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley

The Monster Mash by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Cryptkickers

Love Potion No. 9 by the Clovers (They did it first, but there have been over 20 other subsequent  recorded versions)

Best Regards,
TerryO

[apocalypseon]

Gotta check out the four tops version.. thanks vinyl_lady:)

[jimdgoulding]

Gotta throw in these two from my history . . Maybelline- Chuck Berry and Fever- Little Willie John.  I recognize a good many of what has been posted and get a kick out of the oldest ones like Patti Page and Rosemary Clooney (who could sing, no mistake) but it was R&B that was the youth music of my time and place.  Rock Around The Clock was probably the lone exception.  THAT swung!  And no sooner than I read Rockadanny's The Name Game from later in time if that damn song didn't start going off in MY head!  I avoided it as much as possible.  And then there was John Lee Hooker and BB King (I have a collection of his 50's hits on Virgin).  One of my mom's favorites that is a beautiful thing is a 78 of Walter Huston singing September Song. 

[vinyl_guy]

Gotta check out the four tops version.. thanks vinyl_lady:)

My pleasure

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NCWTKS/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk13?ie=UTF8&qid=1256837435&sr=1-6

[rpf]

Since we're cheating now    or, as I prefer to think of it, just moving through time -

Folk Songs:

"Man Of Constant Sorrow" - Peter, Paul and Mary

"Blowin In The Wind"/"We Shall Overcome" - The Freedom Singers, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, et. al. ('63 Newport Folk Festival)

"Un Canadien Errant" - Ian and Sylvia ('63 Newport)

"Catch The Wind" - Donovan

"Wild Mountain Thyme" - Joan Baez

"Talk To Me Of Mendocino" - Kate and Anna McGarrigle


Rock

"Brown Eyed Girl" - Van Morrison

"Steve's Song" - Blues Project

"Dear Mr. Fantasy" - Traffic

"Embryonic Journey" - Jefferson Airplane

"Hey Jude" - The Beatles

"Love Is The Law" - The Suburbs

[RichardS]

Cheating some more---
The Jazz songs:

Vince Guaraldi Trio "Cast Your Fate To The Wind"

Louis Armstrong "What a Wonderful World"

Dave Brubeck ?Take Five?

Getz/Gilberto?The Girl From Ipanema?

Claude Bolling "Irlandaise" from Suite for Flute & Jazz Piano Trio

[rockadanny]

  Sorry Jim G! Or should I say, sorry Jim Jim bo bim, banana fana fo fim, fe fy mo mim, Jiiiim.   

[jimdgoulding]

Sorry Jim G! Or should I say, sorry Jim Jim bo bim, banana fana fo fim, fe fy mo mim, Jiiiim.   

Oh, noooooo!  You funny, D.