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Year-End Poll #16: 1965

[Image description: a collage of photos of the 10 musicians and musical groups featured in this poll. In order from left to right, top to bottom: Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, Four Tops, The Rolling Stones, We Five, The Righteous Brothers, Petula Clark, The Beatles, Herman's Hermits, Elvis Presley, The Temptations. End description]

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A lot of heavy-hitters are coming at us in 1965. Beatlemania is still going strong, continuing their rise from "famous" to "cultural milestone". Fellow English rock band, The Rolling Stones, would also explode in popularity and success around this year. The two bands were often pitted against each other for the title of commander of the British Invasion -- leading up to this poll. We're all part of history today. Rock and roll itself is starting to evolve more in the mainstream, favoring a harder, almost messier sound that would have been too intense for previous (white) audiences. Hard rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, and garage rock will come to define the genre at this moment in time.

R&B is also having a huge moment this year, especially the music coming from the powerhouse record label: Motown Records. I talked about the significance of the label briefly in the 1964 post, and like The Beatles and Elvis Presley, there's so much behind their history that I feel intimidated to talk more. But without going too much into it, Motown Records is also notable for the image they sold along with their records. Everything from the artists' sound, to their looks, to how they carried themselves in public had to exude class and sophistication. Here's a link to an interview with Maxine Powell, the finishing instructor who worked with many of these artists. While brand recognition played a major role in this (as Motown became something of its own genre in addition to being a record label), this image was essential for crossover appeal. The music of Motown may not have been overtly political at this time, but it was still monumental in normalizing Black artists and business owners in mainstream white spaces during the height of the 60's Civil Rights Movement.

There's another major historic moment I want to touch on here, but its impact won't be seen on the polls until the next one. 1965 marks the year when American ground troops first entered Vietnam. President Johnson would demand for the monthly draft to double, conscripting 1,000 men every day. Those who are at least somewhat familiar with American pop culture already know why I'm bringing this up in a music poll. But the people who think that American music about the Vietnam War was all Creedence and Dylan may be surprised. See you all in 1966.

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We Five – You Were on My Mind (1965)

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We Five ~ You Were on My Mind (1965) 4K

When I woke up this morning You were on my mind... And You were on my mind

I got troubles, whoa-oh I got worries, whoa-oh I got wounds to bind

So I went to the corner Just to ease my pains Just to ease my pains

I got troubles, whoa-oh I got worries, whoa-oh I came home again

But I woke up this morning You were on my mind... And You were on my mind

Yeah, I got troubles, whoa-oh I got worries, whoa-oh I got wounds to bind

Hey, I got a feelin' Down in my shoes... Said uh Way down in my shoes...

Yeah, I got to ramble, whoa-oh I got to move on, whoa-oh I got to walk away my blues

When I woke up this morning You were on my mind... And You were on my mind...

Hey, I got troubles, whoa-oh I got worries, whoa-oh I got wounds to bind...

[howardhawkshollywoodmusic]

19. You Were On My Mind by We Five debuted Jul 65 and peaked at number three, scoring 1193 points.

The group formed in San Francisco and had one other chart entry. The follow-up, Let's Get Together, peaked at number 31 late in 65. It became a top five hit for The Youngbloods in 1969 as Get Together.

Crispian St Peters peaked at number 36 with a 1967 remake. It was first recorded in 1963 by Canadian folk duo Ian and Sylvia. Sylvia wrote it in 1961 in a Greenwich Village bathtub.

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We Five

[transannabeth]

if you opened discord’s april fools day loot boxes how long did it take you to get all the items? it took my friend 18 boxes but me 65 and i want to see how bad my luck is

[gayrudeboys]

yesterday i was ringing up an old man at work and he asked if i wanted to see his pride and joy, pulled out his wallet, and in the place where you’d keep a picture of like your family he had this

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girl what kind of deranged advice was this guy going around giving people when he wasn’t trying to kill them…. 😭😭

[lazylittledragon]

if i had a nickel for every au spawned from twitter that i SWORE i was going to be normal about

[adverbian]

Well, I woke up this morning and “You Were On My Mind” [was playing in my head, which was a little on the nose, but I’m not mad about it]

Seriously, this song is so effing good.

[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF Game Vanessa reveals her secret,,

[jay-wasstuff]

The funniest scene in the movie.

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We Five ~ You Were on My Mind (1965) 

When I woke up this morning You were on my mind... And You were on my mind

I got troubles, whoa-oh I got worries, whoa-oh I got wounds to bind

So I went to the corner Just to ease my pains Just to ease my pains

I got troubles, whoa-oh I got worries, whoa-oh I came home again

But I woke up this morning You were on my mind... And You were on my mind

Yeah, I got troubles, whoa-oh I got worries, whoa-oh I got wounds to bind

Hey, I got a feelin' Down in my shoes... Said uh Way down in my shoes...

Yeah, I got to ramble, whoa-oh I got to move on, whoa-oh I got to walk away my blues

When I woke up this morning You were on my mind... And You were on my mind...

Hey, I got troubles, whoa-oh I got worries, whoa-oh I got wounds to bind...

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We Five - You Were On My Mind

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