june 2009
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The Beatles, "All You Need Is Love"
From the animated classic, Yellow Submarine. It's all in the mind, you know.

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The Moonglows, with Bobby Lester on lead, "I Knew From the Start," Chuck Berry, "You Can't Catch Me," The Flamingos, "Would I Be Crying," from Rock! Rock! Rock! (1956)

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"Beach Party"
Vacation is here/Beach party tonight! Frankie and the luscious Annette—we're still in love with her...

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"Swingin' and Surfin'"
The incomparable Dick Dale going after it in Beach Party.

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"I Can't Help Falling In Love"—The King, The Best

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"C'mon Everybody," The King and Ann-Margret, Viva Las Vegas. Oh, yeah.

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"I'd like you to check my motor. It whistles."
"I don't blame it."
One of the great screen entrances of all time and snappiest bits of dialogue the King ever delivered. The Best. Electric chemistry been Elvis ("your very bothering mechanic") and Ann-Margret.

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"She Loves Me"
Another great Elvis-Ann-Margret moment. The King. The Best.

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"Happy Together," The Turtles
We are humbled by their presence...

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"(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet," The Reflections
Great spring/summer song from 1964

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From this great Australian group's farewell concert, July 7, 1968, in London. The Tom Springfield-penned song, one of the Seekers' biggest hits, is an enduring classic, and a wonderful showcase of lead singer Judith Durham's evocative singing—hers is one of the most underrated voices in rock 'n' roll history.

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