Marc Myers Anatomy of a Song

Marc Myers: Anatomy of a Song: Top 100 Songs

In 2016, writer and music historian Marc Myers published Anatomy of a Song, a book analyzing 45 songs from the 1950s to the 1990s. Click here to see other lists from critics and individuals and here to see other lists from publications and/or organizations. In 2022, he published a second volume, Anatomy of 55 More Songs. Combined the two volumes covered 100 songs, which are listed here chronologically. Dates refer to the song’s earliest release, be it as a single or an album cut. Songs are noted with a 1 if featured in the first book and 2 if in the second book. Lloyd Price “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” (5/17/1952) 1 Little Willie Littlefield “K.C. Lovin’” (8/12/1952) / Wilbert Harrison “Kansas City” (4/3/1959) 1 The Isley Brothers “Shout (Parts 1 and 2)” (9/7/1959) 1 The Marvelettes “Please Mr. Postman” (8/21/1961) 1 Dion “Runaround Sue” (9/15/1961) 1 The Dixie Cups “Chapel of Love” (4/16/1964) 1 Dionne Warwick “Walk on By” (4/16/1964) 2 Martha Reeves & the Vandellas “Dancing in the Street” (7/31/1964) 2 The Kinks “You Really Got Me” (8/4/1964) 1 The Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (12/11/1964) 1 The Temptations “My Girl” (12/21/1964) 1 Donovan “Sunshine Superman” (7/29/1966) 2 Four Tops “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” (8/18/1966) 1 The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” (10/10/1966) 2 The Doors “Light My Fire” (1/4/1967) 1 The Lovin’ Spoonful “Darling Be Home Soon” (2/11/1967) 1 Jefferson Airplane “White Rabbit” (2/28/1967) 1 The Youngbloods “Get Together” (3/25/1967) 2 The Young Rascals “Groovin’” (4/21/1967) 1 The 5th Dimension “Up, Up and Away” (6/3/1967) 2 Linda Ronstadt & the Stone Poneys “Different Drum” (6/30/1967) 1 Otis Redding “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” (1/8/1968) 1 Loretta Lynn “Fist City” (2/24/1968) 1 The Crazy World of Arthur Brown “Fire” (6/26/1968) 2 The Band “The Weight” (8/8/1968) 2 The Rolling Stones “Street Fighting Man” (8/31/1968) 1 Tammy Wynette “Stand by Your Man” (9/20/1968) 1 Steppenwolf “Magic Carpet Ride” (10/5/1968) 1 Creedence Clearwater Revival “Proud Mary” (1/18/1969) 1 Tommy James & the Shondells “Crystal Blue Persuasion” (2/1/1969) 2 The Edwin Hawkins Singers with Dorothy Combs Morrison “Oh Happy Day” (4/26/1969) 1 Creedence Clearwater Revival “Bad Moon Rising” (5/2/1969) 2 Elvis Presley “Suspicious Minds” (8/26/1969) 1 Led Zeppelin “Whole Lotta Love” (10/22/1969) 1 Diana Ross “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (6/19/1970) 2 Black Sabbath “Paranoid” (8/7/1970) 2 The Grateful Dead “Truckin’” (11/1/1970) 2 Janis Joplin “Mercedes Benz” (1/30/1971) 1 Alice Cooper “I’m Eighteen” (2/20/1971) 2 The Rolling Stones “Moonlight Mile” (4/23/1971) 1 Rod Stewart “Maggie May” (5/31/1971) 1 Joni Mitchell “Carey” (6/22/1971) 1 T-Rex “Get It On (Bang a Gong)” (7/2/1971) 2 The Staple Singers “Respect Yourself” (10/2/1971) 1 The Hollies “Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress” (10/8/1971) 2 Yes “Roundabout” (11/30/1971) 2 Jackson Browne “Doctor My Eyes” (1/31/1972) 2 Todd Rundgren “Hello It’s Me” (2/28/1972) 2 Deep Purple “Smoke on the Water” (March 1972) 2 Elton John “Rocket Man (I Think It’s Gonna Be a Long Time)” (4/14/1972) 2 The Temptations “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” (7/27/1972) 2 Jimmy Cliff “The Harder They Come” (July 1972) 1 The Spinners “I’ll Be Around” (8/19/1972) 2 Roberta Flack “Killing Me Softly with His Song” (1/19/1973) 2 The Allman Brothers Band “Ramblin’ Man” (8/17/1973) 1 Gladys Knight & the Pips “Midnight Train to Georgia” (8/25/1973) 1 Daryl Hall & John Oates “She’s Gone” (11/3/1973) 2 Redbone “Come and Get Your Love” (1/5/1974) 2 Gordon Lightfoot “Sundown” (2/2/1974) 2 The Hues Corporation “Rock the Boat” (5/4/1974) 1 10cc “I’m Not in Love” (4/19/1975) 2 Aerosmith “Walk This Way” (4/30/1975) 1 Roxy Music “Love Is the Drug” (9/30/1975) 2 Thin Lizzy “The Boys Are Back in Town” (4/17/1976) 2 Steve Miller Band “Fly Like an Eagle” (5/26/1976) 2 Stevie Wonder “Love’s in Need of Love Today” (9/28/1976) 1 Al Stewart “Year of the Cat” (10/9/1976) 2 Heart “Barracuda” (5/14/1977) 2 Carly Simon “Nobody Does It Better” (7/15/1977) 2 Elvis Costello “The Angels Want to Wear My Red Shoes” (7/22/1977) 1 Steely Dan “Deacon Blues” (10/15/1977) 1 Steely Dan “Peg” (10/15/1977) 2 The Cars “My Best Friend’s Girl” (6/6/1978) 2 Blondie “Heart of Glass” (9/16/1978) 1 Kenny Rogers “The Gambler” (10/28/1978) 2 Earth, Wind & Fire “September” (11/17/1978) 2 The Doobie Brothers “What a Fool Believes” (12/23/1978) 2 Elvis Costello “Accidents Will Happen” (1/5/1979) 2 Charlie Daniels Band “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” (4/1/1979) 2 Chic “Good Times” (6/4/1979) 2 AC/DC “Highway to Hell” (7/27/1979) 2 Gary Numan “Cars” (8/21/1979) 2 Pink Floyd “Another Brick in the Wall Part II” (11/23/1979) 1 The Clash “London Calling” (12/7/1979) 1 Donna Summer “On the Radio” (1/4/1980) 2 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts “Bad Reputation” (5/17/1980) 2 Blondie “Rapture” (11/30/1980) 2 The Neville Brothers “Brother John/Iko Iko” (April 1981) 1 Journey “Don’t Stop Believin’” (7/31/1981) 2 Merle Haggard “Big City” (10/31/1981) 1 Joe Jackson “Steppin’ Out” (7/17/1982) 2 Talking Heads “Burning Down the House” (6/1/1983) 2 Cyndi Lauper “Time After Time” (10/14/1983) 1 Huey Lewis & the News “The Power of Love” (6/28/1985) 2 John (Cougar) Mellencamp “Small Town” (8/5/1985) 2 Keith Richards “Take It So Hard’ (10/3/1988) 2 Bonnie Raitt “Nick of Time” (3/21/1989) 1 Pet Shop Boys “Being Boring” (10/22/1990) 2 R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” (2/19/1991) 1 Sheryl Crow “If It Makes You Happy” (8/31/1996) 2 Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: lists from critics and individuals Dave’s Music Database: lists from publications and/or organizations Marc Myers (November 2016). Anatomy of a Song. Grove Press: New York, NY. Marc Myers (12/6/2022). Anatomy of 55 More Songs. Grove Press: New York, NY. First posted 8/6/2023.

Acclaimed Music: Top 100 Songs

Acclaimed Music: Top 100 Songs

AcclaimedMusic.net was created by Henrik Franzon from Stockholm, Sweden. On the website, he explains his interest in critics’ lists started in 1994 with Swedish magazine Pop’s 100 best albums in the world. He then discovered Julian’s Rock Lists, eventually writing a computer program to determine ultimate lists of albums and songs. He launched the website in September 2001. Click here to see other lists from publications and/or organizations. 1. Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965) 2. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991) 3. The Beatles “A Day in the Life” (1967) 4. The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” (1966) 5. Chuck Berry “Johnny B. Goode” (1958) 6. Aretha Franklin “Respect” (1967) 7. The Ronettes “Be My Baby” (1963) 8. Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On” (1971) 9. Marvin Gaye “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (1968) 10. The Rolling Stones “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (1965) 11. Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” (1982) 12. Elvis Presley “Heartbreak Hotel” (1956) 13. Bruce Springsteen “Born to Run” (1975) 14. The Who “My Generation” (1965) 15. Joy Division “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (1980) 16. The Beach Boys “God Only Knows” (1966) 17. Otis Redding “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” (1968) 18. OutKast “Hey Ya!” (2003) 19. Sex Pistols “Anarchy in the U.K.” (1976) 20. M.I.A. “Paper Planes” (2007) 21. The Clash “London Calling” (1979) 22. The Rolling Stones “Sympathy for the Devil” (1968) 23. The Beatles “Strawberry Fields Forever” (1967) 24. Little Richard “Tutti Frutti” (1955) 25. Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven” (1971) 26. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five “The Message” (1982) 27. Ray Charles “What’d I Say” (1959) 28. John Lennon “Imagine” (1971) 29. Sam Cooke “A Change Is Gonna Come” (1964) 30. David Bowie “Heroes” (1977) 31. Prince “When Doves Cry” (1984) 32. Stevie Wonder “Superstition” (1972) 33. Pulp “Common People” (1995) 34. The Rolling Stones “Gimme Shelter” (1969) 35. Billie Holiday “Strange Fruit” (1939) (1939) 36. The Kinks “You Really Got Me” (1964) 37. Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z “Crazy in Love” (2003) 38. The White Stripes “Seven Nation Army” (2003) 39. R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” (1991) 40. Sex Pistols “God Save the Queen” (1977) 41. Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975) 42. New Order “Blue Monday” (1983) 43. The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Purple Haze” (1967) 44. The Kingsmen “Louie Louie” (1963) 45. The Jackson 5 “I Want You Back” (1969) 46. Gnarls Barkley “Crazy” (2006) 47. The Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (1964) 48. The Beatles “Hey Jude” (1968) 49. The Kinks “Waterloo Sunset” (1967) 50. Franz Ferdinand “Take Me Out” (2004) 51. Missy Elliott “Get Ur Freak On” (2001) 52. Buddy Holly & the Crickets “That’ll Be the Day” (1957) 53. The Doors “Light My Fire” (1967) 54. Donna Summer “I Feel Love” (1977) 55. The Smiths “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” (1986) 56. David Bowie “Space Oddity” (1969) 57. Ben E. King “Stand by Me” (1961) 58. The Byrds “Mr. Tambourine Man” (1965) 59. The Verve “Bitter Sweet Symphony” (1997) 60. Bill Haley & the Comets “We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock” (1954) 61. Derek & the Dominos “Layla” (1971) 62. Ike & Tina Turner “River Deep, Mountain High” (1966) 63. Massive Attack “Unfinished Sympathy” (1991) 64. Beck “Loser” (1993) 65. Public Enemy “Fight the Power” (1989) 66. Talking Heads “Once in a Lifetime” (1980) 67. Radiohead “Paranoid Android” (1997) 68. Led Zeppelin “Whole Lotta Love” (1969) 69. Kendrick Lamar “Alright” (2015) 70. The Animals “The House of the Rising Sun” (1964) 71. Lou Reed “Walk on the Wild Side” (1972) 72. Eagles “Hotel California” (1976) 73. Jay-Z “99 Problems” (2003) 74. Robyn “Dancing on My Own” (2010) 75. Beyoncé “Formation” (2016) 76. Al Green “Let’s Stay Together” (1971) 77. The Rolling Stones “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (1968) 78. LCD Soundsystem “All My Friends” (2007) 79. The Mamas & Papas “California Dreamin’” (1965) 80. Ramones “Blitzkrieg Bop” (1976) 81. Martha & the Vandellas “Dancing in the Street” (1964) 82. Elvis Presley “Hound Dog” (1956) 83. Grimes “Oblivion” (2012) 84. The Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (1963) 85. The Jimi Hendrix Experience “All Along the Watchtower” (1968) 86. Sinéad O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U” (1990) 87. The Smiths “How Soon Is Now? ” (1984) 88. Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” (1987) 89. Buffalo Springfield “For What It’s Worth” (1967) 90. The Band “The Weight” (1968) 91. Kanye West feat. Pusha T “Runaway” (2010) 92. The Specials “Ghost Town” (1981) 93. Lorde “Royals” (2013) 94. Daft Punk with Pharrell Williams “Get Lucky” (2013) 95. Elvis Presley “Suspicious Minds” (1969) 96. David Bowie “Life on Mars?” (1971) 97. Four Tops “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” (1966) 98. Elvis Presley “That’s All Right” (1954) 99. James Brown “Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine” (1970) 100. Oasis “Wonderwall” (1995) Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Lists from other publications and/or organizations” AcclaimedMusic.net (10/11/2021). “Top Songs of All Time” First posted 10/11/2021.

The Beach Boys: Top 100 Songs

The Beach Boys Top 100 Songs

Pop/rock vocal harmony group (and initiators of surf-rock) formed in Hawthorne, California. 1961-. Known in high school as Kenny & the Cadets, Carl & the Passions, then The Pendletones. Brothers Brian Wilson (leader/composer/producer/b/k: 61-85,96,12), Carl Wilson (g; died in 1998), and Dennis Wilson (g: 61-83; drowned in 1983) with cousin Mike Love (v/sax: 61-), Al Jardine (g: 61-) Jardine was briefly replaced by David Marks (g: 62-63). Brian quit touring in December 1964 to focus on developing music in the studio. He was replaced on tour by Glen Campbell (k: 64-65) and then Bruce Johnston (k: 65-). Campbell and Johnston were also members of Sagittarius. After Carl’s death in 1998, Mike Love continued to helm a touring group billed as the Beach Boys. In 2012, Love reunited with Brian and Jardine for an album and tour. For a complete list of this act’s DMDB honors, check out the DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia entry. Click here to see other acts’ best-of lists.

Awards:

Top 100 Songs Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists, appearances on compilations and live albums by the featured act, and songs’ chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. Songs which hit #1 on various charts are noted. (Click for codes to singles charts.) DMDB Top 1%: 1. Good Vibrations (1966) #1 US,CB 2. God Only Knows (1966) 3. California Girls (1965) DMDB Top 5%: 4. I Get Around (1964) #1 US,CB,CN 5. Surfin’ U.S.A. (1963) #1 CB 6. Kokomo (1988) #1 US,CB,AU 7. Wouldn’t It Be Nice (1966) 8. Don’t Worry Baby (1964) 9. Sloop John B (1966) 10. Help Me Rhonda (1965) #1 US,CB,CN 11. Fun, Fun, Fun (1964) DMDB Top 10%: 12. Barbara Ann (1965) #1 CB 13. In My Room (1963) 14. Surfer Girl (1963) 15. Little Deuce Coupe (1963) 16. Surfin’ Safari (1962) DMDB Top 20%: 17. Heroes and Villains (1967) 18. Dance, Dance, Dance (1964) 19. Do It Again (1968) #1 UK,AU 20. Rock and Roll Music (1976) 21. When I Grow Up to Be a Man (1964) #1 CN 22. The Beach Boys Medley (1981) 23. Be True to Your School (1963) 24. I Can Hear Music (1969) 25. Come Go with Me (1978) 26. Getcha Back (1985) 27. Wild Honey (1967) 28. Wipe Out (with the Fat Boys, 1987) 29. California Dreamin’’ (1986) Not in DMDB Top 20%: 30. Good Timin’ (1979) 31. Peggy Sue (1978) 32. It’s O.K. (1976) 33. Darlin’ (1967) 34. Break Away (1969) 35. Caroline, No (1966) 36. Do You Wanna Dance? (1965) 37. Surf’s Up (1971) 38. Ten Little Indians (1962) 39. Friends (1968) 40. Bluebirds Over the Mountain (1968) 41. Shut Down (1963) 42. Don’t Worry Baby (w/ the Everly Brothers, 1988) 43. Here Comes the Night (1967) 44. Catch a Wave (1963) 45. Sail on Sailor (1973) 46. Don’t Worry Baby (w/ Lorrie Morgan, 1996) 47. 409 (1962) 48. California Saga (On My Way to Sunny Californ-i-a (1973) 49. Why Do Fools Fall in Love? (1964) 50. The Warmth of the Sun (1964) 51. Long Promised Road (1971) 52. Add Some Music to Your Day (1970) 53. The Little Girl I Once Knew (1965) 54. Wendy (1964) 55. Cotton Fields (1969) #1 AU 56. Fun, Fun, Fun (w/ Status Quo, 1996) 57. Lady Lynda (1979) 58. Please Let Me Wonder (1965) 59. Hot Fun in the Summertime (1992) 60. Still Cruisin’ (1989) 61. That’s Why God Made the Radio (2012) 62. Then I Kissed Her (1965) 63. Rock and Roll to the Rescue (1986) 64. It’s Gettin’ Late (1985) 65. Little Honda (1964) 66. Surfin’ (1962) 67. I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times (1966) 68. Kiss Me Baby (1965) 69. Goin’ On (1980) 70. Little Saint Nick (1963) 71. You’re So Good to Me (1965) 72. I Can Hear Music (w/ Kathy Troccoli, 1996) 73. She Knows Me Too Well (1964) 74. Marcella (1972) 75. She Believes in Love (1985) 76. Problem Child (1990) 77. Crocodile Rock (1991) 78. Sumahama (1979) 79. Happy Endings (w/ Little Richard, 1987) 80. Let Him Run Wild (1965) 81. Cool, Cool Water (1970) 82. All Summer Long (1964) 83. Little Deuce Coupe (w/ James House, 1996) 84. Long Tall Texan (with Doug Supernaw, 1996) 85. Girl Don’t Tell Me (1965) 86. This Whole World (1970) 87. Disney Girls (1957) (1971) 88. ‘Til I Die (1971) 89. The Trader (1973) 90. It’s a Beautiful Day (1979) 91. San Miguel (1970) 92. Hang on to Your Ego (1966) 93. Frosty the Snowman (1964) 94. Girls on the Beach (1964) 95. Long Tall Texan (1964) 96. Louie, Louie (1964) 97. Spirit of American (1963) 98. Pet Sounds (1966) 99. From There to Back Again (2012) 100. You Still Believe in Me (1966) Resources and Related Links: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for The Beach Boys Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists” Last updated 6/5/2022.

Today in Music (1966): The Beach Boys hit #1 with "Good Vibrations"

Good Vibrations The Beach Boys

Writer(s):Mike Love, Brian Wilson (see lyrics here) Released: October 10, 1966 First Charted: October 21, 1966 Peak: 11 US, 11 CB, 11 GR, 12 UK, 2 CN, 11 AU, 1 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.6 UK Airplay/Streaming (in millions): 3.0 radio, 45.3 video, 377.54 streaming

Awards: Click on award for more details.

About the Song: “In the early sixties, the Beach Boys were a shimmering vision of American prosperity: five bright, handsome, presentable young men singing in pinched, nasal harmony about sun and surf and cars and girls.” BR They “presented an overwhelmingly white version of rock ‘n’ roll” BR modeling their “glee-club harmonies” BR after the vocal group the Four Freshmen. With the arrival of the Beatles in American in February 1964, the Beach Boys saw them as a threat and composer Brian Wilson stopped writing songs about surfing. BR He became enamored with the kinds of studio techniques producer Phil Spector employed in his famous “Wall of Sound” approach to recording. In his obsession to outdo the Beatles artistically, Brian Wilson threw everything into the Beach Boys’ 1966 album Pet Sounds, which would see the Beach Boys begin “ to throw off their striped shirt surfer image.” LW Wilson became especially intent on making the song “Good Vibrations” into a “masterpiece, greater than anything he’d done before.” LW He was so determined “to make it perfect” SS that he pushed back against his bandmates and the record company who wanted it finished for inclusion on the album. After suffering from nervous breakdowns, Wilson opted to stay home while the rest of the band toured. This allowed him “to pour all his creative energies into this one song.” SS He went wild in the studio using “an array of exotic instruments including sleigh bells, Jews harp, wind chimes, harpsichord, flutes, organ and a theremin.” LW The latter is a keyboard instrument best known for its use in soundtracks to horror films. HL Mike Love wrote the lyrics, Carl Wilson provides the “warm, tremulous lead vocal,” BR and the rest of the Beach Boys served up backing vocals, but none of them actually played on the song. KL At the time of its release, “Good Vibrations” was the most expensive single ever released FB with one claim putting the total recording cost as high as a million dollars. DJ It was pieced together from hundreds of recording sessions NPR and more than seventy hours of tape TC generated in four studios over seventh months time. RS500 The result was “one of the most universally acknowledged classic pop records of the 1960s.” SS The “symphony in miniature” SS is the “crowning achievement” RS500 for Brian Wilson, who has been called “rock and roll’s finest composer ever.” PW As for the term “good vibrations,” Wilson said, “my mother used to tell me about vibrations. I didn’t really understand too much of what she meant when I was a boy. It scared me…to think that invisible feelings existed.” DT He told Rolling Stone that his mother had explained how dogs barked at some people, but not at others. “A dog would pick up vibrations from some people that you can’t see, but you can feel. And the same thing happened with people.” FB Wilson was convinced of the song’s good vibe, saying it would be better than the Righteous Brothers‘ “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin.’” RS500 Beach Boy Bruce Johnston was a little more nervous, saying, “’we’re either going to have the biggest hit in the world – or the Beach Boys’ career is over.’” HL It turned out the public appreciated the song‘s vibe as well; it met with instant success, selling 400,000 in four days SJ and becoming the group’s first million-seller TB and third #1. Resources: BR Tom Breihan (2022). The Number Ones. Hachete Books: New York, NY. Pages 83-97. FB Fred Bronson (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits (5th edition). Billboard Books: New York, NY. Page 215. TC Toby Creswell (2005). 1001 Songs: The Great Songs of All Time. Page 779. HL Michael Heatley and Spencer Leigh (1998). Behind the Song: The Stories of 100 Great Pop & Rock Classics. Blandford Books: London, UK. Page 24. DJ David Jasen (2002). A Century of American Popular Music: 2000 Best-Loved and Remembered Songs (1899-1999). Routledge: Taylor & Francis, Inc. Page 66. KL Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh (2005). 1000 UK Number One Hits: The Stories Behind Every Number One Single Since 1952. London, Great Britain: Omnibus Press. Page 127. LW Alan Lewens (2001). Popular Song – Soundtrack of the Century. Billboard Books: New York, NY. Page 127. NPR National Public Radio (1999). “The Most Important American Musical Works of the 20th Century” RS500 Rolling Stone’s “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time” (12/04). SJ Bob Shannon and John Javna (1986). Behind the Hits: Inside Stories of Classic Pop and Rock and Roll. Warner Books, Inc.: New York, NY. Page 193. SS Steve Sullivan (2013). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings (Volumes I & II). Scarecrow Press: Lanham, Maryland. Pages 226-7. DT Dave Thompson (2011). 1000 Songs That Rock Your World. Krause Publications: Iola, WI. Pag 69. TB Thunder Bay Press (2006). Singles: Six Decades of Hot Hits & Classic Cuts. Outline Press Ltd.: San Diego, CA. Page 83. PW Paul Williams (1993). Rock and Roll: The Best 100 Singles. Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc.: New York, NY. Page 105. Related Links: First posted 10/22/2011; last updated 9/16/2023.