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The British Invasion clashed with Motown's smooth soul and folk music's acoustic introspection, creating a year where guitar-driven pop sat alongside string-laden ballads and infectious rhythm and blues. 1964 felt like a turning point where youth culture suddenly had a global soundtrack, with transatlantic sounds reshaping what pop music could be.
4:09
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
2:37
I Want to Hold Your Hand (Ed Sullivan Show)
The Beatles
3:11
A Change Is Gonna Come
Sam Cooke
2:45
My Girl
The Temptations
2:47
Everybody Loves Somebody
Dean Martin
2:42
You Never Can Tell
Chuck Berry
1:58
Do You Want To Know A Secret
The Beatles
3:14
The Times They Are a-Changin
Bob Dylan
3:03
Downtown
Petula Clark
2:24
She's Not There
The Zombies
3:07
The Sounds of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel
2:01
I Get Around (Ed Sullivan Show)
The Beach Boys
2:47
Baby I Need Your Loving
The Four Tops
2:11
Needles and Pins (Ed Sullivan Show)
The Searchers
3:28
Dancing In The Street
Martha & The Vandellas
3:07
It's Over
Roy Orbison
2:40
The Way You Do The Things You Do
The Temptations
3:10
Anyone Who Had A Heart
Dionne Warwick
3:36
It Aint Me Babe
Bob Dylan
2:15
Tell Her No
The Zombies
5:02
Night Train (TAMI Show)
James Brown
2:53
Stand by Me
Otis Redding
2:09
Promised Land
Chuck Berry
5:55
Oh, Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison
3:11
Out Of Sight
James Brown and The Famous Flames
3:18
Selfish One
Jackie Ross
2:50
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
Solomon Burke
2:35
Tobacco Road
The Nashville Teens
2:49
Ogni Volta (Ed Sullivan Show)
Paul Anka & Rita Pavone
2:45
You're A Wonderful One
Marvin Gaye