338 – Chad and Jeremy – A summer song (1964)

Escrita por Chad Stuart, Clive Metcalfe e Keith Noble, foi gravada em junho e lançada em julho de 1964, num compacto que tinha No tears for Johnnie no Lado B. 

Trata-se de um historia sobre um romance de verao. Em 17 de outubro de 1963 chegou ao numero 7 nos Estados Unidos, sua melhor colocacao nos charts pop. Chegou ao numero 7 no Canadá e numero 49 na Australia.

Foi regravada pelos Lettermen em 1965 e Skeeter Davis em 1966, entre outros tantos artistas.  

A letra:

Trees swayin' in the summer breeze
Showin' off their silver leaves
As we walked by
Soft kisses on a summer's day
Laughing all our cares away
Just you and I
Sweet sleepy warmth of summer nights
Gazing at the distant lights
In the starry sky
They say that all good things must end some day
Autumn leaves must fall
But don't you know that it hurts me so
To say goodbye to you
Wish you didn't have to go
No no no no
And when the rain
Beats against my window pane
I'll think of summer days again
And dream of you
They say that all good things must end some day
Autumn leaves must fall
But don't you know that it hurts me so
To say goodbye to you
Wish you didn't have to go
No no no no
And when the rain
Beats against my window pane
I'll think of summer days again
And dream of you
And dream of you

Chad and Jeremy com A summer song:



The Lettermen:



Chad and Jeremy muitos anos depois:

0025 – Any time at all - The Beatles (1964)

Compositor: John Lennon e Paul McCartney

• Foi gravada em 2 de junho de 1964, no EMI Abbey Road, em Londres e lançada em 10 de julho de 1964 no disco A hard day's night.
  
  
• John disse que foi uma tentativa de escrever outra I won't be long. 
   
• John Lennon cantou, tocou violão base e guitarra. Paul cantou e tocou baixo. George Harrison tocou violão clássico e guitarra solo de 12 cordas. Ringo tocou bateria e sino de vaca. 
   
• Foi regravada por Nils Lofgren e Bryan Adams, entre outros artistas. 

A letra:

Any time at all, any time at all
Any time at all, all you gotta do is call
And I'll be there

If you need somebody to love
Just look into my eyes
I'll be there to make you feel right
If you're feeling sorry and sad
I'd really sympathize
Don't you be sad, just call me tonight

Any time at all, any time at all
Any time at all, all you gotta do is call
And I'll be there

If the sun has faded away
I'll try to make it shine
There is nothing I won't do
When you need a shoulder to cry on
I hope it will be mine
Call me tonight and I'll come to you

Any time at all, any time at all
Any time at all, all you gotta do is call
And I'll be there

Any time at all, any time at all
Any time at all, all you gotta do is call
And I'll be there

Any time at all, all you gotta do is call
And I'll be there

A versao original dos Beatles:



A versao de Nils Lofgren:



A versao de Brian Adams ao vivo:

336 – Elvis Presley – Viva Las Vegas (1964)

Escrita por Doc Pomus e Mort Shuman, foi gravada em 10 de julho de 1963 em Hollywood, California e lançada em 28 de abril de 1964, num compacto simples que tinha What I’d say como Lado A. Vendeu meio milhao de copias somente nos Estados Unidos e recebeu um disco de ouro em 27 de março de 1992.   

Chegou ao numero 29 dos charts pop americanos e ao numero 12 nos charts britanicos.

Foi regravada pelos Dead Kennedys em 1980, Nina Hagen em 1989, ZZ Top e Bruce Springsteen em 1992, Ann-Margret em 2000, entre outros. 

A letra:

Bright light city gonna set my soul
Gonna set my soul on fire
Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn,
So get those stakes up higher
There's a thousand pretty women waitin' out there
And they're all livin' devil may care
And I'm just the devil with love to spare
So Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas

How I wish that there were more
Than the twenty-four hours in the day
'Cause even if there were forty more
I wouldn't sleep a minute away
Oh, there's black jack and poker and the roulette wheel
A fortune won and lost on every deal
All you need's a strong heart and a nerve of steel
Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas with you neon flashin'
And your one arm bandits crashin'
All those hopes down the drain
Viva Las Vegas turnin' day into nighttime
Turnin' night into daytime
If you see it once
You'll never be the same again

I'm gonna keep on the run
I'm gonna have me some fun
If it costs me my very last dime
If I wind up broke up well
I'll always remember that I had a swingin' time
I'm gonna give it ev'rything I've got
Lady luck please let the dice stay hot
Let me shout a seven with ev'ry shot
Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas,
Viva, Viva Las Vegas 

Elvis no filme Viva Las Vegas:



A versao de Bruce Springsteen:



A versao de Nina Hagen:

0103 – California sun - The Rivieras (1964)

Escrita por Henry Glover, foi inicialmente lançada por Joe Jones, em 1960. No entanto, a nossa escolha é a versão dos Rivieras, que foi sem dúvida a bem mais sucedida. E foi também o maior hit do grupo. Marty Fortson cantou e tocou guitarra rítmica. Joe Pennell tocou guitarra solo. Doug Gean tocou baixo. Otto Nuss tocou órgão Vox Continental. Paul Dennert tocou bateria. Essa gravação ficou conhecida como o último hit americano de rock and roll antes da British Invasion. A banda mudaria logo depois, pois Fortson e Pennell se alistaram nos Marines. Chegou também ao número 3 no Canadá, número 6 na Noza Zelandis e número 15 na Alemanha Ocidental. Foi regravada pelos Crickets, pelos Ramones, por Boby Fuller, Tommy James and The Shondells, Chris Isaak, Frankie Avalon, Offspring, Brian Wilson e também por Mike Love, entre outros artistas.

Well, I'm goin' out west where I belong
Where the days are short and the nights are long
Where they walk and I'll walk
They twist and I'll twist
They shimmy and I'll shimmy
They fly and I'll fly
Well they're out there a-havin' fun
In that warm California sun

Well, I'm goin' out west out on the coast
Where the California girls are really the most
Where they walk and I'll walk
They twist and I'll twist
They shimmy and I'll shimmy
They fly and I'll fly
Well they're out there a-havin' fun
In that warm California sun.

Well the girls are frisky in old Frisco
A pretty little chick wherever you go
A-a-and they'll walk and I'll walk
They'll twist and I'll twist
They'll shimmy and I'll shimmy
They'll fly and I'll fly
Well they're out there a-havin' fun
In that warm California sun

Yeah they're out there a-havin' fun
In that warm California sun

A versao dos Rivieras, de 1964:



A versao dos Ramones:



A versao do Offspring, ao vivo no Rock in Rio:

334 – The Beatles – Tell me why (1964)

Escrita por John Lennon mas creditada à Lennon/McCartney, foi gravada em 27 de fevereiro de 1964. Lançada no album A hard day’s night, em 10 de julho de 1964. 

John disse que era uma canção parecida com as dos grupos das meninas negras de New York. Com uma estrutura básica de doo wop. 

John fez os vocais principais e tocou guitarra ritmica. Paul fez backing vocals e tocou baixo. George Harrison tocou guitarra solo e fez backing vocals. Ringo tocou bateria e George Martin tocou piano. 

Foi regravada pelos Beach Boys, em 1965, por April Wine em 1982 e pelos Punkles em 2002. 

A letra:

Tell me why you cried, and why you lied to me
Tell me why you cried, and why you lied to me

Well I gave you everything I had
But you left me sitting on my own
Did you have to treat me oh so bad
All I do is hang my head and moan

Tell me why you cried, and why you lied to me
Tell me why you cried, and why you lied to me

If there's something I have said or done
Tell me what and I'll apologise
If you don't really can't go on
Holding back these tears in my eyes

Tell me why you cried, and why you lied to me
Tell me why you cried, and why you lied to me

Well I beg you on my bended knees
If you'll only listen to my pleas
Is there anything I can do
Cos I really can't stand it, I'm so in love with you

Tell me why you cried, and why you lied to me
Tell me why you cried, and why you lied to me 

A versao original dos Beatles:



A versao dos Beach Boys:



A versao de April Wine: