The Notables

Love and Good Vibrations: A '60s Revival

September 15 & 16, 2006:  Redondo Beach Playhouse

September 29 & 30, 2006:  Manhattan Beach Community Church

Program

•  Introduction
  • Bookends {Simon & Garfunkel} (1968: wm. Paul Simon) [Mary S]
• POP
  • Cherish {The Association} (1966: wm. Terry Kirkman) [chorus]
  • Downtown {Petula Clark} (1964: Tony Hatch) [Sue B; Janine, Nancy B, Wendy]
  • I’m a Believer {The Monkees} (1967: wm.  Neil Diamond) [Steve; KathyG, Melissa,  NancyA,  Doug, DaveS]
  • Georgy Girl {The Seekers} (1966: w. Jim Dale; m. Tom Springfield; from the film Georgy Girl) [Pamela; Kathy G, Sue, Ed, Tony]
• BRITISH INVASION
  • Wild Thing {The Troggs} (1966: Chip Taylor) [Nick]
  • Paint It Black {The Rolling Stones} (1966: wm. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, &c) [Jerry]
  • Do Wah Diddy Diddy {Manfred Mann} (1963: Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich; originally sung by The Exciters, 1963; covered by Manfred Mann, 1966) [Randy A, Garry F; chorus]
  • Time of the Season {The Zombies} (1968: Rod Argent) [Roy; Colleen, Dave S, Paula]
  • House of the Rising Sun {The Animals} (Traditional American folk ballad [arranged by Alan Price]) [Gary C]
  • Here Comes the Sun {The Beatles; from the album Abbey Road} (1969: wm. George Harrison) [Steve; chorus]
• ONE HIT WONDERS
  • Red Rubber Ball {The Cyrkle} (1966: wm.Paul Simon and Bruce Woodley) [Colleen, Doug, Jerry, Melissa]
  • Venus {Shocking Blue} (1970: Robbie Van Leeuwen) [Paula; Donna, Pamela]
  • You Were on My Mind {We Five} (1965: Sylvia Fricker) [Theresa; Colleen, Wendy, Cory, DaveE, Nick]
• AMERICAN RESPONSE
  • Good Vibrations {The Beach Boys} (1966: m. Brian Wilson; w. Mike Love [Tony Asher & Van Dyke Parks, uncredited]) [Dave S, George; Cory, Donna, Janine, GarryF, Roy w chorus]
  • Down on the Corner {Creedence Clearwater Revival}<swamp rock> (1969[?]: wm.  J. C. Fogerty) [Jerry; Diana, Donna, Doug, GarryF]
  • Lazy Day {Spanky & Our Gang} (1967: w. Tony Powers; m. George Fischoff) [Sue & Nancy B; Colleen, Doug, Roy, Melissa]
  • Do You Believe in Magic {The Lovin’ Spoonful}<pop rock> (1965: wm. John Sebastian) [Doug, Randy A]
  • California Dreamin’ {Mamas & Papas} (1966: John E. A. Phillips & Michelle Gilliam Phillips) [Jerry; Colleen, Janine, Paula, Melissa, Steve, DaveE, Nick]
  • Good Lovin’ {The Young Rascals} (1966: Rudy Clark & Arthur Resnick) [Roy; chorus]

INTERMISSION

• Entr’acte
• Yesterday {The Beatles, from the album Help!} (1965: Paul McCartney) [Dave S]
• PROTEST
  • Blowin’ in the Wind {Peter, Paul & Mary}(1963: wm. Bob Dylan) [Cory, DaveS, Donna; chorus]
  • For What It's Worth {Buffalo Springfield} (1967: wm. Stephen Stills) [Jerry]
  • Scarborough Fair/Canticle {Simon & Garfunkel} (1966: Paul Simon - Art Garfunkel) [chorus]
• SOUL / R & B
  • (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave {Martha & the Vandellas} (1963: wm. Brian Holland, Edward J. Holland, Lamont Herbert Dozier) [Pamela; Donna, Lisa, KathyG]*
  • My Girl {The Temptations} (1964: William “Smokey” Robinson and Ronald White) [Roy; Dave E, Dave S, George, Jerry]
  • You Can’t Hurry Love {The Supremes} (1966: B. Holland, L. Dozier, & . Holland, Jr.) [Kathy G; Lisa, Theresa, Cory]
• 60s LEGENDS
  • She Loves You {The Beatles} (1963: John Lennon and Paul McCartney) [DaveE, DaveS, Jerry, RandyA]
  • Oh, Pretty Woman {Roy Orbison} (1964: wm.  Roy Orbison and Bill Dees) [Ed; Dave S]
  • RESPECT {Aretha Franklin} (1965: Otis Redding) [Lisa; Mary, Pamela, Wendy]*
  • Mr Tambourine Man {The Byrds} (1965: wm. Bob Dylan) <folk rock> [Steve; chorus]
• PSYCHEDELIC
  • Incense and Peppermints {Strawberry Alarm Clock}(1967: Tim Carter & John Gilbert) [Dave E, Garry F; Janine, NancyB, Theresa, Jerry, Nick]
  • Light My Fire {The Doors} (1966: Robby Krieger) [Gary C]
  • Piece of My Heart {Big Brother and the Holding Company (with Janis Joplin)} (1967: Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns) [Paula]
• EPILOGUE
  • Shades of Gray {The Monkees} (1967: Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil) [chorus]
• Encore:
  • The Flesh Failures/Let the Sunshine In (1969: from Hair; w. James Rado and Gerome Ragni; m. Galt MacDermot) [chorus]

* On September 30, "Respect" came after "Can't Hurry Love" and Paula was soloist for "Respect".  Also on September 30, Nancy B substituted for Lisa in "Heat Wave", and Sue substituted for Lisa in "You Can't Hurry Love". 

Deleted:

• Happy Together {The Turtles} (1967: Alan Lee Gordon, Gary Bonner) [David E; Diana, Sharon, Theresa, NancyA, Ed, George]
• More Today Than Yesterday {Spiral Starecase}(1969: Pat Upton)
• Satisfaction (I Can’t Get No) {The Rolling Stones} (1965: wm. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards)
• Somebody to Love {Jefferson Airplane} (1967: Darby Slick)
• Soul Man {Sam & Dave}(1967: wm. David Porter & Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr) [Nick & Gary, as Blues Bros]
• Eve of Destruction {Barry McGuire} (1965: wm. P. F. Sloan) [Gary C]
• There’s a Kind of Hush {Herman’s Hermits} (1967: Les Reed and Geoff Stephens)

• Last updated 12/30/2010 and 5/4//2007.
• See also this web page on "Life in the 1960s"