Girl Groups! II

Like any ‘60s music fan, I have a soft spot for that girl group sound and really don’t need much of an excuse to research French chanteuse Françoise Hardy. Perhaps when I finally exhaust my review of and appreciation for American popular music, I’ll find myself gravitating more and more to world sounds like ‘60s French pop or international cover versions of songs I already know (while traveling through India and Nepal in the late ‘90s, I caught a local hotel bar band’s heartfelt performance of the Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way” and it nearly brought me to tears). But, until that happens, here are some of my favorite girl group songs- and only one in French. Enjoy and- wherever you are- try to enjoy the summer!

Françoise Hardy

01. The Flirtations – “Nothing But a Heartache” (1969)

02. The Shangri-Las – “Past, Present, and Future” (1966)

03. The Marvelettes – “Don’t Mess with Bill” (1965)

04. Lulu – “To Sir with Love” (1967)

05. Martha and the Vandellas – “Jimmy Mack” (1966)

06. Dusty Springfield – “24 Hours from Tulsa” (1964)

07. Diana Ross & The Supremes – “Love Child” (1968)

08. The Cake – “Baby That’s Me” (1967)

09. Françoise Hardy – “La fille avec toi” (1962)

10. Diana Ross & The Supremes – “Reflections” (1968)

11. The Murmaids – “Popsicles and Icicles” (1963)

12. Martha and the Vandellas – “Dancing in the Street” (1964)

13. Marianne Faithfull – “This Little Bird” (1965)

14. Martha and the Vandellas – “Heat Wave” (1963)

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