Though I was born during the tail end of the bubblegum music phenomenon, as a child I was well-schooled in bubblegum thanks to TV reruns. Whether it was live action made-for-TV bands like the Monkees, the Partridge Family, and the Brady Bunch, or cartoon bands like the Impossibles, Josie and the Pussycats, and the Groovie Goolies, I ate it all up like sugary breakfast cereal. Like junk food, bubblegum music was aimed at children and had no real value but sure was fun and wasn’t all bad. In fact, bubblegum helped ease preteens like me into so-called adult music and introduced us to grown up themes. The best of bubblegum knew how to grab its kid listeners and even got parents tapping their feet (and trying to get those catchy songs out of their heads). Here are some of my favorites. Enjoy!
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| The Monkees |
01. The Monkees – “Sometime in the Morning” (1967)
02. The Monkees – “Shades of Gray” (1967)
03. The Monkees – “Daydream Believer” (1967)
04. The Royal Guardsmen – “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron” (1966)
05. The Archies – “Sugar, Sugar” (1969)
06. The Partridge Family – “I Woke Up in Love This Morning” (1971)
07. Paul Revere & the Raiders – “Just Like Me” (1965)
08. The Peppermint Rainbow – “And I’ll Be There” (1969)
09. Josie and the Pussycats – “Josie and the Pussycats” (1970)
10. The Jackson 5 – “ABC” (1970)
11. The Partridge Family – “Come on Get Happy” (1971)
12. Blue Swede – “Hooked on a Feeling” (1973)
13. The Monkees – “The Door into Summer (Live)” (2019)
14. Davy Jones – “Girl” (1971)
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