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1960s ballads

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Yesterday
song written by Lennon-McCartney
Hey Jude
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
My Way
song; English-language adaptation of "Comme d'habitude" with Paul Anka; first recorded by Frank Sinatra, 1968/69
Eleanor Rigby
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
The Sounds of Silence
original song written and composed by Paul Simon
What a Wonderful World
original song written and composed by George Douglas and George David Weiss; first recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1967
Something
original song written and composed by George Harrison
Moon River
original song composed by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Johnny Mercer; from the 1961 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Norwegian Wood
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney, originally recorded by The Beatles and recorded in 1965
Space Oddity
1969 David Bowie song
Give Peace a Chance
song written and composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, originally recorded by Plastic Ono Band and released in 1969
Can't Help Falling in Love
original film song written and composed by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss; originally recorded by Elvis Presley in the 1961 film "Blue Hawaii"
In My Life
song by the Beatles
Across the Universe
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Michelle
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; performed by The Beatles
Stand by Me
song written and composed by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, originally recorded by Ben E. King in 1961
Blackbird
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
All My Loving
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles and released in 1963
God Only Knows
original song composed by Brian Wilson, lyrics by Tony Asher; first recorded by The Beach Boys
Misery
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
And I Love Her
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded and released by The Beatles
Golden Slumbers
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Nights in White Satin
original song written and composed by Justin Hayward; recorded by The Moody Blues
Here, There and Everywhere
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Ue o muite arukō
1961 song by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto
Do You Want to Know a Secret
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
(They Long to Be) Close to You
original song composed by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David
If I Fell
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Rocky Raccoon
original song written and composed by Lennon–McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Girl
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
I Got You Babe
original song written and composed by Sonny Bono; first recorded by Sonny & Cher
Carry That Weight
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
She's Leaving Home
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
You Can't Always Get What You Want
original song written and composed by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Ruby Tuesday
original song written and composed by Jagger/Richards; first recorded by the Rolling Stones
The Windmills of Your Mind
original song composed by Michel Legrand, lyrcis by Alan and Marilyn Bergman; from the 1968 film "The Thomas Crown Affair"
Somethin' Stupid
song written and composed by Carson Parks; originally recorded by Carson Parks and Gaile Foote and released in 1966
Delilah
single by Tom Jones
As Tears Go By
1964 song by The Rolling Stones
The Ballad of John and Yoko
original song written and composed by Lennon–McCartney
Little Wing
song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
I'm So Tired
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
The Boxer
song written and composed by Paul Simon, originally recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in 1968 and released in 1969
Julia
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
song written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
For No One
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
The Fool on the Hill
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Sweet Caroline
original song written, composed, and performed by Neil Diamond
You've Really Got a Hold on Me
original song written and composed by Smokey Robinson; first recorded by The Miracles
I've Just Seen a Face
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
In the Ghetto
song written and composed by Mac Davis, originally recorded by Elvis Presley and released in 1969
When a Man Loves a Woman
original song written and composed by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright and first recorded by Percy Sledge in 1966
Long, Long, Long
song by the Beatles, written and sung by George Harrison
With a Child's Heart
original song written and composed by Vicki Basemore, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy
A Change Is Gonna Come
original song written, composed, and performed by Sam Cooke
Jugband Blues
song by Pink Floyd
It's Now or Never
English-language song; lyrical adaptation of "'O Sole Mio", lyrics adapted by Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold
Desolation Row
original song written, composed, and performed by Bob Dylan
My Girl
song written and composed by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, originaly recorded by The Temptations and released in 1964