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Blowin' in the Wind
orignal song written and composed by Bob Dylan; originally recorded by Bob Dylan in 1962 and released in 1963
Please Please Me
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
I Want to Hold Your Hand
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
I Saw Her Standing There
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
She Loves You
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Ask Me Why
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
From Me to You
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
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
Be My Baby
single by the Ronettes
Ring of Fire
original song written and composed by June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore; popularized by Johnny Cash
This Boy
original song written and composed by Lennon–McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Only You
original song written and composed by Buck Ram; first recorded by The Platters
Misty
instrumental composed by Erroll Garner
I Wanna Be Your Man
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Rolling Stones
Surfin' U.S.A.
song; rewritten version of "Sweet Little Sixteen", lyrics adapted by Brian Wilson and Mike Love
Thank You Girl
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; recorded 1963 by The Beatles
I'll Get You
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; recorded in 1963 by The Beatles
You've Really Got a Hold on Me
original song written and composed by Smokey Robinson; first recorded by The Miracles
The End of the World
song writen and composed by Arthur Kent and Sylvia Dee, originally recorded by Skeeter Davis and released in 1962
Blue Velvet
original song written and composed by Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris
Puff, the Magic Dragon
1963 single by Peter, Paul and Mary
If I Had a Hammer
1962 single by Peter, Paul and Mary
Louie Louie
original song written, composed, and performed by Richard Berry
The Red Rooster
original song written and composed by Willie Dixon; first recorded by Howlin' Wolf
Cross Road Blues
song composed by Robert Johnson
All I Have to Do Is Dream
1958 song by Boudleaux Bryant
Kansas City
original song written and composed by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Needles and Pins
original song written and composed by Sonny Bono and Jack Nitzsche; first recorded by Jackie deShannon
Memphis, Tennessee
original song written and composed by Chuck Berry
Rhythm of the Rain
original song written and composed by John Gummoe; first recorded 1963 by the Cascades
Till There Was You
showtune from "The Music Man", composed by Meredith Willson
You Don't Own Me
1963 single by Lesley Gore
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
1962 song by Bob Dylan
True Love
song written and composed by Cole Porter, originally recorded by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly and released in 1956
(You're the) Devil in Disguise
original song written and composed by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, and Florence Kaye, first recorded by Elvis Presley wit The Jordanaires
Swinging on a Star
original song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, lyrics by Johnny Burke; from the 1944 film "Going My Way"
See See Rider
Ma Rainey song
500 Miles
traditional song attributed to Hedy West, based on the traditional song "I'm Nine Hundred Miles Away from Home"
Bossa Nova Baby
1963 single by Elvis Presley
Cotton Fields
American blues song
Time Is on My Side
original song written and composed by Norman Meade (Jerry Ragovoy); first recorded by Kai Winding
You're No Good
original song written and composed by Clint Ballard, Jr.; first recorded by Dee Dee Warwick
I Will Follow Him
1963 single by Peggy March
Yakety Sax
1963 song composed by Boots Randolph performed by Boots Randolph
Then He Kissed Me
original song written and composed by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector; first recorded by by The Crystals
Hippy Hippy Shake
original song written, composed, and performed by Chan Romero
Love Potion No. 9
original song written and composed by Leiber-Stoller; first recorded and released by The Clovers
Da Doo Ron Ron
single by The Crystals
In Dreams
song written and composed by Roy Orbison, originally recorced by Roy Orbison and released in 1963
Love Is Like a Heat Wave
1963 single by Martha and the Vandellas
Carol
single recorded by Chuck Berry
Blue Bayou
1961 song by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson
Dominique
"Dominique" is a 1963 French-language popular song, written and performed by Belgian singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born priest and founder of the Dominican Order, of which she was a member (as Sister Luc-Gabrielle). The English-version lyrics of the song were written by Noël Regney. In addition to French and English, Deckers recorded versions in Dutch, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, and Portuguese.
Four Strong Winds
songs of Ian Tyson, many times covered
Tombe la neige
original song written and composed by Salvatore Adamo; first recorded 1963 by Adamo
Shake a Tail Feather
1963 single by The Five Du-Tones that references a number of dances styles
In My Room
1963 song written by Brian Wilson and Gary Usher; performed by The Beach Boys
I Love You Because
original song written and composed by Leon Payne
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
1956 single by Chuck Berry