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Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona
national anthem
Light My Fire
original song written and composed by John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison
Eleanor Rigby
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Paint It Black
song by The Rolling Stones
Yellow Submarine
original song written and composed by Lennon–McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Good Vibrations
The Beach Boys song
Break On Through
Single by the Doors
Taxman
"Taxman" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver. Written by the group's lead guitarist, George Harrison, with some lyrical assistance from John Lennon, it protests against the higher level of progressive tax imposed in the United Kingdom by the Labour government of Harold Wilson, which saw the Beatles paying over 90 per cent of their earnings to the Treasury. The song was selected as the album's opening track and contributed to Harrison's emergence as a songwriter beside the dominant Lennon–McCartney partnership. It was the group's first topical song and
God Only Knows
original song composed by Brian Wilson, lyrics by Tony Asher; first recorded by The Beach Boys
Tomorrow Never Knows
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
Paperback Writer
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Somebody to Love
original song written and composed by Darby Slick
The End
song by The Doors
Strangers in the Night
song composed by Bert Kaempfert, lyrics by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder; from the 1966 film "A Man Could Get Killed"
Here, There and Everywhere
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Rain
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
I'm a Believer
original song written and composed by Neil Diamond; first recorded by The Monkees
I'm Only Sleeping
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Got to Get You into My Life
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Somethin' Stupid
song written and composed by Carson Parks; originally recorded by Carson Parks and Gaile Foote and released in 1966
Wouldn't It Be Nice
1966 song by the Beach Boys
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
original song written and composed by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
original song written and composed by Sonny Bono; first recorded by Cher
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
original song written and composed by Ashford & Simpson; first recorded and released by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell in 1967
Mas que nada
original song written and composed by Jorge Ben Jor
Love You To
original song written and composed by George Harrison; first recorded by The Beatles
Doctor Robert
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
For No One
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
Good Day Sunshine
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
And Your Bird Can Sing
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; recorded and released in 1966 by The Beatles
L'estasi dell'oro
composition by Ennio Morricone; from the 1966 film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
The Crystal Ship
original song written and composed by John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison
I Want You
original song written, composed, and performed by Bob Dylan
Merci Chérie
song written and composed by Udo Jürgens and Thomas Hörbiger, originally performed by Udo Jürgens at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest
Both Sides Now
original song written, composed and recorded by Joni Mitchell
I Want to Tell You
original song written and composed by George Harrison
Under My Thumb
original song written and composed by Jagger/Richards; first recorded by The Rolling Stones
She Said She Said
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
Leaving on a Jet Plane
song written and composed by John Denver, originally recorded by John Denver and released in 1966
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
Sunny Afternoon
original song written and composed by Ray Davies; first recorded by The Kinks
You Can't Hurry Love
original song written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland; first recorded by The Supremes
River Deep – Mountain High
original song written and composed by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector; first recorded by Ike & Tina Turner
Just Like a Woman
original song written and composed by Bob Dylan, originally recorded by Bob Dylan and released in 1966
With a Child's Heart
original song written and composed by Vicki Basemore, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy
It's a Man's Man's Man's World
song by James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome
For What It's Worth
song by Buffalo Springfield
When the Music's Over
song by The Doors
I Say a Little Prayer
1967 song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
You Keep Me Hangin' On
original song written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland; first recorded by The Supremes
Heroin
original song written and composed by Lou Reed; first recorded by The Velvet Underground & Nico
Mother's Little Helper
song written and composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Gracias a la vida
original song written, composed, and performed by Violeta Parra
Summer in the City
1966 song recorded by The Lovin’ Spoonful
Lady Jane
original song written and composed by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
I Think We're Alone Now
1967 song by Tommy James and the Shondells
Soul Kitchen
original song written, composed, and performed by The Doors
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
original song written, composed, and performed by Bob Dylan
Knock on Wood
1966 song
The Ballad of the Green Berets
song written and composed by Robin Moore and Barry Sadler, originally recorded by Barry Sadler in 1965 and released in 1966