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==Playlist of Songs, Music and Artists in ''Inherent Vice''==
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==Songs, Music and Artists in ''Inherent Vice''==
  
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Although there's [http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000413861 a playlist for ''Inherent Vice'' on Amazon.com], apparently provided to Amazon by Mr. Pynchon himself [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/08/pynchons-playlist.html], the links just take you to where you can buy the music. This is a playlist to ''hear'' the music, thanks to [http://www.youtube.com YouTube], ''read'' the lyrics, thanks to [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Lyrics_Wiki LyricWiki], and learn about the artists and songs, via [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]. The songs are organized below by the page on which they are found. Enjoy...
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There is a [http://www.rdio.com/people/timball/playlists/12390378/the_Inherent_Vice_(book)_soundtrack/ "Inherent Vice" Rdio Playlist] if you use that streaming service.
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There is a [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2n9lMjugDWY1RN7RecHGdm?si=pRCHwmssTdeiMXuoY4sZmw Pynchon Wiki Playlist of Thomas Pynchon's "Inherent Vice" on Spotify] if you use that streaming service.
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==''Inherent Vice'' Playlist==
 
1: Country Joe and the Fish<br />
 
1: Country Joe and the Fish<br />
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBdeCxJmcAo Look/Listen to Country Joe playing "Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die"] or [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDhLYJMPlYg CJ & the Fish playing "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" at Monterey Pop (1967)]<br />
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBdeCxJmcAo Look/Listen to Country Joe playing "Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die"] or [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDhLYJMPlYg CJ & the Fish playing "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" at Monterey Pop (1967)]<br />
3: "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY3B3s1Yu1s Listen...]<br />
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3: "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMwZsFKIXa8 Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Paul_Mc%27cartney:Can%27t_Buy_Me_Love Lyrics...]<br />
10: "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JywK_5bT8z0 Listen...]<br />
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10: "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MiQzAo6Cp8 Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Archies:Sugar,_Sugar Lyrics...]<br />
11: "Runaround Sue" by Dion [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDi4Ce7PILg Listen...]<br />  
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11: "Runaround Sue" by Dion [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZDrNUPrlGY Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Dion:Runaround_Sue Lyrics...]<br />  
 
36: Dick Dale: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIU0RMV_II8 Dick Dale & the Deltones performing "Misirlou"]<br />
 
36: Dick Dale: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIU0RMV_II8 Dick Dale & the Deltones performing "Misirlou"]<br />
37: Jimi Hendrix, Earl Bostic, Stan Getz, Lee Allen
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37: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix Jimi Hendrix], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Bostic Earl Bostic], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_getz Stan Getz], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Allen_(musician) Lee Allen]<br />
37: The Chantays [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chantays Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j09C8clJaXo Look & Listen...]
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37: The Chantays [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chantays Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j09C8clJaXo Look & Listen...]<br />
37: The Trashmen [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trashmen Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrnL4yYSme4 Listen...]
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37: The Trashmen [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trashmen Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht6Zmv6RmDE Listen...]<br />
 
37: The Halibuts [http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/halibuts Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25vLgTbQCCM&feature=PlayList&p=A8F2550D65997808&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=7 Listen...] (mentioned in anachronism, as they apparently started out in the 1980s?)<br />
 
37: The Halibuts [http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/halibuts Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25vLgTbQCCM&feature=PlayList&p=A8F2550D65997808&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=7 Listen...] (mentioned in anachronism, as they apparently started out in the 1980s?)<br />
55: "The Great Pretender" by The Platters [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP8xff2X46A Look & Listen...]<br />
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55: "The Great Pretender" by The Platters [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzkszgjkj6Q&feature=fvst Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Platters:Great_Pretender Lyrics...]<br />
56: "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" covered by The Bonzo Dog Band [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f-KWF99cow Listen to the original Cher version...]<br />
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56: "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" The Bonzo Dog Band's cover of Cher's original [http://www.youtube.com/jglassow#play/all/uploads-all/0/EX_8Vc2wfF0 Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Cher:Bang_Bang_(My_Baby_Shot_Me_Down) Lyrics...]<br />
69: "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rlB_q6lJ5A Listen...]<br />
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69: "Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHPgco6GQk8&feature=related Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Roy_Orbison:Oh,_Pretty_Woman Lyrics...]<br />
72: "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by The Beach Boys [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L--cqAI3IUI Look & Listen...]<br />
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72: "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by The Beach Boys [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L--cqAI3IUI Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Beach_Boys:Wouldn%27t_It_Be_Nice Lyrics...]<br />
75: "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znjEVqSmUSE Look & Listen...]<br />
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75: "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQMtMk0Docc&feature=fvst Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Frank_Sinatra:Fly_Me_To_The_Moon Lyrics...]<br />
77: "The Crystal Ship" by The Doors [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf2oHzc_Lfc Look & Listen...], "Blueberry Hill" by Fats Domino [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQQCPrwKzdo Listen...]<br />
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77: "The Crystal Ship" by The Doors [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf2oHzc_Lfc Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Doors:The_Crystal_Ship Lyrics...]<br />
81: "People Are Strange" by The Doors [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awi14wDTxNw Listen...]<br />
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77: "Blueberry Hill" by Fats Domino [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQQCPrwKzdo Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Fats_Domino:Blueberry_Hill Lyrics...]<br />
92: Iron Butterfly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Butterfly Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJqhScdbo8I Listen to "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (1968)]<br />
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78: "Little GTO" by Ronny and the Daytonas (not ''specifically'' called out, but obliquely referenced in the "golden oldie" by the Boards): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c-bGVt3Pp8 Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Ronny_%26_The_Daytonas:G.T.O. Lyrics...][http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/143453/ronny_and_the_daytonas_song_little.html Lyrics explained/translated...]<br />
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81: "People Are Strange" by The Doors [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awi14wDTxNw Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Doors:People_Are_Strange Lyrics...]<br />
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92: Iron Butterfly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Butterfly Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LHNmG0X4t4 Listen to "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (1968)]<br />
 
95: Blue Cheer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cheer Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU5uDozoSSM Listen to "Summertime Blues" (1968)]<br />
 
95: Blue Cheer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cheer Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU5uDozoSSM Listen to "Summertime Blues" (1968)]<br />
103: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Electric_Prunes The Electric Prunes]<br>
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101: The Surfaris "Wipe Out" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5D07c0dJuQ Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Surfaris:Wipe_Out Lyrics...]<br />
108: "The Ice Caps Are Melting" by Tiny Tim<br />
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103: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Electric_Prunes The Electric Prunes] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-kVFfKezVo Listen...]<br>  
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108: "The Ice Caps Are Melting" by Tiny Tim (This Tiny Tim song is actually called "'''The Other Side'''"; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DEoOdcYKbc Listen...]) [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Tiny_Tim:The_Other_Side Lyrics...]<br />
 
121: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearls_Before_Swine_%28band%29 Pearls Before Swine]<br />  
 
121: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearls_Before_Swine_%28band%29 Pearls Before Swine]<br />  
124: "Pipeline" & "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen, "Bamboo" by Johnny & The Hurricanes, Eddie & the Showmen, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bel_Airs The Bel-Airs]<br />
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124: The Chantays "Pipeline" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j09C8clJaXo Look/Listen...]<br />
125: [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:abfpxqqdldfe The Hollywood Saxons], [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifyxqr5ld6e The Olympics], "Tequila" by The Champs<br />
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124: "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZThquH5t0ow Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Trashmen:Surfin%27_Bird Lyrics...]<br />
129: Pink Floyd (Rick Wright) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_floyd Wikipedia]<br />
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124: "Bamboo" by Johnny & The Hurricanes [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W_jn6Ewuwg Listen...]<br />
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124: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_%26_the_Showmen Eddie & the Showmen]<br />
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124: The Belairs [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bel_Airs Wikipedia]<br />
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125: [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:abfpxqqdldfe The Hollywood Saxons]<br />
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125: [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifyxqr5ld6e The Olympics]<br />
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125: "Tequila" by The Champs [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIEV8rxV0aw&feature=fvst Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Champs:Tequila Lyrics...]<br />
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129: Pink Floyd (Rick Wright) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_floyd Wikipedia] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEJ4WzLAiwU Pink Floyd w/Syd Barrett, Rick Wright on organ, playing Astronomy Domine]<br />
 
130: George Formby [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3VDn5VlvBk Look/Listen to Formby playing "Leaning on a Lamp Post"]<br />
 
130: George Formby [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3VDn5VlvBk Look/Listen to Formby playing "Leaning on a Lamp Post"]<br />
 
130: Herman's Hermits [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman%27s_Hermits Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxqxJlu2-aw Covering Formby's "Leaning on a Lamp Post"]<br />
 
130: Herman's Hermits [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman%27s_Hermits Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxqxJlu2-aw Covering Formby's "Leaning on a Lamp Post"]<br />
 
130: Pat Boone [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Boone Wikipedia]<br />
 
130: Pat Boone [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Boone Wikipedia]<br />
131: "Donna Lee" (Miles Davis) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Lee Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeHiYJQSs6A Look & Listen to 1958 performance with Miles & Charlie Parker]<br />
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131: "Donna Lee" (Miles Davis) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Lee Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hANODMX9c5g Listen...]<br />
134: "Here Come the Hodads" by the Marketts [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketts Wikipedia]<br />
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134: "Here Come the Hodads" by the Marketts [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketts Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/jglassow#play/all/uploads-all/1/0ZF98gNGvtA Listen...]<br />
135: "Eight Miles High" by The Byrds [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xGlfWGJYqw Listen...]<br />
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135: "Eight Miles High" by The Byrds [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J74ttSR8lEg Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Byrds:Eight_Miles_High Lyrics...]<br />
 
146: Frank Zappa [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Wikipedia]<br />
 
146: Frank Zappa [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Wikipedia]<br />
153: "Happy Trails" by Roy Rogers [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcYsO890YJY Listen...]<br />
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148: "Runaway" by Del Shannon [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TLLcvWeiKw Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Del_Shannon:Runaway Lyrics...]<br />
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153: "Happy Trails" by Roy Rogers [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcYsO890YJY Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Quicksilver_Messenger_Service:Happy_Trails Lyrics...]<br />
 
155: Wild Man Fischer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Man_Fischer Wikipedia]<br />
 
155: Wild Man Fischer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Man_Fischer Wikipedia]<br />
156: "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rabbit_%28song%29 Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANNqr-vcx0 Look/Listen to a live performance]<br />
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156: "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rabbit_%28song%29 Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANNqr-vcx0 Look/Listen to a live performance] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Jefferson_Airplane:White_Rabbit Lyrics...]<br />
156: "This Guy's in Love with You" by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WZjqdPVaI0 Look/Listen to a live performance]<br />
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156: "This Guy's in Love with You" by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WZjqdPVaI0 Look/Listen to a live performance] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Herb_Alpert:This_Guy%27s_In_Love_With_You Lyrics...]<br />
 
159: Antonio Carlos Jobim [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Carlos_Jobim Wikipedia]<br />
 
159: Antonio Carlos Jobim [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Carlos_Jobim Wikipedia]<br />
160: "It Never Entered My Mind" by Rodgers & Hart (show tune from the musical Higher and Higher) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xY54eFJjDI Listen to Miles Davis perform this tune] (1956)
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160: "Desafinado" by Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto, with Charlie Byrd [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGfiAzPiYG4 Listen...]<br />
160: "Alone Together" by Dietz & Schwartz [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I21XN_mBkKo Listen to Mimi Fox & Greta Matassa perform this tune]<br />
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160: "It Never Entered My Mind" by Rodgers & Hart (show tune from the musical ''Higher and Higher'') [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIvB8WrkYpA Listen to Miles Davis perform this tune] (1956) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwSkjuDPIJs Peggy Lee sings] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Ella_Fitzgerald:It_Never_Entered_My_Mind Lyrics...]<br />
162: "Samba Do Avião" (by Antonio Carlos Jobim) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK-k0SstIJQ Listen...]<br />
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160: "Alone Together" by Dietz & Schwartz [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I21XN_mBkKo Listen to Mimi Fox & Greta Matassa perform this tune] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Dinah_Washington:Alone_Together Lyrics...]<br />
165: Tommy James and the Shondells [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_James_and_the_Shondells Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=old3vg4vq2U Listen to "Crimson and Clover"]<br />  
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162: "Samba Do Avião" (by Antonio Carlos Jobim) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK-k0SstIJQ Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Sylvia_Telles:Samba_Do_Avião Lyrics...]<br />
176: Theme from ''Dark Shadows'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvO1b3f4DGs Listen to the ''Dark Shadows'' theme]<br />
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165: Tommy James and the Shondells [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_James_and_the_Shondells Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpGEeneO-t0 Listen to "Crimson and Clover"]<br />  
193: "Something Happened to Me Yesterday" by the Rolling Stones [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Happened_to_Me_Yesterday Wikipedia]<br />  
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176: Theme from ''Dark Shadows'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSbCqp_a3iE Watch/Listen to the ''Dark Shadows'' opening sequence and theme]<br />
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193: "Something Happened to Me Yesterday" by the Rolling Stones [http://www.youtube.com/jglassow#play/all/uploads-all/1/rckjiB4qu1k Listen...] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Happened_to_Me_Yesterday Wikipedia] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Rolling_Stones:Something_Happened_To_Me_Yesterday Lyrics...]<br />  
 
198: Floyd Cramer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Cramer Wikipedia]<br />
 
198: Floyd Cramer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Cramer Wikipedia]<br />
 
220: Liberace [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberace Wikipedia]<br />
 
220: Liberace [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberace Wikipedia]<br />
 
220: "Grande valse brillante" by Chopin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Valse_Brillante_(Chopin) Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLQ-6_OIds4 Look/Listen to "Grande Valse Brillante"]<br />
 
220: "Grande valse brillante" by Chopin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Valse_Brillante_(Chopin) Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLQ-6_OIds4 Look/Listen to "Grande Valse Brillante"]<br />
221: "There's No Business Like Show Business" sung by Ethel Merman [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icr71H1nb3Q Look/Listen to Merman perform this tune]<br />
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221: "There's No Business Like Show Business" sung by Ethel Merman:
222: Mick Jagger [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_jagger Wikipedia<br />
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222: Mick Jagger [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_jagger Wikipedia]<br />
 
223: Frank Zappa [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Wikipedia]<br />
 
223: Frank Zappa [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Wikipedia]<br />
224: “One Fine Day” by the Chiffons [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8LmTaVrPl8 Listen...]<br />
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224: “One Fine Day” by the Chiffons [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvyOqKhKWQ4 Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Chiffons:One_Fine_Day Lyrics...]<br />
 
225: Ernest Tubb [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Tubb Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCFVR7cPbbA Look/Listen to Tubb performing "Walkin' the Floor Over You"]<br />
 
225: Ernest Tubb [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Tubb Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCFVR7cPbbA Look/Listen to Tubb performing "Walkin' the Floor Over You"]<br />
 
225: Jim Reeves [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Reeves Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nECoA-uVGfw Look/Listen to Reeves performing "I Love You Because"]<br />
 
225: Jim Reeves [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Reeves Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nECoA-uVGfw Look/Listen to Reeves performing "I Love You Because"]<br />
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227: Merle Haggard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabash_Cannonball "The Wabash Cannonball"] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffHcGlF0xDw Look/Listen to Haggard performing "Mama Tried"]<br />
 
227: Merle Haggard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabash_Cannonball "The Wabash Cannonball"] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffHcGlF0xDw Look/Listen to Haggard performing "Mama Tried"]<br />
 
229: Les Paul [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Paul Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ffdwBUL78 Look/Listen to Les Paul & Mary Ford performing "How High the Moon"]<br />
 
229: Les Paul [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Paul Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ffdwBUL78 Look/Listen to Les Paul & Mary Ford performing "How High the Moon"]<br />
232: The Monkeys [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkees Wikipedia]<br />
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232: The Monkees [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkees Wikipedia]<br />
 
232: Elvis Presley [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_presley Wikipedia]<br />
 
232: Elvis Presley [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_presley Wikipedia]<br />
233: "Wunderbar" by Cole Porter, from "Kiss Me Kate"]<br />
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233: "Wunderbar" by Cole Porter, from "Kiss Me Kate" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=205BqSO6lwk Look/Listen to this 1958 TV performance with Alfred Drake and Patricia Morison]<br />
 
233: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., "Haunted Heart" by Dietz & Schwartz [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Jj_RRJjRQ Look/Listen to Sugar Goth Daddy performing "Haunted Heart"]<br />
 
233: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., "Haunted Heart" by Dietz & Schwartz [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Jj_RRJjRQ Look/Listen to Sugar Goth Daddy performing "Haunted Heart"]<br />
234: "Viva Las Vegas" by Elvis Presley [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYSGOlfm1e4 Look/Listen to Elvis sing this in ''Viva Las Vegas'']<br />
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234: "Viva Las Vegas" by Elvis Presley [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYSGOlfm1e4 Look/Listen to Elvis sing this in ''Viva Las Vegas''] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Elvis_Presley:Viva_Las_Vegas Lyrics...]<br />
 
239: The Rat Pack [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rat_Pack Wikipedia] [Listen to the Rat Pack perform]<br />
 
239: The Rat Pack [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rat_Pack Wikipedia] [Listen to the Rat Pack perform]<br />
239: Martin Robbins [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Robbins Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bwoGbpYXRw Look/Listen to Robbins perform "El Paso"]<br />
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239: Marty Robbins [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Robbins Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bwoGbpYXRw Look/Listen to Robbins perform "El Paso"]<br />
 
240: Pat Boone [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Boone Wikipedia]<br />
 
240: Pat Boone [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Boone Wikipedia]<br />
 
243: Elvis Presley [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_presley Wikipedia]<br />
 
243: Elvis Presley [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_presley Wikipedia]<br />
 
244: Dolly Parton [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton Wikipedia]<br />
 
244: Dolly Parton [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton Wikipedia]<br />
 
244: Roy Acuff [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Acuff Wikipedia]<br />
 
244: Roy Acuff [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Acuff Wikipedia]<br />
247: "(You're not Sick) You're Just in Love" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Berlin Irving Berlin] song sung by Ethel Merman<br />
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247: "(You're not Sick) You're Just in Love" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Berlin Irving Berlin Wikipedia] song sung by Ethel Merman {{#ev:youtube|2LAijDQ2cIE}}<br />
247: "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" by Tiny Tim [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Tim_(musician) Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skU-jBFzXl0 Look/Listen to Tiny Tim performing "Tiptoe Through the Tulips"]<br />
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247: "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" by Tiny Tim [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Tim_(musician) Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skU-jBFzXl0 Look/Listen to Tiny Tim performing "Tiptoe Through the Tulips"] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Tiny_Tim:Tip_Toe_Through_The_Tulips Lyrics...]<br />
249: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roza_Eskenazi Roza Eskenazi], Bessie Smith<br />   
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249: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roza_Eskenazi Roza Eskenazi]<br />
271: "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqsX7xQWRoU Listen...]<br>
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249: Bessie Smith, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpVCqXRlXx4&feature=related Listen...]<br />   
278: "That's Amore" by Dean Martin [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6-b7CONDI Look/Listen to Martin singing this tune]<br />
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271: "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATDJ8VPJG5s&ob=av2n Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Elvis_Presley:I%27m_All_Shook_Up Lyrics...]<br>
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276: Vivaldi [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vivaldi Wikipedia]<br />
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278: "That's Amore" by Dean Martin [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6-b7CONDI Look/Listen to Martin singing this tune] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Dean_Martin:That%27s_Amore Lyrics...]<br />
 
289: Bonzo Dog Band [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9y4vLrHsm4 Look/Listen to the Doo Dahs perform "Death Cab for Cutie" in the Beatles' film ''Magical Mystery Tour'']<br />
 
289: Bonzo Dog Band [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9y4vLrHsm4 Look/Listen to the Doo Dahs perform "Death Cab for Cutie" in the Beatles' film ''Magical Mystery Tour'']<br />
299: "Interstellar Overdrive" by Pink Floyd [Look/Listen to the Floyd perform "Interstellar Overdrive" (with Syd Barrett)]<br />
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299: "Interstellar Overdrive" by Pink Floyd [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iA7wdO00VI Look/Listen to the Floyd perform "Interstellar Overdrive" (with Syd Barrett)]<br />
300: "Tears on My Pillow" by Little Anthony & The Imperials [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52RzHKsiacQ Listen...]<br />
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300: "Tears on My Pillow" by Little Anthony & The Imperials [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we2kmO24rgE Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Gracenote:Little_Anthony_%26_The_Imperials:Tears_On_My_Pillow Lyrics...]<br />
330: "Elusive Butterfly" by Bob Lind [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Lind Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6727qgmRbY Listen...]<br />
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318: Mike Curb's score from ''The Big Bounce'' (1969).  Listen to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsUXefgMkZI&feature=channel_page "When Somebody Cares for You"] from ''The Big Bounce''.<br />
331: Glen Campbell [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Campbell Wikipedia]<br />
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330: "Elusive Butterfly" by Bob Lind [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Lind Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6727qgmRbY Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Bob_Lind:Elusive_Butterfly Lyrics...]<br />
332: "Yummy Yummy Yummy" by Ohio Express (covered by Herb Alpert) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG1SVKipKZE Look/Listen...]<br />
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331: Glen Campbell [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Campbell Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i596xFsPIe0 Listen...]<br />
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332: "Yummy Yummy Yummy" by Ohio Express (covered by Herb Alpert) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkoT0Me2sRU Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Ohio_Express:Yummy_Yummy_Yummy Lyrics...]<br />
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338: Rocio Durcal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc%C3%ADo_D%C3%BArcal Wikipedia]<br>
 
352: Theme from ''Hawaii Five-O'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrkrQXuDq24 Listen...]<br />
 
352: Theme from ''Hawaii Five-O'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrkrQXuDq24 Listen...]<br />
356: "Something in the Air" by Thunderclap Newman [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0l1FsEZv-k Look/Listen...][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderclap_Newman Wikipedia]<br />
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356: "Something in the Air" by Thunderclap Newman [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK_6TU1T7V8 Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Thunderclap_Newman:Something_In_The_Air Lyrics...] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderclap_Newman Wikipedia]<br />
 
360: "We Should Be Together" sung by Shirley Temple and George Murphey [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTwiLsOFH4A Look/Listen...]<br />
 
360: "We Should Be Together" sung by Shirley Temple and George Murphey [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTwiLsOFH4A Look/Listen...]<br />
 
363: Dick Dale [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale Wikipedia]<br />
 
363: Dick Dale [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale Wikipedia]<br />
364: "Help Me Rhonda" by the Beach Boys [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mZ0ApTA-y4&feature=fvst Look/Listen to a 1965 Beach Boys performance of this tune]<br />
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364: "Help Me Rhonda" by the Beach Boys [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mZ0ApTA-y4&feature=fvst Look/Listen to a 1965 Beach Boys performance of this tune] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Beach_Boys:Help_Me,_Rhonda Lyrics...]<br />
365: "Volare" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgeI0NeOjhI Listen to Dean Martin sing this]<br />
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365: "Volare" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgeI0NeOjhI Listen to Dean Martin sing this] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Captain_Jack:Volare Lyrics...]<br />
365: "Java Jive" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxRLk7voXfc Listen to the Ink Spots sing their hit version of this tune]<br />
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365: "Java Jive" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxRLk7voXfc Listen to the Ink Spots sing their hit version of this tune] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Ink_Spots:Java_Jive Lyrics...]<br />
368: "Super Market" by Fapardokly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fapardokly Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8gLdOfWl5M Listen to Fapardokly sing "Mr Clock" (1967)]<br />
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368: "Super Market" by Fapardokly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fapardokly Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvzF-1YB0FM&t=27m50s Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Fapardokly_-_Super_Market Lyrics...]<br />
 
368: Elephant's Memory [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant%27s_Memory Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUJDGRp_nUI Listen to them perform "Mongoose" (1970)]<br />
 
368: Elephant's Memory [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant%27s_Memory Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUJDGRp_nUI Listen to them perform "Mongoose" (1970)]<br />
368: "Stranger than Love" covered by The Spaniels [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spaniels Wikipedia [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egX9N8yOgaU Listen to the Spaniels sing "Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight"]<br />
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368: "Stranger in Love" covered by The Spaniels [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spaniels Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egX9N8yOgaU Listen to the Spaniels sing "Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight"]<br />
368: "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC_UILNwWrc Listen to the Beach Boys perform this, with Brian Wilson on lead vocal]
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368: "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC_UILNwWrc Listen to the Beach Boys perform this, with Brian Wilson on lead vocal] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Beach_Boys:God_Only_Knows Lyrics...]
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==Other Resources==
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* [http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/09/20/in_pynchons_tales_music_is_the_backbeat/ ''Boston Globe'' article by Mark Feeney on Pynchon's use of music in ''Inherent Vice'']
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* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000413861 Pynchon's Amazon.com Playlist]

Latest revision as of 19:42, 1 March 2020

Songs, Music and Artists in Inherent Vice

Although there's a playlist for Inherent Vice on Amazon.com, apparently provided to Amazon by Mr. Pynchon himself [1], the links just take you to where you can buy the music. This is a playlist to hear the music, thanks to YouTube, read the lyrics, thanks to LyricWiki, and learn about the artists and songs, via Wikipedia. The songs are organized below by the page on which they are found. Enjoy...

There is a "Inherent Vice" Rdio Playlist if you use that streaming service.

There is a Pynchon Wiki Playlist of Thomas Pynchon's "Inherent Vice" on Spotify if you use that streaming service.

Inherent Vice Playlist

1: Country Joe and the Fish
Look/Listen to Country Joe playing "Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die" or CJ & the Fish playing "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" at Monterey Pop (1967)
3: "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles: Listen... Lyrics...
10: "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies Listen... Lyrics...
11: "Runaround Sue" by Dion Listen... Lyrics...
36: Dick Dale: Dick Dale & the Deltones performing "Misirlou"
37: Jimi Hendrix, Earl Bostic, Stan Getz, Lee Allen
37: The Chantays Wikipedia Look & Listen...
37: The Trashmen Wikipedia Listen...
37: The Halibuts Wikipedia Listen... (mentioned in anachronism, as they apparently started out in the 1980s?)
55: "The Great Pretender" by The Platters Listen... Lyrics...
56: "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" The Bonzo Dog Band's cover of Cher's original Listen... Lyrics...
69: "Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison Listen... Lyrics...
72: "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by The Beach Boys Listen... Lyrics...
75: "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra Listen... Lyrics...
77: "The Crystal Ship" by The Doors Listen... Lyrics...
77: "Blueberry Hill" by Fats Domino Listen... Lyrics...
78: "Little GTO" by Ronny and the Daytonas (not specifically called out, but obliquely referenced in the "golden oldie" by the Boards): Listen... Lyrics...Lyrics explained/translated...
81: "People Are Strange" by The Doors Listen... Lyrics...
92: Iron Butterfly Wikipedia Listen to "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (1968)
95: Blue Cheer Wikipedia Listen to "Summertime Blues" (1968)
101: The Surfaris "Wipe Out" Listen... Lyrics...
103: The Electric Prunes Listen...
108: "The Ice Caps Are Melting" by Tiny Tim (This Tiny Tim song is actually called "The Other Side"; Listen...) Lyrics...
121: Pearls Before Swine
124: The Chantays "Pipeline" Look/Listen...
124: "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen Listen... Lyrics...
124: "Bamboo" by Johnny & The Hurricanes Listen...
124: Eddie & the Showmen
124: The Belairs Wikipedia
125: The Hollywood Saxons
125: The Olympics
125: "Tequila" by The Champs Listen... Lyrics...
129: Pink Floyd (Rick Wright) Wikipedia Pink Floyd w/Syd Barrett, Rick Wright on organ, playing Astronomy Domine
130: George Formby Look/Listen to Formby playing "Leaning on a Lamp Post"
130: Herman's Hermits Wikipedia Covering Formby's "Leaning on a Lamp Post"
130: Pat Boone Wikipedia
131: "Donna Lee" (Miles Davis) Wikipedia Listen...
134: "Here Come the Hodads" by the Marketts Wikipedia Listen...
135: "Eight Miles High" by The Byrds Listen... Lyrics...
146: Frank Zappa Wikipedia
148: "Runaway" by Del Shannon Listen... Lyrics...
153: "Happy Trails" by Roy Rogers Listen... Lyrics...
155: Wild Man Fischer Wikipedia
156: "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane Wikipedia Look/Listen to a live performance Lyrics...
156: "This Guy's in Love with You" by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass Look/Listen to a live performance Lyrics...
159: Antonio Carlos Jobim Wikipedia
160: "Desafinado" by Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto, with Charlie Byrd Listen...
160: "It Never Entered My Mind" by Rodgers & Hart (show tune from the musical Higher and Higher) Listen to Miles Davis perform this tune (1956) Peggy Lee sings Lyrics...
160: "Alone Together" by Dietz & Schwartz Listen to Mimi Fox & Greta Matassa perform this tune Lyrics...
162: "Samba Do Avião" (by Antonio Carlos Jobim) Listen... Lyrics...
165: Tommy James and the Shondells Wikipedia Listen to "Crimson and Clover"
176: Theme from Dark Shadows Watch/Listen to the Dark Shadows opening sequence and theme
193: "Something Happened to Me Yesterday" by the Rolling Stones Listen... Wikipedia Lyrics...
198: Floyd Cramer Wikipedia
220: Liberace Wikipedia
220: "Grande valse brillante" by Chopin Wikipedia Look/Listen to "Grande Valse Brillante"
221: "There's No Business Like Show Business" sung by Ethel Merman: 2LAijDQ2cIE 222: Mick Jagger Wikipedia
223: Frank Zappa Wikipedia
224: “One Fine Day” by the Chiffons Listen... Lyrics...
225: Ernest Tubb Wikipedia Look/Listen to Tubb performing "Walkin' the Floor Over You"
225: Jim Reeves Wikipedia Look/Listen to Reeves performing "I Love You Because"
225: Web Pierce Wikipedia Look/Listen to Pierce performing "There Stands the Glass"
227: Merle Haggard "The Wabash Cannonball" Look/Listen to Haggard performing "Mama Tried"
229: Les Paul Wikipedia Look/Listen to Les Paul & Mary Ford performing "How High the Moon"
232: The Monkees Wikipedia
232: Elvis Presley Wikipedia
233: "Wunderbar" by Cole Porter, from "Kiss Me Kate" Look/Listen to this 1958 TV performance with Alfred Drake and Patricia Morison
233: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., "Haunted Heart" by Dietz & Schwartz Look/Listen to Sugar Goth Daddy performing "Haunted Heart"
234: "Viva Las Vegas" by Elvis Presley Look/Listen to Elvis sing this in Viva Las Vegas Lyrics...
239: The Rat Pack Wikipedia [Listen to the Rat Pack perform]
239: Marty Robbins Wikipedia Look/Listen to Robbins perform "El Paso"
240: Pat Boone Wikipedia
243: Elvis Presley Wikipedia
244: Dolly Parton Wikipedia
244: Roy Acuff Wikipedia

247: "(You're not Sick) You're Just in Love" Irving Berlin Wikipedia song sung by Ethel Merman

247: "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" by Tiny Tim Wikipedia Look/Listen to Tiny Tim performing "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" Lyrics...
249: Roza Eskenazi
249: Bessie Smith, Listen...
271: "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley Listen... Lyrics...
276: Vivaldi Wikipedia
278: "That's Amore" by Dean Martin Look/Listen to Martin singing this tune Lyrics...
289: Bonzo Dog Band Look/Listen to the Doo Dahs perform "Death Cab for Cutie" in the Beatles' film Magical Mystery Tour
299: "Interstellar Overdrive" by Pink Floyd Look/Listen to the Floyd perform "Interstellar Overdrive" (with Syd Barrett)
300: "Tears on My Pillow" by Little Anthony & The Imperials Listen... Lyrics...
318: Mike Curb's score from The Big Bounce (1969). Listen to "When Somebody Cares for You" from The Big Bounce.
330: "Elusive Butterfly" by Bob Lind Wikipedia Listen... Lyrics...
331: Glen Campbell Wikipedia Listen...
332: "Yummy Yummy Yummy" by Ohio Express (covered by Herb Alpert) Listen... Lyrics...
338: Rocio Durcal Wikipedia
352: Theme from Hawaii Five-O Listen...
356: "Something in the Air" by Thunderclap Newman Listen... Lyrics... Wikipedia
360: "We Should Be Together" sung by Shirley Temple and George Murphey Look/Listen...
363: Dick Dale Wikipedia
364: "Help Me Rhonda" by the Beach Boys Look/Listen to a 1965 Beach Boys performance of this tune Lyrics...
365: "Volare" Listen to Dean Martin sing this Lyrics...
365: "Java Jive" Listen to the Ink Spots sing their hit version of this tune Lyrics...
368: "Super Market" by Fapardokly Wikipedia Listen... Lyrics...
368: Elephant's Memory Wikipedia Listen to them perform "Mongoose" (1970)
368: "Stranger in Love" covered by The Spaniels Wikipedia Listen to the Spaniels sing "Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight"
368: "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys Listen to the Beach Boys perform this, with Brian Wilson on lead vocal Lyrics...

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