What's your favorite song or songs from 1963?

[red dog 1]

If You Wanna' Be Happy - Jimmy Soul
Surfin' USA - The Beach Boys
He's So Fine - The Chiffons
My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels
Puff, The Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul & Mary
Surf City - Jan & Dean
Denise - Randy & The Rainbows
Ruby Baby - Dion
Be My Baby - The Ronettes
Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals
Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
Just One Look - Doris Troy

[Glorfindel]

1. Ah, the year I graduated high school - Puff, the Magic Dragon, for sure

But every one of those songs brings back a specific memory. Thanks for an interesting question.

[red dog 1]

5. Your welcome!

(I got the idea from Coventina's questions)

Speaking of "Puff, the Magic Dragon"..have you seen "Meet the Parents"?
There's a very funny scene where Robert De Niro is driving to the store with Ben Stiller, and De Niro puts on a tape of "Puff the Magic Dragon".
Ben Stiler makes a comment about it being a song based on smoking pot, which De Niro disagrees with saying:
"It's merely a song about a little boy & and his imaginary dragon...Are you a pothead, Greg?"

[Sneederbunk]

2. Washington Square

[MiltonBrown]

3. Rockin' Rebels- Wild Weedend

Love the Angels- the flip of 'Boyfriend' is a killer track called 'Love Me Now' - weird crashing sounds going on in the background

Great year for girl groups and perhaps Doo Wop's last stand.

[Hoyt]

4. Blowin in the Wind.

Hey Paula
Surfin USA

[Generic Brad]

6. Bossa Nova, Baby - Baby!