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Elusive Butterfly by Bob Lind or Walking My Cat Named Dog by Norma Tanega or Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum or Dominique by The Singing Nun
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Elusive Butterfly by Bob Lind or Walking My Cat Named Dog by Norma Tanega or Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum or Dominique by The Singing Nun


Norman Greenbaum also had a hit with "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago" using the name Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band.
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I'm gonna go with "Little Green Bag" by the George Baker Selection
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Angel Baby by Rosie and the Originals
Maybe the best slow dance tune ever.
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Cassius Clay...One Hit and Liston went down.
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Payola?
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"This time (we're really breaking up)".....Troy Shondell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAp5XcTTBCQ
Forgot all about that one. Definitely one of my favorites. I remember going to K-Mart to buy the 45 !
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Cassius Clay...One Hit and Liston went down.
Actually Cassius Clay covered "Stand By Me". I don't know where it got in the charts.
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"Tonight, Tonight" by the Mello-Kings, said by many to one of the most requested oldies. I read that this Westchester County, NY group refused to play the 'payola' racket and assured themselves of oblivion because of that stance.
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