‘Good Vibrations’ — The Beach Boys
“Good Vibrations” by The Beach Boys was a tremendous hit in 1966, hitting the top of the charts in both the United Kingdom and the United States. as well as the United States of America At the time, it was the most costly single ever recorded. It cost the studio $50,000! The song was written and produced by Brian Wilson, who was inspired by his curiosity with cosmic vibrations. When he was a boy, his mother tried to explain to him why dogs growled at some people but not others. “A dog would pick up vibrations from these people that you can’t see, but you can feel,” he explained. People experienced the same thing.” One of his ambitions was to write a song that was better than “You’ve Lost That Lovin Feelin’.” That is exactly what he did. Rolling Stone ranked it sixth, while Ranker ranked it eighth.
‘Good Vibrations’ — The Beach Boys
‘Yesterday’ — The Beatles
This is without a doubt the Beatles’ most well-known ballad. Ranker readers voted it the third best song, while Rolling Stone ranked it thirteenth. The BMI list of the Top 100 Songs of the Century ranked it third. In 1999, BBC Radio 2 declared it the best song of the twentieth century after polling music experts and listeners. Only Paul McCartney sang on it, joined by a string quartet. It was “one of the most instinctive songs I’ve ever written,” he said. He claimed to have composed the song in a dream while living with his lover at the time, Jane Asher. The band was first “a little embarrassed” about the song because it was different from their usual material.
‘Yesterday’ — The Beatles
