1960 Hits Still Loved

Three 1960 songs every 60s kid knows today.

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Three 1960 songs every 60s kid knows today. Three 1960 hits remain popular with 60s kids today. Originally reported by American Songwriter.

The year 1960 began an incredible decade of music with many great songs released.

Bobby Darin released 'Beyond The Sea' on his This Is Darin album, written by Charles Trenet.

“Somewhere beyond the sea / She’s there watchin’ for me / If I could fly like birds on high / Then straight to her arms, I’d go sailin’”

Roy Orbison included 'Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel)' on his debut album Lonely And Blue.

“There goes my baby / There goes my heart / They’re gone forever / So far apart / But only the lonely / Know why / I cry / Only the lonely”

Brenda Lee released 'I Want To Be Wanted' in 1960, written by Kim Gannon, Pino Spotti, and Alberto Testa.

“Alone, just my lonely heart knows how / I want to be wanted right now / Not tomorrow, but right now / I want to be wanted”

All three songs remain popular with 60s kids today, with some versions released in 1959.

Three 1960 hits remain popular with 60s kids today.