"Songs
of The STONEWALL" © (Page 1)
Songs
of The Stonewall | Stonewall
Various Artists | Various - Part 2 | Diana
Ross & The
Supremes
Martha
Reeves & The Vandellas | The Marvelettes
of Motown | Post-Stonewall
Songs | Diana Ross
"Songs of The Stonewall" * Page One
{original document}
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Archives of: STONEWALL Veterans' Association
"Top 40" Popular "Songs
of The Stonewall Club" ----- June 1969
These are the actual songs of the week of the Stonewall Rebellion!
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1. No Matter
What Sign You Are (You're Gonna Be Mine You Are)
=b/w= The Young Folks.................Diana
Ross & The Supremes
2. More Today Than
Yesterday...............................The Spiral Starecase
3. Stand!.............................................................Sly & The Family
Stone
4. Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (from
"Hair")...........The Fifth Dimension
5. My
Way..........................................................................Frank
Sinatra
6. I Turned You On....................................................The Isley Brothers
7. Before The Parade Passes By (from "Hello, Dolly!).........Barbra Streisand
8. Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down......................The
Temptations 9. The More I See You (re-released
1969)................................Chris Montez
10. We've Got Honey Love...................Martha
Reeves
& The Vandellas
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11. Romeo And Juliet Love Theme..................Henry Mancini
Orchestra
12. What Does It Take To Win Your Love....Jr.
Walker & The All Stars
13. Grazin' In The Grass..................................The Friends of
Distinction
14. Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby...............................Marvin Gaye
15. Crystal Blue Persuasion...........................Tommy James
& Shondells
16. This Is My Life............................................................Shirley
Bassey
17. Build Me Up, Buttercup...........................................The Foundations
18. Good Morning Starshine (from "Hair")..................................................Oliver
19. You Came, You Saw, You Conquered...Ronnie Spector &
Ronettes
20. My Cherie
Amour.......................................................Stevie
Wonder
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21. Oh, Happy Day.............................................Edwin Hawkins
Singers
22. Get Back (Jo Jo)...............................Paul
McCartney & The Beatles
23. The Nitty Gritty =b/w= Got Myself A Good Man
................Gladys
Knight & The Pips
24. In The Ghetto.................................................................Elvis
Presley
25. Good Lovin Ain't Easy To Come By.Marvin Gaye & Tammi
Terrell
26. Twenty-Five Miles...........................................................Edwin Starr
27. Nothing But A Heartache (Every Day).......................The Flirtations
28. Only The Strong Survive..................................................Jerry Butler
29. Destination: Anywhere =b/w=
What's Easy For Two Is So Hard For One..........The Marvelettes
30. Black Pearl...................................Sonny
Charles & The Checkmates
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31. Put A Little Love In Your Heart...........................Jackie de Shannon
32. One...........................................................................Three Dog Night
33. You've Made Me So Very Happy (1967/re-released).....Brenda Holloway
34. Everybody's Talkin' (from "Midnight Cowboy")...............................Nilsson
35. The Windmills Of Your Mind.................................Dusty Springfield
36. Don't Bring Back Memories........................................The Four Tops
37. While You're Out Lookin' For Sugar.......................The Honey Cone
38. The River Is Wide....................................................The Grass Roots
39. I Can't See Myself Leaving You................................Aretha Franklin
40. Baby, Baby, Don't Cry........................Smokey Robinson & Miracles
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[Key: b/w = back/with (popular 2-sided record a.k.a. flipside song]
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The Stonewall Crowd's Songs' Favorite Select Lyrics
"Stand!" (1969)
by the gender- and racially-mixed
group 7-member Sly & The Family Stone
Stand!
In the
end you'll still be you
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You've been sitting much too
long,
There's a permanent crease in your right and wrong
There's a midget standing tall,
And the giant beside him about to
fall!
Everybody....
Stand! Stand! Stand!
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"Nothing But A Heartache" (1969)
by the soulful British girl group trio The Flirtations
Nothing but a heartache every day
(Nothing but a
heartache)
Nothing but a teardrop in every way
(Nothing but a
teardrop)
Loving a bad guy is such a sin
(Yeah!!!)
He's got me....
Oh, why can't I get him?
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"The Young Folks" (1969)
flipside song by the legendary girl group trio Diana Ross & The Supremes
They say yes and you say no,
They ask why and you close the door;
My old friend, I thought you knew by now,
You can't do that to the Young Folks!
Oh, no, no, no, no
They're marching with signs,
They're standing in lines (yeah);
Protesting your right to turn out the light
....in their eyes!
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Perennial Favorite Songs in The Stonewall Jukebox
I Can Never Go Home Anymore.......The Shangri-Las
Let's Hang On...............Frankie Valli & Four Seasons
He Touched Me................................Barbra Streisand
Is This What I Get For Loving You........The Ronettes
1-2-3............................................................Len Barry
When I'm Gone................................Brenda Holloway
Out In The Streets.............................The Shangri-Las
Somewhere In Your Heart.....................Frank Sinatra
The Boy From New York City................The Ad Libs
I Know A Place.......................................Petula Clark
He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'.........The Velvelettes
Why Did I Choose You....................Barbra Streisand
(I'm In With) The 'In' Crowd....................Dobie Gray
Then He Kissed Me.................................The Crystals
One Step At A Time, Boy...................Maxine Brown
Give Us Your Blessings....................The Shangri-Las
Yes, I'm Ready....................................Barbara Mason
Do The 81...................................Candy & The Kisses
You're My World......................................Cilla Black
Some Enchanted Evening..........Jay & The Americans
My Boy Lollipop.....................................Millie Small
Needle In A Haystack.........................The Velvelettes
Downtown...............................................Petula Clark
Give Him A Great Big Kiss...............The Shangri-Las
You Don't Own Me..................................Lesley Gore
Walkin' In The Rain =b/w= How Does It Feel...Ronettes
Oh, No, Not My Baby..........................Maxine Brown
Da Doo Ron Ron......................................The Crystals
People................................................Barbra Streisand
Rag Doll........................Frankie Valli & Four Seasons
My Guy =b/w= Oh, Little Boy.......................Mary Wells
Dancing In The Street.......Martha Reeves & Vandellas
Follow The Boys...................................Connie Francis
Remember, Walkin' In The Sand........The Shangri-Las
He's A Rebel...........................................Darlene Love
My Boyfriend's Back..................................The Angels
She's A Fool =b/w= The Old Crowd..............Lesley Gore
Tell Him....................................................The Exciters
Today I Met The Boy I'm Gonna Marry..Darlene Love
Heat Wave.................Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Big Girls Don't Cry........Frankie Valli & Four Seasons
Down The Aisle...........Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles
Where The Boys Are*............................Connie Francis
Sincerely.......................................The McGuire Sisters
Over The Rainbow...................................Judy Garland
* see the song lyrics to "WTBA" below
Stonewall Jukebox 411: In the "Stonewall Era" -- and before and after --
patrons at clubs and bars
got to hear what they wanted to hear by dropping
a quarter in the
jukebox. "Perennial favorites" at The Stonewall were
not
all in the jukebox at once! Quantity-wise, it would
have been
impossible. However, upon request from
known patrons to the owners, different songs would be put back into the fab Stonewall Jukebox
'80' selections regularly.
Like the Gay kids, the
Mafia boys had a yen for the strong and passionate sounds of Italian-American singers Frank Sinatra (#1 male) and Connie Francis (#1 female) and a real affinity for anything by the sultry white girl group Mary & The Shangri-Las!
"Follow The Boys"
-- the opening song every evening at The Stonewall Club
by Miss Connie Francis
I'll follow the Boys... wherever They go
I'll follow the Boys... 'cause in my heart I'll know;
I know that somewhere, somewhere along the way
I'll find my love, my own true love, some day!
And there'll be no place to far, no ocean too wide
Wherever He goes, I'll be right by His side;
I'll follow the Boys and wait until the time
Till that Boy that I'm following is mine!
There'll be no place too far, no ocean too wide
Wherever He goes, I'll be right by His side
So, I'll follow the Boys and wait until the time
Till that wonderful Boy that I'm following... is... mine!
"I Know A Place"
-- dedicated to The Stonewall Club
by Petula Clark
Every day when the work is behind you
And the shop and the store put the lock on the door
Just get away where your worries won't find you
If you like, well... I'll tell you more!
Don't let the day get the better of you
When the evening comes, there's so much to do
You better put on your best and wear a smile
Just come along with me awhile!
'Cause I tell you, I know a place
Where the music is fine
And the lights are always low
I know a place where we can go!
At the door there's a man who will greet you
Then you go downstairs to some tables and chairs
Soon I'm sure you'll be tappin' your feet
Because the beat is the greatest there!
All around there are girls and Boys,
It's a swingin' place, a cellar full of noise;
It's got an atmosphere of it's own some how,
You gotta come along right now!
"Where The Boys Are"
a.k.a. "Gay National Anthem"
-- the closing song at The Stonewall Club every night!
by Miss Connie Francis
Where the Boys are, someone waits for me.
A smilin' face, a warm embrace,
Two arms to hold me tenderly.
Where the Boys are, my true love will be.
He's walkin' down... some street in town
And I know He's lookin' there for me!
In the crowd of a million people,
I'll find my Valentine.
And then I'll climb to the highest church steeple
and teIl the world He's mine!
Till He holds me, I'll wait impatiently.
Where the Boys are, where the Boys are;
Where the Boys are, someone waits for me!
Tilllllll... He holds me, I'll wait... impatiently.
Where the Boys are... where the Boys are;
Where the Boys are... someone... waits... for... me!
The "Songs of The Stonewall" is composed, compiled
and copyrighted by Williamson Henderson
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==43rd Anniversary of the NYC Stonewall Rebellion==
[Friday night, June 27 ~through~ Thursday evening, July 3, 1969]
"Summer of '69"
by Bryan Adams
{excerpted lyrics, 1985}
I got my first real six-string
Bought it at the
five-and-dime
Played it till my fingers bled
It was the Summer of
'69
Me and some guys from school
Had a band and we tried real
hard
Jimmy quit and Jody got married
I shoulda known we'd never get
far
Oh, when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if
I had the choice
Yeah - I'd always wanna be there
Those were the best days
of my life
Back in the Summer of
'69
Man we were killin' time
We were young and restless
We
needed to unwind
I guess nothin' can last forever - forever, no
And
now the times are changin'
Look at everything that's come and
gone
Sometimes when I play that old six-string
I think about you, wonder
what went wrong
Standin' on your mama's porch
You told me it would
last forever
Oh, the way you held my hand
I knew that it was now or
never
Those were the best days of my life
Back in the Summer of '69
