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Drive the Sunset Strip in 1964

9:25 AM PST on January 6, 2014

    The above video dates from 1964 and has nice and clear footage of driving the Sunset Strip at that time. The vintage cars, the billboards, it's all there for your viewing enjoyment.

    Sadly, the video lacks a soundtrack which could also be a plus. What song to listen to while you cruise? Here are the top 20 songs from 1964, unsurprisingly dominated by the Beatles:

    1 "I Want to Hold Your Hand" The Beatles
    2 "She Loves You" The Beatles
    3 "Hello, Dolly!" Louis Armstrong
    4 "Oh, Pretty Woman" Roy Orbison
    5 "I Get Around" The Beach Boys
    6 "Everybody Loves Somebody" Dean Martin
    7 "My Guy" Mary Wells
    8 "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" Gale Garnett
    9 "Last Kiss" J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers
    10 "Where Did Our Love Go" The Supremes
    11 "People" Barbra Streisand
    12 "Java" Al Hirt
    13 "A Hard Day's Night" The Beatles
    14 "Love Me Do" The Beatles
    15 "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" Manfred Mann
    16 "Please Please Me" The Beatles
    17 "Dancing in the Street" Martha and the Vandellas
    18 "Little Children" Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
    19 "Love Me with All Your Heart" Ray Charles Singers
    20 "Under the Boardwalk" The Drifters

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