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"Hang On Sloopy" (originally "My Girl Sloopy") is a 1964 song written by #WesFarrell and #BertBerns. #RhythmAndBlues vocal group #theVibrations were the first to record the tune in 1964. #AtlanticRecords released it as a single, which reached No. 26 on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is associated with #OhioStateUniversity and is Ohio's official rock song. The song became standard fare for #garageBands and, in 1965.
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"Come On Down to My Boat" is a song written by #JerryGoldstein and #WesFarrell and performed by #EveryMothersSon. Their only top 40 hit ever, it reached No. 6 on the #Billboard #Hot100 in 1967, and appeared on their self-titled debut album; on the album the track was titled "Come and Take a Ride in My Boat". This same title was used by #theRareBreed who released their version the previous year, in September 1966. The song was produced by Wes Farrell.
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"Come a Little Bit Closer" is a song by the 1960s #rockAndRoll band #JayAndTheAmericans. It reached number 3 on the #Billboard Hot 100 on November 21, 1964, making it the band's highest-charting single. It also peaked at number 4 on the #Cashbox chart and at number 1 on #RPM's singles chart. The song was their first top 5 recording in two years, since 1962's #SheCried. It was written by songwriters #TommyBoyceAndBobbyHart, as well as #WesFarrell, and became Boyce.
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