The theme this week on Stranger Songs is 1965 – all the recordings on this show were first released 60 years ago in 1965.
Pictured: Mike Regenstreif & Tom Paxton (2001). Tom wrote two songs heard on this show: "Outward Bound," performed here by Carolyn Hester; and "Hold On To Me Babe." Photo: Janice Hanson.
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy 
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| Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man - Columbia |
| In My Life The Beatles - Rubber Soul - Parlophone |
| Sunny Goodge Street Donovan - Fairy Tale - Elite |
| The Queen of Hearts Martin Carthy - Martin Carthy - Topic |
| Rambling's Gonna Be the Death of Me Bert Jansch - Bert Jansch - Castle |
| It's Not Unusual Tom Jones - Along Came Jones - Decca |
| I Know a Place Petula Clark - The EP Collection - See for Miles |
| She's Not There The Zombies - The Zombies - Parrott |
| (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction The Rolling Stones - Out of Our Heads - London |
| Do You Believe in Magic The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe in Magic - Sony/Legacy |
| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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| California Girls The Beach Boys - Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) - Capitol |
| Rompin' Rovin' Days Bruce Murdoch - Singer-Songwriter Project - Elektra
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| Outward Bound Carolyn Hester - At Town Hall - Bear Family |
| Hold On to Me Babe Tom Paxton - Ain't That News - Elektra |
| Early Morning Rain Peter, Paul & Mary - See What Tomorrow Brings - Warner Bros.
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| Red Velvet Ian & Sylvia - Early Morning Rain - Vanguard
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| Draft Dodger Rag Phil Ochs - I Ain’t Marching Anymore - Elektra |
| Carry It On Judy Collins - Fifth Album - Elektra |
| Pack Up Your Sorrows Mimi & Richard Fariña - Celebrations for a Grey Day - Vanguard |
| It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue Joan Baez - Farewell, Angelina - Vanguard |
| Eve of Destruction Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction - Dunhill |
| Times are Getting Hard David Wiffen - At the Bunkhouse Coffeehouse, Vancouver BC - Universal International
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| Solid Gone Tom Rush - Tom Rush - Elektra |
| Blues on the Ceiling Fred Neil - Bleecker & MacDougal - Elektra |
| Blues Run the Game Jackson C. Frank - Blues Run the Game - Mooncrest |
| Muddy Water Aretha Franklin - Yeah!!! - Columbia |
| Every Day I Have the Blues B.B. King - Live at The Regal - ABC |
| Trouble in Mind Nina Simone - Pastel Blues - Philips |
| Blues of the Prairies Oscar Peterson - Canadiana Suite - Verve
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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I am going to love this show. One of my favourite years for music. I only looked at the first 32 selections on the playlist and I am so excited that I am not going to look at the rest of the playlist. That is how much I am looking forward to this show, Mike.
8:55 AM, June 24th, 2025