Johnny Rivers - Poor Side of Town 1966

"Poor Side of Town" is a song by Johnny Rivers, that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and on the RPM Canadian Chart on November 1966.

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Music

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• Johnny
• Rivers
• Poor
• Side
• of
• Trown

[RandyBful1]

The '60s was a lifetime ago. Everything has changed and I'm sad to say - not for the better. I would go back to the "good old days" in a heartbeat!

[basicaa]

I always loved his voice and his intensity. Thanks for taking me back to simpler times.

[newspapertaxis1]

Bobby Goldsburo hairdo!!!hAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[newspapertaxis1]

Great song Johnny still performs and still sounds pretty good!

[jstaffga]

I would go back too! He has a very feeling voice with intensity. Elusivebutterfly1928 wrote this...

[juliebongioviathotma]

i was in brazil 67 and this song was a great hit, i was going out with the singer of som beat at the time, and i absolutely adored the poor side of town, so here's to you jose, think about you often, even after all these years.

[MrRgd1948]

sad to think that the rock&roll hall of fame would overlook this man and his music

[Wacokid48]

nothing more soulful than the songs from our generation? great singers, songwriters, performers...just the greatest thing this boy had ever found !

[RonEvane]

Noreen and I were sixteen. We both lost our virginity while listening to this beatiful tune in her room. We laid side by side, wallowed in the bliss of our mutual desire for one-another.

True love, as I have never felt!

[flatbedbill]

First time I heard this song was in country, Vietnam, over A-Farts. (AFRTS - Armed Forces Radio and Television Service) and never stopped loving this song. I was a naive 18 year old,

scared to schidt, and like that. Times have changed.

[DWOODYR]

this is one of my favorite 60's songs i can remember listening to this over and over again what ever happened to him

[wilpri]

I wouldn't call him underrated. He was and is still considered a major talent.

[importantisimo1]

Love it! background sound is awsome= good old times memories.

[majorl311]

I was 17 years old the Viet Nam war was going on and protests in the streets!

[46vides]

THANK'S FORTHE MEMORYS I LOVE THIS SONG FOREVER

[Rickholly74]

Great video thanks. Johnny not only sang it he wrote it. His only #1 hit and it came from a song he wrote.

[Draftcard1A]

When this song came out I lived on the poor side of town and tried to date a girl from the other side of town...it didn't work.. this song is a time machine... 1966 

[Arrooh]

A great song and great singer.



[divisorplot]

Love you Xixi.

[gecass2]

The only type of music that is clear and sounds great!

[JayAdlerComment]

I clearly remember as a youth in 1965 walking down the Sunset Strip on a trip to see my aunt. When I passed the Whiskey a go go Johnny Rivers was inside putting tracks down on a record that would be heard around the world. He produced the Fifth Dimension, one of the best ensembles of the day. He was a favorite cover artist.He even was part of the Brill Building scene. When he tours the audience spends the night out of their seats.

[gameill]

Thumbs up if you're listening to this 2020 and beyond :)

[cdefg1988]

He was underrated. He did a great job doing Smokey Robinson's song.johnny Rivers is bad. Period. Thanks

[dictator54]

he wasn't underrated he only had one hit that he actually wrote and i believe it's this one

[thephbalance]

@RandyBful1 you and me both for sure those were good times.

[Aldebaron9]

@RandyBful1 LOL ... yeah