Not aware of the Chris Andrews song before but it is enjoyably Yesterday Man part 2. New but familiar sounding. Like it! Till The End Of The Day another Kinks banger, and one I like but doesnt get remembered much in their back catalogue. My Ship Is Coming In another Walkers winner, Scott Could be great singing anything I reckon. The War Lord another I blank on, and the tune doesnt ring a bell - what there is of it.

Rescue Me, much covered and classic and made my charts as an oldie in the mid 70s, Cher had a crack at it in later years, but the original remains the best. On balance though, The Walkers for me as ROTW.

9th - 15th December 1965

29. Don't Fight It - Wilson Pickett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeNCcGk_Q2o A reasonable follow-up to 'In The Midnight Hour' with good contributions from the horn section and backing singers.

30. Keep On Running - The Spencer Davis Group https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6LVI1gDswg I like this a lot with its distinctive guitar sounds and a mature lead vocal from a 17 years old Steve Winwood. The Birmingham group had three singles peaking from 41-47 before this one which will go all the way to number 1. It's a cover of a reggae song by the Jamaican, Jackie Edwards.

36. My Girl - Otis Redding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iPtG_O8w8g The Temptations version only got to number 43 in March but this cover will do much better, reaching number 11. It's the first hit for Otis who sounds great on it but the arrangement is very similar to the original.

Record of the week : 2. Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out - The Beatles

It has to be this double A side. Day Tripper has that memorable guitar riff but I prefer We Can Work It Out which is more musically complex with the harmonium being used to good effect. This will be the Christmas number 1 and will spend five weeks at the top of the chart.

'Rescue Me' is a wonderful winner, I had no idea that it was full of future stars with Minnie Riperton and members of Earth, Wind & Fire helping out!

Yay Beatles too - I'd say 'Day Tripper' immediately grabbed me with its striking riff but 'We Can Work It Out' has been more of a slow burner, eventually creeping into my playlist of favourite Beatles songs. I enjoy the harmonium on it too, feels like a precursor to their more experimental arrangements. The comforting lyrics are also fab.

Don't know the Wilson Pickett track, but it's very Wilson - I think my basic issue with Pickett tracks and my under-enthusiasm as a kid is the lack of format variation, but the horns are cookin'. Keep On Running is a great pop track, and Stevie def sounds much older than 17! My Girl, odd to think it was associated with Otis Redding in the UK well into the 70's - I liked his version, but the revived Temptations 90's hit version from the movie was justified, it has a less histrionic vibe that has longer appeal.

But of course it's the Beatles double A side for the win - not even close. The issue is more which side is the best - Day Tripper is naughty, rifftastic and exciting, but We Can Work It Out is the best tune and the one I liked most at the time, possibly due to more airplay. I think the Optimism of Paul vs the cynicism of John's interjection works well, so that side wins.