20 Landmark Songs Of The 60s

12. Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR4vE9xL3yk Dusty Springfield was the leading exponent of girl power in pop music, and the standards she laid down in the 60's were the equivalent of world records that would never be broken. She made a series of records that enchanted and enthralled, but 'You don't have to say you love me' was the gold medal that would never be equalled. It starts with an orchestra and then then her voice kicks in and the song sets a pace for how a soul ballad should be sung. /Getting away from other artists, the notable Cilla Black's and Sandie Shaw's, Dusty Springfield was a masterful singer in every way. But with 'You don't have to say you love me' she moved into a different space, epic and masterful, which begs the question, why on earth didn't she do a James Bond theme? She'd have been perfect for the role and era defining. This was such a defining song of the 60's that no less a god than Elvis Presley himself covered it. And what a testament it is to Dusty Springfield that he got nowhere near the grace, class and elegance of her version. If Dusty Springfield helped to define the whole notion of what it meant to be a torch singer of ballads so grandiose yet heart-breaking, then this song is the 'How to do it' manual. She was Scott Walker's musical soulmate, listen to both their versions of 'If you go away' and have a weep about the fact that it was the greatest duet that never was.