The selection for this week has been one of curmudgeon’s personal favorites for more than four decades. This song represented the first ever hit for the group that performed it, debuted on the charts on June 24, 1967, reached and remained at #1 for three consecutive weeks, and survived on the the Billboard Top 40 for thirteen weeks. The song is ranked #35 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was also included in the Songs of the Century list and was ranked #7 in VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of All Time list.