In honor of not only the just-released "Bubblegum Music Is The Naked Truth" book-and-a-half (from the good folk over at Feral House), but in memory as well of my very favorite Ramone, I hearby present:

GARY PIG GOLD'S TOP 48 (NON-KASENETZ-KATZ) BUBBLESONGS OF ALL TIME!

(in Alphabetical order)

1. "ALICE LONG" Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart

2. "ANYBODY LIKE YOU" by Shane Faubert

3. "ARIONA" Mark Lindsay

4. "BLUE KISS" Jane Wiedlin

5. "BLITZKRIEG BOP" Ramones

6. "CALENDAR GIRL" Neil Sedaka

7. "CAN'T YOU HEAR MY HEARTBEAT" Herman's Hermits

8. "CHERRY LU" The Loved Ones

9. "COME ON DOWN TO MY BOAT" Every Mother's Son

10. "CORNFLAKES AND ICE CREAM" Lords Of London

11. "DA DA DA" Trio

12. "FEELIN' SO GOOD (S.K.O.O.B.Y-D.O.O.)" by The Archies

13. "HE'S THE ONE" by The Masticators

14. "HEY DEANIE" Shaun Cassidy

15. "I COULD BE HAPPY" Altered Images

16. "ICE CREAM MAN" Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers

17. "IF YOU'RE THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING" Dino, Desi & Billy

18. "I'M THE URBAN SPACEMAN" by The Bonzo Dog (Doo-Dah) Band

19. "INDIAN LAKE" by The Cowsills

20. "IT WAS I" by Lindsey Buckingham

21. "IT'S A SUNSHINE DAY" by The Brady Bunch

22. "JELLY ROLL GUM DROP" by Ruben & the Jets

23. "JENNIFER ECCLES" by The Hollies

24. "KEEP ON DANCING" by The Gentrys

25. "LA LA LA" by Gerry & the Pacemakers

26. "LET'S HANG ON" by The Four Seasons

27. "LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD" by Sam The Sham & the Pharaohs

28. "LOLLIPOP" by The Chordettes

29. "LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP" by The Dave Clark Five

30. "LOVEDROPS" by Barry Allen

31. "LOVING YOU AINT EASY" by Pagliaro

32. "MR. SUN MR. MOON" by Paul Revere & the Raiders

33. "MIRAGE" by Tommy James & the Shondells

34. "NEANDERTHAL MAN" by Hotlegs

35. "NOBODY BUT ME" by The Human Beinz

36. "POPSICLE" by Jan & Dean

37. "RAINBOW RIDE" by Andy Kim

38. "RASPBERRY BERET" by Prince

39. "ROCK AND ROLL LOVE LETTER" by The Bay City Rollers

40. "SHA LA LA" by Manfred Mann

41. "SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON" by The Royal Guardsmen

42. "SOMEONE'S COMING" by The Who

43. "SURFIN BIRD" by The Trashmen

44. "SWEET PEA" by Tommy Roe

45. "SWEETS FOR MY SWEET" by The Searchers

46. "WOMBAT PARTY" by Butterscott

47. "YOU BABY" by The Turtles

48. "(YOU DON'T HAVE TO) PAINT ME A PICTURE" by Gary Lewis & the Playboys

Mmmmm... Mmmmm..... Good!!

So kindly chew a big wad in memory of Joey (one of the biggest, if not tallest, Peter Noone fans I ever did meet), and pick up your very own Fleer-packed copy of "Bubblegum Music Is The Naked Truth" right this second, from wherever only the best books are sold.

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