We’ve got a few timeless treasures stacked up today, but in all honesty, there are also a few clunkers, thanks to the 1965 Grammy Awards for songs released in 1964.

Today’s Grammy Awards are all but a total joke, but it wasn’t much better back in the early days of rock and roll when Grammy voters had absolutely no clue how to relate to it.

For example, these singles did not receive Grammy nominations for Record of The Year even though all of them reached #1 on the Hot 100: The Everly Brothers’ “All I Have to Do Is Dream” in 1958. In fact, the Everly Brothers never won a Grammy in competition. The Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” in 1965. The Stones finally received their first Grammy nod (in any category) in 1978. Rod Stewart’s “Maggie May” in 1971. Not only was this classic not nominated for Record of The Year, it wasn’t nominated in any category. In fact, Stewart wasn’t nominated in any category until 1979.

You can add The Doors’ “Light My Fire” in 1967. The Doors never received a Grammy nomination, though they received a lifetime achievement award in 2007. Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of The Bay” in 1968. This tender, posthumous smash won two Grammys — best rhythm & blues vocal performance, male and best rhythm & blues song — but wasn’t nominated for Record of The Year award. Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” in 1967. This immortal classic was not even nominated for Record of The Year.

So what happened at the 1965 Grammy Awards, and in particular, one category, may have been shocking, it was far from the only time the Grammys screwed up.

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Throw Up Back Thursday

Doors – Dionne Warwick
Chuck Berry – Jimmy Clanton
Beatles – Neil Young
Roger Miller
Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto
Petula Clark – Norman Greenbaum
Chipmunks – Bob Dylan