Please nominate ONE song for the 60s summer soundtrack. The only thing I would ask is that it not be too obscure (somewhat subjective, I know).
Please name the some and the band, and ONLY THEN, provide a video if you wish.
Bus Stop, The Hollies
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=It75wQ0JypA
Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man.
Jef Wachowchow fails to follow instructions with first reply 😆
Love - Alone Again Or
The Mamas and The Papas - California Dreamin'
Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames - Yeh Yeh
Friday giddiness not conducive to reading detailed instructions.
Shocking Blue - Postcard
Friday giddiness not conducive to reading detailed instructions.
**** that I'm a counter culture rebel! No one tells me what to do!
Was going to post Buffalo Springfield but got beaten to it so...
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl (1967)
Autumn Almanac the Kinks
think i was about 9 and i thought what are they on about....
Thunderclap Newman
something in the air
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RTZoJ01FpD8
(Narrowly edging Small Faces - Itchycoo Park)
Some great choices!
Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles.
Possibly their finest hour?
"Soul sacrifice" by Santana. Really hard to choose just one artist but it had to be from Woodstock in 1969.
The Kinks, Sunny Afternoon
The Beach Boys , Good Vibrations .
Jumping Jack Flash it's a gas gas gas
Gotta have the Byrds in there, covering a Dylan song. What could be more 60's!
13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me
The Doors - Break On Through (To The Other Side)
Baby please don't go by Them, Van nominated twice
ok since most are going with rock and flower power songs, I am going to post second song restore some balance.
Otis Redding hard to handle
Baby please don’t go by Them, Van nominated twice
That's cos he was so brilliant.
Here's a vid as per redmex's nomination. It's "baby please don't go" featuring Van Morrison with Them from 1964.
"Woodstock boogie" by Canned Heat, part 1:
part 2:
Everything I do gonh be funky... Lee Dorsey
sorry, I can’t see the words ‘canned’ and ‘heat’ without thinking ‘chicken pussy...’
Prince buster - judge dread
All Along The Watchtower, 1968, Jimi. Just for the Leslie speaker guitar solo.
The Who, My Generation. Of course.
Hurry on sundown -Hawkwind
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Janis Joplin, Piece of My Heart. Epitome of US flower power and the whole live fast die young thing.
Janis had an incredible voice, really unique. Yep, another one of the 27 club.
Don't forget Roberta Flack!
Honourable mentions:
Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale
Cream - The White Room
The Zombies She's not there
The Zombies This will be
You turned on the tv to watch The Monkees and got this
