Songs of the sixties on youtube

The best songs of the 60s? Surely an impossible task.

The swinging 60s might be more than half a century ago now, but their revolutionary impact still remains to this day. Whether you were Team Beatles or Team Stones, the two bands still stand as arguably the biggest this country has ever produced, but there were more to these years than just John and Jagger. From the hit machine and conveyor belt of in-house stars produced by Motown to the burgeoning, melon-twisting dawn of psychedelia, it was a decade of exploration and experimentation. Cash boosted it with the mariachi horns that give it its overriding, buoyant character. Although its chart performance was modest, the song has deservedly been covered on countless occasions by everyone from Jimmy Somerville to Leonard Cohen.

Songs of the sixties on youtube

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Proto-Krautrock duo the Silver Apples flew miles ahead of the pack with this stunningly unique track.

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Singles were everywhere, played on radio, put onto jukeboxes, and, more importantly, bought in their millions by fans. The 78rpm shellac discs competed for much of the 50s, but finally lost out to the 45 in the early 60s, as every home, seemingly, had a record player on which you could stack seven or eight 45s to play in sequence. By the time The Beatles came along, the 45 was selling in vast numbers — at least for some artists. Hundreds of millions of singles were sold every year in the 60s, and while there was a great deal more million-sellers back then, there were also many more records released. Success depended on getting a single on the radio, and then getting it on heavy rotation to convince people to go out and buy it.

Songs of the sixties on youtube

The swinging 60s might be more than half a century ago now, but their revolutionary impact still remains to this day. Whether you were Team Beatles or Team Stones, the two bands still stand as arguably the biggest this country has ever produced, but there were more to these years than just John and Jagger. From the hit machine and conveyor belt of in-house stars produced by Motown to the burgeoning, melon-twisting dawn of psychedelia, it was a decade of exploration and experimentation. Cash boosted it with the mariachi horns that give it its overriding, buoyant character. Although its chart performance was modest, the song has deservedly been covered on countless occasions by everyone from Jimmy Somerville to Leonard Cohen. Laughing Len once sang in a honey-smeared pop register before trilbies and dodgy accountants had taken their toll. OK, it nearly was. This one came from the end of Graham Gouldman, later one quarter of 10cc, who was inspired by gazing at the — yes — bus stop on his way to work. While Young sings as politely as before, the guitars riff and buzz with menace, setting out a whole new stall.

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Easy enough, right? The track bursts with energy, a truly revelatory sound upon its release in Leonard Cohen drew a throughline straight from poetry to folk music. The Beatles - Come Together. Singer John Fogerty claims he wrote it the day Richard Nixon won the presidency, and that it was designed to reflect the unease in the air. Its power and frankness — as well as it being a splendid song from the supreme pair of Carole King and Gerry Goffin — took it to the top in the US and kickstarted the girl group era. More Most Popular. With that preamble out of the way, enjoy the list! Since then, the record has been set straight, and Medley has earned his rightful due. List needs redone. Her vocal recording was a particularly grueling exercise, and Turner recounted that she was sweating so profusely that she ended up recording in her bra.

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The Wurlitzer he used on the track was once owned by none other than Ray Charles. Since covered by everyone from Megadeth to Jessica Simpson. Impressive list which I enjoyed reading. The Beatles - Come Together. They left the property after Cooke put up a fight, blaring their car horn and shouting expletives on their way out. Mas, Que Nada! After making a name for herself in the States, she re-recorded the song in with Jerry Ragovoy, and it quickly became a hit. But Paul Drew, program director at the station, initially passed on the tune. Gentry sits in on a family reacting to a local boy jumping off a bridge to his death. Yeh, Yeh. What is confirmed is the keyboard player. It was self-care before the term existed.