What song do you think best imbodies the feeling of the 60s?

- "for what its worth" Buffalo Springfield
-"get together" The Youngbloods
-"something in the air" - Thunderclap Newman
-"time of the season"-The Zombies
-"wont you try/saturday afternoon"-Jefferson Airplane(acid, incense, and baloons)

but my #1 pick:
"wild tyme" -Jefferson Airplane

"Its a wild tyme
people all around me changing faces
its a wild tyme
Im doing things that haven't got a name yet!"

what song would you pick? Think of some other possibilties........

 

"The Real Slim Shady" By Eminem.

Or...

"Summertime Cowboy" by Huskey Rescue.

No...wait...

 

"wild thing" was determined to be the signature song of a generation so therre really isn't much point to continuing this thread

 

Steppenwolf's Born to be wild.

 

Interstellar Overdrive by Pink Floyd

 

then why did you bother even posting?????

 

Wow, those are all the songs I just loved as a teen in the 60's and 70's. I don't think I could add to that list. They were all so much songs of the times. I don't listen to old music much, but I always like to hear those songs.

 

"Volunteers" by Jefferson Airplane
anything by Bob Dylan
"If 6 Was 9" Jimi Hendrix

 

^^nice choices, sister!!

ABE...that's so strange....I dont listen to new music much! Just about everything i listen to is considered "old"....i like to think "timeless"

 

My vote would be, Bob Dylans' The times are a chang-in .
http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/times.html Said alot about the attitude then.
...................................Alaskan............................

 

Yeah, I'd vote for it too. But I don't think any one song says it all. I'd add to the list, "We Shall Overcome":

We shall overcome, we shall overcome,
We shall overcome some day
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe we shall overcome some day

We shall all be free, we shall all be free,
We shall all be free some day
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe we shall overcome some day

We shall live in peace, we shall live in peace,
We shall live in peace some day
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe we shall overcome some day

Also "Signs" :

And the sign said long haired freaky people need not apply
So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why
He said you look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you'll do
So I took off my hat I said imagine that, huh, me working for you, woah!

Sign Sign everywhere a sign
Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign

Peace,
poor_old_dad

 

california dreaming

 

One song cannot represent a whole decade. Right on, poor old dad.
How about "eve of destruction" by Barry McGuire. A battle cry against the Viet Nam conflict. Or CCR "Unforunate Son". And the list goes on.....
* decaying-existence..Mama's and the Papa's were top 40- bubblegum music, sorry!!
I found out a little known album of John Sebastian, "The four of us" will be released
tommorow on CD. I've been looking for it for 20 years.
For you younger folks, its a musical journey across america of two hippie couples in the 60's and the people they meet. It's good time, happy music, check it out.....
.............................Alaskan...............................

 

ole bobby d:

mr. tambourine man

 

white rabbit jefferson airplane..... the 60's were one big acid trip can anyone really remember them ??? lol

 

Dollydagger got it right with Wild Tyme
thats one of the greatest albums of all time esp. the 60's

 

Fine then, Psychotic Reaction by Count Five

 

aquarius/let the sunshine in:fifth dimension woodstock:crosby,stills,nash and young groovin:the rascals children of the future:steve miller band

 

bob dylan's blowing in the wind,

 

What about Melanie - Beautiful people? Or does it maybe fits better in this time? Some of the lyrics:


Beautiful people
You ride the same subway
As I do ev'ry morning
That's got to tell you something
We've got so much in common
I go the same direction that you do
So if you take care of me
Maybe I'll take care of you

Beautiful people
You look like friends of mine
And it's about time
That someone said it here and now
I make a vow that some time, somehow
I'll have a meeting
Invite ev'ryone you know
I'll pass out buttons to
The ones who come to show
Beautiful people
Never have to be alone
'Cause there'll always be someone
With the same button on as you
Include him in ev'rything you do
He may be sitting right next to you
He may be beautiful people too
And if you take care of him
Maybe I'll take care of you
And if you take care of him
Maybe I'll take care of you...