MUSIC
KEITH RICHARDS, A MASTER OF THE UNEXPECTED YET COMPELLING INSIGHT, OBSERVED THAT MUSIC RANKED – IN ORDER OF ITS PERVASIVENESS IN HUMAN ACTIVITY – THIRD, AFTER ONLY FOOD AND SEX . FOR MY GENERATION MUSIC WAS THE PLATFORM, THE GLUE THAT HELD US TOGETHER. IT SPOKE TO US, INSPIRED US. EVEN WHEN THE ALL THE PROMISES SEEMED TO FALL APART, WHILE SOME DISTANCED THEMSELVES AND OTHERS MOURNED THE PASSING, EVEN THAT WAS CHRONICLED THROUGH “THE MUSIC.” BELOW IN NO ORDER ARE LINKS TO A VAST ARRAY OF MUSIC. USE THE “SEARCH” BAR TO FIND MORE.
CHUCK BERRY “JOHNNY B GOODE” 1958
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PRESLEY AND PERKINS “BLUE SUEDE SHOES” 1955
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“STAND BY ME” 1960
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THE BEATLES “MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR” 1968
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THE WHO “I CAN SEE FOR MILES” 1967
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Uyj4NIyDU&feature=youtube_gdata_player As we smoke, Robin tells us of London clubs, of the Marquee in Soho, the Roundhouse in North London. Robin seems intrigued by this brother-and-sister act that just appeared in a clothes shop in London seeking hash. I ask him if he knows of any new groups I should hear. He answers “The Who.” […]
THE BEATLES “BABY YOU’RE A RICH MAN” 1965
In our Age of Promise, The Beatles sang, “Baby, you’re a rich man.” Now The Beatles were extending us a hand, promising everyone a chance to turn their dreams into reality, into money, making everyone truly rich, as if by magic. And who were the ultimate magicians? Why, The Beatles, of course. None of this […]
BOB DYLAN “L0NESOME DEATH OF HATTIE CARROL” 1963
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THE DAVE CLARK FIVE 1965
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JOAN BAEZ MARY HAMILTON 1960
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HAIR 1968
I was ten when Elvis came along. I sang his songs in front of the mirror. I imitated his smile, raising the corner of one side of my mouth. I tried to move like him, rotating one leg from the hip. And I tried to comb my hair like him. I used Vitalis, Butch Wax, […]
