1960-1969

1960-1969 STATIC TEXT

JOHN LENNON “MORE POPULAR THAN JESUS” 1966

by Ethan Russell

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LITTLE RICHARD “LUCILLE” & “GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY” 1966

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THE BEATLES “SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN”

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“STAND BY ME” 1960

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JETHRO TULL “THICK AS A BRICK” 1969

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THE BEATLES “MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR” 1968

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THE WHO “I CAN SEE FOR MILES” 1967

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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.” […]

“IF YOU’RE GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO” 1967

by Ethan Russell

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In San Francisco hippies are everywhere. More are coming. The announcement of the “Summer of Love” frightens an already nervous City Hall. (Interestingly, the summer of 1967 was called the Summer of Love before it happened.) Over the airwaves Scott McKenzie sang, “If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in […]

THE BEATLES “BABY YOU’RE A RICH MAN” 1965

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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 […]

THE BEATLES “A DAY IN THE LIFE” 1967

by Ethan Russell

That same summer, The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.. On the cover they are dressed in bright satin costumes holding musical instruments; they’re surrounded (in collage) by Marilyn Monroe, Karl Marx, Jayne Mansfield, Marlon Brando, and a host of others, placing themselves among, and in the center of, the major cultural influences […]