I clicked the link on AMERICAblog to give a listen to Pink's "Dear Mr. President." Wow. I've been a fan of Pink's since her debut album. The tenor of the song really took me back to the early stages of the '60's counter-revolution when being against the war was looked down upon just as it is today. It reminded me of when the tide turned, and more and more pop artists were protesting via music.
Tonight's Friday Random Ten is dedicated to the 1960's protest era, as well as to just the whole generational music genre itself:
1. Harper Valley PTA - Jeannie C. Riley
2. The Sounds of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
3. Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane
4. I Feel Fine - The Beatles
5. Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills & Nash
6. California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas ("... if I was in L.A.")
7. Runaround Sue - Dion & The Belmonts
8. Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
9. Crossroads - Cream
10. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright - Bob Dylan (sigh, ah, the old days)
Bonus Track - cuz, it ain't over yet:
11. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
Now, one really has to bear in mind that in the '60's, there were no specialty radio stations. So, all of the above songs would have been heard in circulation on one of the local pop stations. Here in Los Angeles, it would have been either KRLA, KHJ or KFWB. All AM of course. FM was still to come, and that would change the face of radio.
1 comment:
Great songs. No Belmonts on Sue, tho. Dion went into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as solo act, which was unfair to Belmonts.
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