I think Dick Clark said it best."Music is the sound track of our lives".I think it was magnified during the 60s. A lot of us reached our young adulthood then. It was a tumoltulous time, and the music kinda bound us together. There was a war going on, and much of the music reflected the mood. I can't choose 5 songs, but I'll give you 5 artists, and a few songs.
John Kay, and Steppenwolf: Born to be wild, The pusher, Monster
Credance Clearwater Revival: Run through the jungle, Greenriver, Suzy Q
Jimi Hendrix:6 turned out to be 9, Along the Watchtower, purple haze
Crosby Stills Nash, and Young (or without Young) Ohio, Woodstock, Sweet Judy blue eyes
Beatles: Pretty much everything, especially early stuff, and Revolution
Special mention:
Janis Joplin/Big brother and the holding co.Piece of my heart
Ten years after:Goin home
Country Joe, and the fish: The fish call
Zeplin: Whole lotta love
I miss the 60's. I expect every generation misses the time they were young. But to be a teenager then was something very cool. With the exception of Nam which tended to divide, and galvanize us together.
The only thing that I see today that I wish would have been around then is thongs to go with mini skirts. That woulda been just damn awsome.
