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Ahh the 60s, a decade where not a lot happened. Of course I'm kidding. Starting with some of the most obvious, the Vietnam War, Woodstock, Kennedy-Nixon, themusicaddict was born, "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out", Marilyn Monroe dies, the Cuban missile crisis, "The Feminine Mystique", "I Have A Dream" JFK's assassination, Muhammad Ali, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Malcolm X assassinated, Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated, China's Cultural Revolution, the first Super Bowl, Tet Offensive, My Lai massacre, Robert F Kennedy's assassination, the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, First Man on the Moon and the Manson murders.
Also Haight-Ashbury, Altamont, "James and the Giant Peach" published, "To Kill A Mockingbird" (the book), "A Wrinkle In Time", "Slaughterhouse Five", "100 Years of Solitude" (although I can't quite get through it), "The Phantom Tollbooth" (which is very funny and subtly subversive), "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" and "The Man In The High Castle" (although it's a terrible book) and "The Graduate".
Don't forget "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (what a strange little movie that is), Led Zeppelin begins, "Psycho", "To Kill A Mockingbird" (the movie), "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", "Dr. Strangelove", Elvis' 1968 Comeback Special and many other notable occurrences.
These are the best of Billboard's Top 40 songs, which won't include most songs outside of the mainstream. Thanks to Billboard and Wikipedia.org for the excellent information.
In the previous blog were the first two songs of 1966, Jimmy Ruffin's "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'".
The five best songs of the years of 1966 (cont):
35) The Lovin' Spoonful "Summer In The City":
36) The Mamas and the Papas "California Dreamin'":
37) The Association "Cherish":
The five best songs of the years of 1967:
38) Lulu "To Sir With Love":
39) The Monkees "I'm A Believer":
40) Aretha Franklin "Respect":
41) The Turtles "Happy Together":
42) Buffalo Springfield "For What It's Worth":
The five best songs of the years of 1968:
43) Otis Redding "Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay":
42) Ennio Morricone "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly":
43) Simon and Garfunkel "Mrs Robinson":
44) Steppenwolf "Born To Be Wild":
45) Aretha Franklin "Think":
The five best songs of the years of 1969:
46) The Fifth Dimension "Aquarius/ "Let The Sunshine In":
47) Zager and Evans "In The Year 2525":
48) The Archies "Sugar Sugar":
49) Blood Sweat and Tears "Spinning Wheel":
50) The Cowsills "Hair":
A tie between two songs to make the Top 5 for 1969. Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son":
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