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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,
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.
The five best songs of the year 1960:
This is such a beautiful song. 1) Percy Faith "Theme From A Summer Place":
2) The Everly Brothers "Cathy's Clown":
3) Chubby Checker "The Twist":
4) Johnny Horton "Sink The Bismarck":
5) Brenda Lee "I'm Sorry":
The five best songs of the year 1961:
6) Patsy Cline "I Fall To Pieces":
7) Del Shannon "Runaway":
8) The Shirelles "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow":
9) Ricky Nelson "Travelin' Man":
It was either going to be Neil Sedaka's "Calendar Girl" or 10) Barry Mann "Who Put The Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp":
The five best songs of the year 1962:
11) Bruce Channel "Hey! Baby":
12) Brian Hyland "Sealed With A Kiss":
13) The Isley Brothers "Twist and Shout":
14) Gene Pitney "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance":
I could not include this song, even though I am breaking my own rules. 15) Gene Chandler's "Duke of Earl":
It came down between The Four Seasons' "Sherry" and Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling In Love" and I had to go with 16) Elvis "Can't Help Falling In Love":
The five best songs of the years of 1963:
17) The Beach Boys "Surfin' USA":
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