Recorded by legendary drummer Hal Blaine and members of the world-famous Wrecking Crew, the song was practically an extended arm of the counterculture hippie movement, an infectiously catchy ode to the comfort of true love. Though Sonny and Cher’s marriage didn’t last, “I Got You Babe”...
Originally released in 1968, British rock band The Zombies found a worldwide hit with their psychedelic song, “Time of the Season.” It captured the mood of the counterculture period of the late 60s and early 70s perfectly, but in the decades since the song has been used in a number of...
Morrison died in 1971 under mysterious circumstances.The band remained a trio until 1973, when it disbanded. In the 1970s, they recorded three more albums, two of which incorporated Morrison’s earlier recordings, and they rejoined on stage in various configurations over the decades. Manzarek, ...
Success and increased airplay of patriotic and pro-war songs; Decline in the airplay of the single 'Travelin' Soldier' by Dixie Chicks, who made a derogatory statement about President George W. Bush; Sales of the single 'Have You Forgotten?' by Darryl Worley and other pro-war songs. ...
Lowe’s aim in writing it was true but a little different — half spoofing the remnants of the counterculture with the title phrasing, half being serious. In Costello’s reading, any trace of archness about the hippie language was eradicated: It’s a roar of disappointment with the way ...
No vehicle is more closely associated with 1960s counterculture as the VW microbus, a frequent sight at the Woodstock music festival in 1969. The easily adaptable vehicle has appeared in many films, among them Oscar winners “Little Miss Sunshine” and “Argo.” It was also the vehicle of ch...
Lowe’s aim in writing it was true but a little different — half spoofing the remnants of the counterculture with the title phrasing, half being serious. In Costello’s reading, any trace of archness about the hippie language was eradicated: It’s a roar of disappointment with the way ...
in its lyrics and imagery, struggles with the constriction of social conventions and categories. As one of his biographers put it, “The whole thrust of Prince’s art can be understood in terms of a desire to escape the social identities thrust upon him by simple virtue of his being small...
(released in May 1963), sounded a clarion call. Young ears everywhere quicklyassimilatedhis quirky voice, which divided parents and children and established him as part of the burgeoningcounterculture, “a rebel with a cause.” Moreover, his first majorcomposition, “Blowin’ in the Wind,” ...
so it appears only in a few half-sung snippets – he did however change the name in the song for the movie’s sake. (It was originally “Mrs. Roosevelt”). ThoughThe Graduateis one of the ultimate 60s counterculture films, Simon’s song winds up treating the character more sympathetically...