The Lovin’ Spoonful’s lineage can traced to the Greenwich Village folk music scene in the early ’60s. From its origins as a jug band, the Lovin’ Spoonful evolved into pop hit-makers with songs such as “Do You Believe in Magic?”“Daydream,”“You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice,”...
This list of the best songs from the 60s is a loving tribute to some of the artists that made it a decade that changed music forever.
There were a lot of great songs and music from this time, but some of the best songs were from one-hit wonders of the '80s and can sometimes be hard to find. By utilizing this list, you may just find that one great '80s song that you loved to listen to! Cheers to the one hit...
Over 900 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The 100 Best Science Fiction-Themed Songs Of All Time HOW RANKINGS WORK1 160 votes "Space Oddity" by David Bowie David Bowie View on AMAZON This beautiful and dreamy track from the late, great rockstar tells the story of an...
In the late 1960s and early ’70s the Byrds were as famous for their influence and the activities of their alumni as for their actual recordings. The Byrds’ blending of folk, country, and psychedelia was recast and commercially fine-tuned by bands such as Buffalo Springfield, Poco, and th...
the end of 1957 Harrison, a lead guitarist, and then, in 1960 for several formative months, Stuart Sutcliffe, a promising young painter who brought into the band a brooding sense of bohemian style. After dabbling inskiffle, a jaunty sort offolk musicpopular inBritainin the late 1950s, and...
From the wiki: “According to author Robert Rodriguez, ‘Not Guilty’ was ‘much-fabled’ among Beatles fans by the late 1970s, since the song was known as aWhite Albumouttake but had never been heard publicly. “Author Nicholas Schaffner paired it with Lennon’s ‘What’s the New Mary ...
“young girls coming to the canyon” symbolizes the youth movement and cultural renaissance that was blossoming in Los Angeles during the late 1960s. The repeated line, “I can no longer keep my blinds drawn,” suggests an awakening, both literal and metaphorical, as the narrator opens ...
Born from the holy trinity of an acid trip, grief, and Celine Dion, “I Believe” is a prismatic diva anthem dedicated to the late avant-pop pioneer SOPHIE. Robotic beeps punctuate a breakbeat, as Polachek’s voice gently cuts through the mix like a celestial strobe light. Her aerial runs...
The late Dan Hartman, who wrote and sang this for the Edgar Winter group, went on to an impressively varied career. He had a No. 1 dance hit six years later with "Instant Replay," a Top 10 pop single with "I Can Dream About You" in 1984, and then co-wrote "Living in America"...