That said, several of the classic covers performed at Woodstock were released as singles or on albums the same year – including Joe Cocker’s “With a Little Help from My Friends” – and those studio versions make this list. Now, let the sunshine in with the 50 best covers of 1969. ...
Joni在歌中把这份忧郁化作对一个过剩的物质时代的讽刺:“毒品、酒精、嫖娼、枪支…”她一字一顿地唱着,尽管充满忧郁之情,可她的声音却是那样的坚不可摧。这首标题曲并不是一首对时代的礼赞,而是一首对时代的祈祷,是对她于1969年创作的,那首对嬉皮一代的颂歌“Woodstock”的一个充满怀疑的回应与反思。 9.“...
the first letters from the Zodiac killer, the first troop withdrawals from Vietnam and the Nixon doctrine, the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Chappaquiddick incident, the death of Brian Jones and the murder of Sharon Tate, and of course, the original Woodstock Festival — ...
Everybody knows‘Hot Fun in the Summertime’ –a big hit single for Sly and the Family Stone in 1969 just after they had appeared at Woodstock.Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg0tFRea0wAThe best days of our lives were in the‘Summer of ‘69’. This was a huge hit in ...
“Brand New Key,” her appearance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival and an extensive catalog of works released over the course of an uncompromising five-decade career, had always wanted to release an album of children’s songs.Lullabies From Heaven– a new album d...
As documented at Woodstock, the Isle of Wight and on the completeLive at Leedsreissue,Tommy’s grand finale became even grander over the course of more than 100 performances of the opera during 1969 and 1970. Townshend originally wrote “We’re Not Gonna Take It” as an anti-fascist song...
Instead of an anthem for her generation, Blue’s title track was a prayer, a beacon of realness and a skeptical addendum to her 1969 hit “Woodstock,” in which she peered at that epochal cultural moment with distant envy. “Everybody’s saying that hell’s the hippest way to go/But ...
In June of 1969, at the height of their fame, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, closed a musical chapter. Before the shockwaves could settle, Hendrix assembled a new, expanded ensemble to perform at Woodstock in August. A new chapter was opened as Hendrix introduced Gypsy Sun and Rainbows. The ...
Singer Janis Joplin rose to fame in the late 1960s and was known for her powerful, blues-inspired vocals. She died of an accidental drug overdose in 1970.
Steppenwolf: Born to Be Wild (Easy Rider, 1969) Dennis Hopper’s movieEasy Riderhad a powerful impact on 60s counterculture. It gave the Woodstock generation a reality check, with its dark story of one rebel against the world. Most of the songs on the soundtrack, like this Steppenwolf tune...