Do you know any musical gems from the 1960s?

Icarus-Smicarus · 2017-01-28T12:45:21.705Z

Icarus-Smicarus · 2017-01-28T12:50:11.359Z

myyada · 2017-01-28T13:20:51.233Z

so good, love the monks. Ever heard this rare gem version of Pretty Suzanne?

midnightpunk · 2017-01-28T14:07:08.261Z

myyada · 2017-01-28T14:14:00.110Z

this is sweet

Gorkys_Forever · 2017-01-28T14:28:18.181Z

MarsBonfire · 2017-01-28T14:38:32.385Z

Baroque Jazz

ninetyeightytwo · 2017-01-28T17:27:06.123Z

Amazing album cover.

eems · 2017-01-28T17:42:20.314Z

Bert jansch fan checking in

Icarus-Smicarus · 2017-01-28T17:44:43.029Z

oof, that bass

myyada · 2017-01-28T17:57:56.414Z

totally phat

WardrobeGruber · 2017-01-28T18:21:21.338Z

If you like a little oddness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_OXAOILYq0

Ruffers · 2017-01-28T18:22:58.358Z

Ruffers · 2017-01-28T18:24:59.855Z

All bangers

ninetyeightytwo · 2017-01-28T19:07:03.314Z

One of the best songs of all time.

MarsBonfire · 2017-01-28T19:16:55.000Z

I’m aware of them. File under Sunshine Pop. The best known are The Mamas & the Papas and The 5th Dimension.

en.wikipedia.org

Sunshine pop

Sunshine pop (originally called soft pop) is a lightly-produced subgenre of pop music that originated in Southern California in the mid 1960s. Rooted in easy-listening and advertising jingles, sunshine pop acts combined nostalgic or anxious moods with "an appreciation for the beauty of the world". It largely consisted of lesser-known artists who imitated more popular groups like the Mamas & the Papas and the 5th Dimension. While the Beach Boys are also noted as prominent influences, virtual Sunsh...

I_LIKE_CATS · 2017-01-28T20:37:08.682Z

Yep. In a strange coincidence Frankie Boyle posted the box tops a couple of days ago.

Ericdarling · 2017-01-29T00:46:50.447Z

Ritche Valens bud … Dayuuum . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPNcJhEYH0A

WardrobeGruber · 2017-01-29T18:32:39.295Z

Musically yes, lyrically they were a fair distance from those named, see below from 1969 which I’ve never worked out if it was done with irony or bitterness. Needless to say it wasn’t a hit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmv_8Q9msZo

kostenurky · 2017-01-29T18:39:06.885Z

PP Arnold - The First Cut is the Deepest
Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction