Reflections of the 60's

[Justin Playfair]

Reflections of the 60's.



"Tan Oak Tree" by The Beau Brummels (October, 1968)




-recorded inside Bradley's Barn, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.


-music & lead guitar by Ron Elliott.

-vocals by Sal Valentino.

 

[Justin Playfair]

"The Visit (She Was Here)" by The Cyrkle (1967)

 

[Justin Playfair]

-Fantastic lyrics. Fantastic. The music is pretty good too.



"Tattoo" by The Who (December, 1967)

 

[Justin Playfair]

-the volume picks up at the 18 second point in this classic.



"Nothing Is Easy" by Jethro Tull (August, 1969)

 

[Justin Playfair]

"Make Her Mine" by Hipster Image (April, 1965)




-A classic song! Hipster Image only recorded four songs in their brief existence. This is their best.

 

[Justin Playfair]

-Classic track with awesome lyrics. Enjoy!


"She Took My Oldsmobile" by The Romancers (1966)

 

[Justin Playfair]

"Magic Hollow" by The Beau Brummels (July, 1967)




-If you listen to this song all the way through, three times in a row, you'll realize what a true masterpiece it is.

 

[Mozza220559]

I was born in the 90s but have strong memories of going to France on holiday as a kid and listening to this in my mum and dad's car on cassette

 

[Oh my god. it's Robby!]

a lot of gr8 short songs from the 60s, here's one:
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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood by The Animals



ps: Nina Simone's original version is pretty good too

 

[Justin Playfair]

-music, lyrics, & vocals by Robert Lamm.


"Beginnings" by Chicago (April, 1969)





-A masterpiece, in my opinion. A beautiful song.



Robert Lamm

 

[Justin Playfair]

"Stormy" by Classics IV (1968)




-A #5 Billboard hit, and deservedly so.


-vocals by Dennis Yost.

 

[Justin Playfair]

"Latin Golightly" by Henry Mancini (1961)

 

[Justin Playfair]

"Alley Cat" or "The Alleycat" by Bent Fabric (1961)




-stunningly beautiful in its own unique way.

-Bent Fabricius-Bjerre is from Denmark.

-This song went #1 in Australia and #7 in the United States (Billboard charts).

-Bent Fabric is still alive. He's 89 years old.

 

[Justin Playfair]

If I had a choice between living a nice, peaceful life on Earth, with the only caveat being I could never listen to the music of The Dave Clark Five, or being rocketed into the deepest,untouched corners of outer space, with every golden opportunity to listen to the music of The Dave Clark Five on my cheap Craig headphones, what would I choose?

I would gladly choose the deepest, untouched corners of outer space, where time & daily chores vanish, and the music of The Dave Clark Five could reign supreme.


"Because" by The Dave Clark Five (August, 1964)




-"Because" was a #3 hit in both Canada and the United States.

 

[Justin Playfair]

"Standing in the Shadows of Love" by The Four Tops (the coldest of Novembers, 1966)






The Four Tops, 1966.


vocals- Mr. Levi Stubbs (in the above picture he's the 2nd from the left.)


This excellent song was a #6 hit in the United Kingdom and the United States.

 

[Justin Playfair]

"The flower speaks in silence

She bends herself in sorrow

His eyes behold a wildness

electrifies the air"



"The Wolf of Velvet Fortune" by The Beau Brummels (July,1967)






-vocals by Sal Valentino (in the picture above he's in the middle, looking directly at the camera).