It really was a close call between this and the Who - My Generation. Of course the Beatles were important and influential, but just try to pick just ONE Beatles song to represent the decade of the Kennedy assassination, the moon landing, civil rights, and the war in Vietnam. Go ahead try, I tried, and I tried, and I tried, but I can't get no satisfaction.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
1960's
A lot, I mean, a lot of great music came out in the 60's. The Beatles, the Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Aretha, Ike & Tina... but if I had to pick one song to carry the rock & roll torch, to bridge the gap between the 50's and the 70's I choose Satisfaction. "He can't be a man cause he don't smoke the same cigarettes as me." Mick's strut, Keith's fuzz tone - guitars were starting to get distorted now thanks to Link Wray.
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Good choice for a song. However I would like to postulate a query. If you are looking for the greatest influence on music of the day, specifically the 60's, there is one band that played together from 1959 till 1973. In that time they wrote, played, and recorded more number one hits than the Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, Elvis, and The Beatles COMBINED. Can you name the group?
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