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Question: What are some songs that have historical relavance in the 60's!?
I looove music & i love history - and my favorite time period to study is the 60s!. I am looking for songs that were either protest songs or are about specific historical events!.
Like!.!.!.!.
"Ohio" - Crosby, Still, Nash & Young (about Kent state)
"Someday" - Chicago (about the '68 Democratic National Convention)
"Chicago" - C, S, N & Y (about Chicago 8/democratic national convention)
or protest songs, like
"The Times they are are a-changin'" - bob dylan
"We Shall Overcome"- peter, paul, & mary
!.!.!.!.!.I am looking for more songs, along those lines, that i can add to my collectionWww@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Fortunante Son- CCR (It ain't me, It ain't me!.!.!. I ain't no senator's son!.!.!.I'm no fortunante one!.!.!.no!)
Eve of Destruction-B!. McQuire (and ya tell me over and over and over again my friend!.!.!.!.that we're on the eve of destruction)
Star Spangled Banner-Jimi Hendrix
The Paranoid Song-CSNY (!.!.!.it's time we stop, children, what's that sound, everybody look what's goin' down!.!.!.!.)
Martin, Bobby, John-Dion (anybody here seen my old friend Bobby, can you tell me wher he's gone!?)
What's Goin' On-Marvin Gaye (really came out in the '70's but close enough)
Revolution-Beatles ( you say you want a revolution well you know!.!.!.!.we all want to change the world)
Fixin' to Die Rag-Country Joe and the Fish (1-2-3 what the hell are we fightin' for!? Don't ask me, I don't give a da*n, next stop is Vietnam!.!.!.)
Give Peace a Chance-John Lennon
Freedom-Aritha Franklin
Woodstock-Joni Mitchell
Unknown Soldier-The Doors
Shades of Grey-The Monkees (today there is no black or white, today there is no wrong or right!.!.!.only shades of grey!.!.!.)
Almost everything by Ritchie Havens (played at Woodstock)
Ruby, Don't take your love to town-Kenny Rodgers (about a Vietnam vet who had his legs shot off)
ohhhh!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!."sign sign everywhere a sign!.!.!.!.!.and the sign said long haired hippie freaks need not apply!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!."Www@QuestionHome@Com
Probably any thing that wasn't termed as "Bubble Gum" would be relevant!.
Anything by CSN, Dylan, Peter, Paul and Mary, any of those folk groups, Lots of the songs by Chicago!. Hmmm!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Alice's restauraunt by arlo guthrie (i think)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, by the Beatles!. It speaks for itself!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
listen to the Forrest Gump soundtrack!. Lots of old good songs on it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com