Music Break: Post Your Favorite 60s Songs...
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Great dancing all around.
"The Los Angeles session musicians known as The Wrecking Crew recorded this instrumental which was based on music used in the current Alka-Seltzer TV commercial."
I'm old now, but So Young always brings a bit of moisture to the eyes.
This one elevates Doo-Wop to the symphonic level. A masterpiece from Gene Pitney, Phil Spector and the Wrecking Crew.
Ha! One of the funniest. ;o0
Yeah. I'm older than dirt.
Dit dit, dooley wop bop!!
Da Doo Ron Ron!!
Da Doo Ron Ron!!
Here's a couple of exceptionally dynamic early 60's obscurities which IMHO reflect the optimism, energy and technical confidence of the age.
Telstar - It sounds like a rocket launch!
Moon Racers - a race to the Moon!
Telstar - It sounds like a rocket launch!
Moon Racers - a race to the Moon!
Yay! Stills from Gerry Anderson's 'UFO' series.
IMHO, what we have here is nothing less than genius level music, lyrics, vocal performance, studio musicians, recording and engineering.
Enduring classic: Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
Enduring classic: Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
blistering 1963 barn burner by trumpeter Bill Chase. and that first note he hits 
March 1969. I never do back then that it had to do totally with the astrological ages and the upcoming Age of Aquarius in 2156
"At Number 1 for six straight weeks in the spring of 1969, their uplifting medley from Broadway’s Hair, “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” became an anthem for an era. A few years ago McLemore wrote a memoir about his global adventures with The 5th Dimension, titled From Hobo Flats to The 5th Dimension. CultureSonar chatted with “Mac” for this big milestone."
"McLemore: It really seems like yesterday that we recorded “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In”…we were appearing in Las Vegas with Frank Sinatra, and recorded the vocals there in our limited spare time. The wonderful “Wrecking Crew” cut the instrumentals for us, beforehand, in Los Angeles."
https://www.culturesonar.com/the-fifth-dimension-the-age-of-aquarius-at-50/
https://www.culturesonar.com/these-guys-were-really-behind-the-music/
I'm not surprised that they were the ones who did the background music
Here's a concoction - pure ear candy - by Phil Spector and his pals under the guise of the "Treasures" cover of the Beatles' Hold Me Tight.
Baby I Love You with vocals stripped.
Except for Dave Brubeck's Take Five, I don't think jazz has ever been much of a commercial success. It may be the most difficult for a wide audience to appreciate. But that it is the highest form of music and the most appreciated by musicians, especially of the sixties, may be a thing.
playing jazz most of my life, I don't understand how anybody really listens to it if they don't play an instrument to understand what's going on
I was never a jazz fan, until...
My son went to high school and took up alto saxophone. Three years after starting he was on a stage in China performing a 3 minute solo in front of 1,000 people. He also plays clarinet and keyboards.
My daughter similarly took up trumpet in high school.
I got exposed to a lot of jazz by my kids and their friends. One of my son's high school friends is in a band doing quite well here in Oz.
