{"id":57,"date":"2017-02-03T00:02:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T00:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hippy.com\/hip\/uncategorized\/music-with-a-message\/"},"modified":"2017-02-03T00:02:35","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T00:02:35","slug":"music-with-a-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/hip-music\/music-with-a-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Music With A Message"},"content":{"rendered":"
Music With A Message:
\n<\/span><\/b>The 40 Most Influential Songs of the 1960’s – early 70’s<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n

Hippies use music to express themselves emotionally, spiritually,
\nand politically. Music can make a statement, give voice to a movement,
\neven unite us. As hippies explore their inner world, music guides
\nthem along in their quest for meaning. Without drugs it can get you
\nhigh. With drugs…, well, let’s just say, music can be a religious
\nexperience.<\/p>\n

To explain the impact of music as a social phenomenon,
\nwe need to go back before the hippies to the Civil Rights Movement.
\nThe protesters would sing a song called We Shall Overcome. The
\nRev. Wyatt Tee Walker, an associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said,
\nOne cannot describe the vitality and emotion this hymn evokes across the
\nSouthland. I have heard it sung in great mass meetings with a thousand
\nvoices singing as one. I’ve heard a half dozen sing it softly behind the
\nbars of the Hinds County Prison in Mississippi. I have heard old women
\nsinging it on the way to work in Albany, Ga. I’ve heard the students singing
\nit as they were being dragged away to jail. It generates power that is
\nindescribable. It manifests a rich legacy of musical literature that serves
\nto keep body and soul together for that better day which is not far off.<\/p>\n

So the early sixties saw music becoming more than just
\nentertainment. It was now music with a message. And the messages our poets
\nsang helped us identify with important issues and events greater than ourselves.
\nThey spurred us to action. These songs had an impact on the consciousness
\nof not just hippies but all society. Some of these songs also broke
\nnew ground musically. One way or another they hit us deeply, made
\nus think, made us dream, made us feel as one people.<\/p>\n

In the songs below you can find the source inspiration
\nfor much of the music that has been made since. This includes Heavy
\nMetal, Punk, Disco, Rap, Hip Hop, and Techno. Unfortunately, there’s
\nnot room on this list for many great artists whose whole body of work had
\nan impact, but never had that one song…. Some of the artists in this
\nlist, many of the greatest, devoted the last years of their lives to sharing
\ntheir music with the world. They touched millions of us, each in
\na unique way.<\/p>\n

This list is in chronological order (as much as we can
\ndetermine). Just click on the album title (not necessarily the original),
\nto get more information about it or to purchase it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Click on images or links
\nto learn more, or to purchase the music.<\/span><\/b><\/center>
\n<\/b><\/a>
\nWhere Have All The Flowers Gone?<\/b> – Pete Seeger\/Peter, Paul & Mary (1962)
\nAround the Campfire<\/a><\/b> Pete deserves credit along with Woody Guthrie and
\nothers for keeping traditional folk music alive in the U.S., They wrote
\nand sang songs about ordinary folk and life in this country. Songs
\nthat we baby boomers sang in school like This Land is Your Land and If
\nI Had a Hammer. These songs put subtle yet influential messages
\nin our virgin brains, whose seeds would fruit in our teenage years.<\/span><\/div>\n

\nPuff the Magic Dragon<\/b> – Peter, Paul and Mary (1963)
\nAround the Campfire<\/a><\/b> A drug song or a fairy tale? Depends on who’s
\nlistening. After all Jackie Paper needs his friend Puff to have fun,
\nand don’t forget the sealing wax Jackie! This is still a popular
\nchildren’s song.<\/span><\/a>
\nBlowin’ in the Wind<\/span><\/b> – Bob Dylan (1963)
\nBob Dylan’s Greatest Hits<\/a><\/b> This early protest song opened people’s minds
\nto music with a message. Powerful, direct lyrics + simple folk music +
\nDylan = A new musical paradigm. This too, became an anthem for the
\nCivil Rights movement.<\/p>\n

The Times They Are A-Changin’<\/b> – (1964) Bob Dylan
\nBob Dylan’s Greatest Hits<\/a><\/b> Again, Dylan’s forceful uncompromising lyrics
\ntell it like it is! This song was prophetic. <\/span><\/p>\n

She Loves You<\/b> – The Beatles (1964)
\n1962-1966 (Red Album)<\/a><\/b> Their first hit single in the U.S., this record is
\nso full of joy, you couldn’t help but be happy listening to it. The Beatles’
\ninfectious harmonies, their haircuts, their appeal to teenage girls made
\ntheir first trip to the U.S. to be on Ed Sullivan one of the high points
\nof Rock and Roll. Beatlemania was here to stay. <\/span><\/p>\n

Satisfaction<\/b> – The Rolling Stones (1965)
\nHot Rocks 1964-1971<\/a><\/b> This song of social angst hit our collective button,
\nand gave the Stones one of their greatest hits. <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nMellow Yellow<\/b> – Donovan (1966)
\nDonovan’s Greatest Hits<\/a><\/span><\/b> This song had thousands of people doing some
\nvery weird things with bananas. Some people are still trying to figure
\nit out. I think it was plot by Chiquita to improve sales. <\/span><\/p>\n

Turn! Turn! Turn!<\/b> – (Pete Seeger\/The Byrds) (1966)
\nThe Byrds Greatest Hits<\/a><\/span><\/b> Very old lyrics (biblical), with a very timely message. <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nCalifornia Dreamin’<\/b> – The Mamas & The Papas (1966)
\nIf You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears<\/a><\/b> We’ll probably never know how
\nmany people went to California after hearing this song. I know I did! <\/span><\/p>\n

Yesterday<\/b> – The Beatles (1966)
\n1962-1966 (Red Album)<\/a><\/b> The best song Paul McCartney ever wrote (according
\nto John). A melancholy ballad lamenting a lost love, it affected just about everybody. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1967 – Rock ‘n Roll’s
\ngreatest year!<\/span><\/b>1967 brought to our attention
\nsuch phenomenal artists as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Jefferson Airplane,
\nThe Grateful Dead, The Doors and The Moody Blues. The psychedelic
\nSan Francisco sound and the spread of LSD opened minds everywhere to new
\npossibilities. Concept albums like Sgt. Pepper had us leaving our
\nturntables on 33 instead of 45. Concerts like Monterey Pop were becoming
\nhuge happenings where the audience was part of the show. Then there
\nwas the Summer of Love…. To be alive and part of this scene was
\nsomething very special. It forever changed the face of music, society and
\nour lives.<\/span> <\/p>\n

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<\/a>
\nPurple Haze<\/b> – Jimi Hendrix (1967)
\nAre You Experienced?<\/a><\/b> You ran right out and bought the record, Are
\nYou Experienced?. Then you rushed home, put it on the turntable, and this
\nwas the first song you heard. What went through your mind?
\nAll of a sudden music was REALLY GROOVY, man!<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

San Francisco<\/b> – Scott McKenzie (1967)
\nSan Francisco the Very Best of Scott McKenzie<\/a><\/b> This wonderful
\nsong captured the spirit of the Summer of Love and made our spirits long
\nto be in Haight-Ashbury. Be sure to wear a flower in your hair.
\nIt was McKenzie’s only hit because he didn’t want to be famous.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nSomebody to Love<\/b> – The Jefferson Airplane (1967)
\nSurrealistic Pillow<\/a><\/b> The first hit off their Surrealistic Pillow album.
\nWhen Grace Slick belted this song out, we all knew just what she meant. <\/span><\/p>\n

White Rabbit<\/b> – The Jefferson Airplane (1967)
\nSurrealistic Pillow<\/a><\/b> This song, with references to Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland
\nand certain drugs, got us high just listening to it. Feed Your Head! <\/span><\/p>\n

I Am the Walrus<\/b> – The Beatles (1967)
\n1967-1970 (Blue Album)<\/a><\/b> Beatle fans debated the meaning of the lyrics in this
\nJohn Lennon tune. The Beatles were in their most experimental phase
\nin the studio and many of the special sound effects that were to become
\na Beatle trademark can be heard here. And just what DID the chorus
\nsing at the end of the record? <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nWitha Little Help from my Friends<\/b> – The Beatles (1967)
\nSgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band<\/a><\/span><\/b> Not a drug song!
\nYeah, and Yoko’s the best thing to ever happen to the Beatles. Not!
\nRingo’s singing was fortunately overshadowed by the lyrics and placement
\non Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The best version ever done was
\nby Joe Cocker at Woodstock! <\/span><\/p>\n

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds<\/b> – The Beatles (1967)
\nSgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band<\/a><\/span><\/b> Gee, they couldn’t even
\nfool ol’ pussy footin’ Spiro Agnew into believing it was just about a girl
\n(with Kaleidoscope eyes!). Now we knew just what inspired the Beatles
\nlatest creative spurt. <\/span><\/p>\n

Nights in White Satin<\/b> – The Moody Blues (1967)
\nDays of Future Past<\/a><\/b> or Time Traveler<\/a><\/b>
\nThe Moodies succeeded big time by blending their form
\nof introspective rock with classical music, thanks to the London Symphony
\nOrchestra. Days of Future Past was one of the first concept albums
\nwith smooth segues between tunes (like Sgt. Pepper). Justin Hayward’s
\nhaunting vocals highlight this song.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nLight My Fire<\/b> – The Doors (1967)
\nThe Best of the Doors<\/a><\/span><\/b> One of the top hits of all time.
\nWho didn’t get turned on by Morrison’s sexy lyrics? The arrangement of
\nLight My Fire, especially Ray Manzarek’s keyboards make this a psychedelic classic.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nFor What it’s Worth<\/b> – Buffalo Springfield (1967)
\nRetrospective: The Best of Buffalo Springfield.<\/a><\/b> A cautionary tale for those who
\ngo up against the system. Buffalo Springfield with Neil Young, Stephen
\nStills and Richie Furay helped popularize folk rock.<\/span><\/p>\n

Born to Be Wild<\/b> – Steppenwolf (1968)
\n20th Century Masters: The Best Of Steppenwolf<\/a><\/b> As the lead song
\non the soundtrack to Easy Rider this was sure to be a hit. It captures
\nthe spirit of the open road, freedom, bikers. This song also was
\nresponsible for the term Heavy Metal as in heavy metal thunder…<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nPiece of My Heart<\/b> – Janis Joplin (1968)
\nCheap Thrills with Brother & The Holding Company<\/a><\/b> or Janis
\nJoplin’s Greatest Hits<\/a><\/b> Janis rips through this one like a tortured
\nfeline. She could put more feeling into one song, than many people
\nput into their whole lives. We feel your pain, Janis! <\/span><\/p>\n

Dance to the Music<\/b> – Sly and the Family Stone (1968)
\nGreatest Hits<\/a> <\/b> This funky tune was the precursor to Disco music.
\nSly embodied the upbeat, funkadelic sound that was widely copied by many.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eve of Destruction<\/b> – P.F. Sloan\/Barry McGuire (1968)
\nAnthology<\/b> A somewhat depressing but powerful political
\nstatement. This came out at the height of the Vietnam War, during all the
\nprotests. It added fuel to the fire. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hair<\/b> – Hair: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical<\/a> <\/b>(1968)
\n<\/b>The song Hair from the broadway musical of the same name was a hippie anthem of sorts
\nuntil the Cowsills recorded a teeny bopper cover version. The play
\nwas a great success in spite of or because of the live nudity. Another
\nhit song Aquarius\/Let the Sunshine In was covered by The Fifth Dimension.<\/span><\/p>\n

Suite Judy Blue Eyes<\/b> – (1969) Crosby, Stills & Nash
\nCrosby, Stills & Nash<\/a><\/b> also 4 Way Street<\/a><\/span><\/b> This was the first song CS&N played at Woodstock.
\nIt went over well. Their tight harmonies and excellent song writing scored right from the start. <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nFortunate Son<\/b> – Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
\nChronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits<\/a> <\/b>CCR has had so many hits, but this one hit
\na nerve, and was used appropriately in Forest Gump’s soundtrack.
\nAn anti-war\/anti-draft song it reflected the sentiment at the time. <\/span><\/p>\n

Truckin’<\/b> – The Grateful Dead (1970)
\nAmerican Beauty<\/a><\/b> One of the legendary Dead’s few commercial hits. Once
\nyou got this song in your head, you couldn’t get it out, and before you
\nknew it you were a dead head. The Dead became the epitome of the
\ntrippy hippy band. And what a long strange trip they took…. <\/span><\/p>\n

Let It Be<\/b> – The Beatles (1970)
\nLet It Be<\/a><\/b> Another McCartney hit, supposedly a tribute to his
\nmother, Mary, not a drug song, yeah, right. <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nWoodstock<\/b> – Joni Mitchell\/CS&N (1970)
\nDeja Vu<\/a><\/b> – CS&N’s version was the big hit. And it hit the mark describing
\nnot only the event, but the experience of a whole generation. <\/span><\/p>\n

Black Magic Woman<\/b> – Santana (1970)
\nThe Best of Santana<\/a><\/b> Santana pioneered latin\/rock\/jazz fusion, and this
\nsong was their greatest hit. We couldn’t stop dancing while Carlos
\nSantana’s scorching riffs burned into our brains. There have been many
\nimitators, but no band ever did it better.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nImagine<\/b>
\n– John Lennon (1971) Imagine or Lennon Legend – The Very Best of John Lennon.<\/a><\/b>
\nThis song sums up John’s philosophy. Just imagine if John’s dreams came true… <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nStairway to Heaven<\/b> – Led Zeppelin (1971)
\nLed Zeppelin IV<\/a><\/b> One of the biggest hits ever! This song by the
\nheavy metal band took everyone by surprise by being so mellow, then building
\nto one of the great climaxes in music. Plant and Page at their best! <\/span><\/p>\n

Ohio<\/b> – Crosby, Stills, & Nash (1971)
\n4 Way Street<\/a><\/span><\/b> They’re cutting us down! refers to the 1970 Kent State Massacre,
\nwherein four students were murdered by the National Guard. <\/span><\/p>\n

Chicago<\/b> – Crosby, Stills & Nash (1971)
\n4 Way Street<\/a><\/span><\/b> A call to protest at the 1968 Democratic
\nConvention would’ve had a different tone after the event, more like Ohio! <\/span><\/p>\n

American Pie<\/b> – Don McLean (1971)
\nDon McLean’s Greatest Hits<\/a><\/b> The story of Rock ‘n Roll as told by Don
\nMcLean was somewhat biased but well told. Everyone had fun figuring
\nout who the characters were in this song.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nAqualung<\/b> – Jethro Tull (1971)
\nAqualung<\/a><\/b> Jethro Tull’s powerful portrait of a social reject hit you in the gut!
\nIt was an early cross of heavy metal and grunge. The whole record
\nwas a great social statement and Ian Anderson’s intense flute gave the
\nalbum an unusual sound for rock.<\/span><\/p>\n

Won’t Get Fooled Again<\/b> – The Who
\n(1971) Who’s Next<\/a><\/b> A great synth riff, Keith Moon’s driving beat, Pete Townsend’s
\npolitically inspired lyrics, and a thunderous finale make this a true rock
\nanthem.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nTime<\/b> – Pink Floyd (1973)
\nDark Side of the Moon<\/a> <\/b> Alan Parsons helped produce this album with
\nall it’s sound effects. This record stayed on the charts for an amazing
\n14 years! Time is one of the more compelling pieces, lamenting it’s
\npassage and aging. The opening sequence of clocks chiming is classic.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>I
\nI Shot the Sheriff<\/b> – Bob Marley and the Wailers (1973) Burnin’ or Legend<\/a><\/b>
\nThis hit song opened up the world for Reggae music, and Bob Marley.
\nTypically, the subject is injustice.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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