Old enough to remember a time.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Any one on this list could be my favorite song of 1969. It's ridiculous to single one out.

I agree. I just happened to be in a Crimson and Clover mood.

My favorite song is whichever one I'm thinking about at the time.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

The following are songs from 1969 that I think are MUCH MUCH better than "Crimson and Clover." But if you like it that's cool, enjoy, it's doing what a song should for you, so that's a wonderful thing I'm sure.

Any one on this list could be my favorite song of 1969. It's ridiculous to single one out.

"Touch Me" The Doors
"Son of a Preacher Man" Dusty Springfield
"Everyday People" Sly and the Family Stone
"Proud Mary" Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Time of the Season" The Zombies
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" The 5th Dimension
"Rock Me" Steppenwolf
"The Boxer" Simon & Garfunkel
"Get Back" The Beatles with Billy Preston
"Bad Moon Rising" Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Honky Tonk Women" The Rolling Stones
"Green River" Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Get Together" The Youngbloods
"I Can't Get Next to You" The Temptations
"Everybody's Talkin'" Nilsson
"Wedding Bell Blues" The 5th Dimension
"Come Together" / "Something" The Beatles
"And When I Die" Blood, Sweat & Tears
"Leaving on a Jet Plane" Peter, Paul and Mary
"Down on the Corner" / "Fortunate Son" Creedence Clearwater Revival

There are no doubt more that could make this list. This is just what I found on the Billboard hot 100.

I turned 17 in 1969.

If you like the Zombies get Supernova out right now by Ray LaMantagne.

[icenine]

Honky Tonk Woman and Get Back are the greatest of that group of songs. Honky Tonk is the the greatest 3 minute song ever, and Get Back uses all the Beatles so distinctively...John on lead guitar, George on that chug-chug rhythm and Ringo with his drums playing off of Preston and of course Paul.

Of course do not forget Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Rolling On The River was a huge hit....I even remember it. Was the CCR version a hit first or the Ike and Tina one? One of you older guys tell me lol I was just a kid then

[bobabode]

Ike and Tina Turner, IIRC.

[donquixote99]

Rolling on the River is PROUD MARY. Written by John Fogerty. Creedence.

Ike and Tina's cover was two years later.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Rolling on the River is PROUD MARY. Written by John Fogerty. Creedence.

Ike and Tina's cover was two years later.

Hey when you are six years old and hearing it on CKLW it is Rolling On The River lol.

Well, you can't really blame someone for stealing some Nick Drake cds, can you?

[Tom Joad]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ0K29K2I1U

[donquixote99]

Some guy came through here and stole two Nick Drake CDs off me. It's one of the worst things that ever happened.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by Oerets

For you'all maybe not but 1969 was a high water mark for the us I feel. We landed a man on the moon, in a hot war along with a cold one. Still the country was running along.

The rich paid a much higher tax rate. Still gave to improve society. Most worked for the same company their whole career with a retirement at the end. Unions were a good thing to be in. The schools were public and considered good, didn't need silly testing to prove themselves.

"We haven't had that spirit here since 1969"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0G1Ucw5HDg#t=11

[Oerets]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

"We haven't had that spirit here since 1969"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0G1Ucw5HDg#t=11

I don't have to have much of a reason to remind all of this classic scene.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=-JlmvtAHhnc



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