THROWBACK THURSDAYS: 60s Revolution Clasix Part 1

Growing up, my father introduced me to vinyl - the detailed crackling and authenticity of that spinning black circle of wonder. I think one of the first records he put on for me was Simon & Garfunkel's "Bookends." We would sit and we would listen to his collection. To this day, he still talks about how great the 60s were as we shuffle those black plastic circles from sleeve to needle, needle to sleeve. Memories of Woodstock, protesting, Joan Baez, Greatful Dead, Bobby Dylan [etc, etc] stream from his conscious like they happened just the other day. I'm in awe

MP3 :: The Beatles - Penny Lane
MP3 :: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner
MP3 :: The Youngbloods - Get Together
MP3 :: Simon & Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair
MP3 :: Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
MP3 :: Pink Floyd - Flaming
MP3 :: Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
MP3 :: Richie Havens - Freedom [live from Woodstock]
MP3 :: Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends [live from Woodstock]

"Music’s the only thing that makes sense anymore, man...

Play it loud enough, it keeps the demons at bay.”

Just watched Across the Universe. I have to say...what an amazing film. The choreography, the music (duh), the filming, the animation. Everything was done extremely well. There was real passion and heart in the movie, which makes sense because it's about the passion and genius of The Beatles.

I absolutely loved that Joe Cocker made an appearance with the song "Come Together." He's always done excellent Beatles covers (A Little Help From My Friends aka The Wonder Years Theme).

On a side note, It was interesting to watch it with my father who witnessed all of that. Went to some of those rallies. Took part in the movements against the war. I always ask him to tell me stories of what the 60's were like from his radical point of view. They always amaze me. I find myself always researching that time period. I wouldn't say I'm obsessed, just very interested. And in a lot of ways, especially with this fucking stupid war going on right now [which I'm still not a hundred percent sure why it's still happening], the 60's live on.