The Chantay’s – Pipeline
The first sound is not a crash, but a whisper of distortion, a low, ominous rumble that sounds like the…
Oldies Songs
The Darlings – Dooley
The stage is set not in a smoky Nashville honky-tonk or a dusty Appalachian holler, but under the soft, diffused…
The Small Faces – Lazy Sunday Afternoon
The door to the pub swings open, spilling a plume of stale beer and a chorus of loud, laughing chatter…
Small Faces with P.P. Arnold – Tin Soldier (1968)
The year is 1967. London is still officially swinging, but the psychedelic summer is fading into a gritty, autumnal reality.…
Dusty Springfield – You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
The song begins with a gasp—or perhaps it is the sound of the world holding its breath. A tentative, almost…
Neil Sedaka “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen”
The air in my grandfather’s study was always thick with the scent of old paper and dust motes dancing in…
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) – Scott MacKenzie
The scent of patchouli oil, the gentle jingle of beads, the faint, shimmering haze of distant optimism. These aren’t just…
Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit
The air in the studio was thick, likely scented with patchouli and high-octane intent. The clock on the wall of…
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life – Nina Simone
The air in the dim café was heavy with espresso steam and the kind of quiet reverence reserved for history.…
The Youngbloods – Get Together
There are songs that define a moment, and then there are songs that wait for their moment, blossoming belatedly into…