Summer of love songs...
It's the summer of love for us tonight as 'summer in the sixties' reaches 1967. It's just gone 6pm and already the music that's been suggested is an outstanding playlist of feel good pop classics from that era. Listen out for The Stones, The Lemon Pipers and a magical northern soul song that's been suggested by Mike in Fife.
What's interesting though is that not many of them have that hippyish sound that we associate with that era and I wonder if the so called 'summer of love' actually reached Scotland.
The talk might have been of 'flowers in your hair' but Haight Ashbury is a long way from Hawick! The top three best selling UK singles of '67 all came from Englebert Humperdink and the best selling album was the soundtrack to The Sound of Music. Far out man!
It's a subject the Proclaimers sung about in their brilliant song Lulu Selling Tea. "May I be allowed to voice dissent, over the sixties and what they meant..." goes the opening line. Have a look at which was shot for NB, the Scottish TV arts show where Janice Forsyth and I got our break on TV. It's a shame my intro to the clip is not included as I think I looked like the third Proclaimer..only with bigger specs.ÌýÌý
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At 14th Jul 2009, baltimorefitness wrote:Ah man, this looks amazing! I'm gutted that I don't live in the UK anymore or else I'd be tuning in for sure. Can't get enough of those golden oldies - always amazing!
In fact, you've inspired me. Tonight, while training clients at my business, I'll be cranking out some of these tunes during our workouts. The gym will be pumping!
Thanks for the inspiration!
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At 14th Jul 2009, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:Other extremely long one-page web sites are available.
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At 14th Jul 2009, madmacfraeclydebank wrote:Guaranteed or your money back!
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At 14th Jul 2009, MadhufromDunblane wrote:Really enjoyed the '67 or thereabouts tunes tonight. Though wondered about 2 things - "Flip the 4 tops coin", I thought GIO's precision engineering denied this type of thing. No complaints at all, but better not let Ms F hear about it. Also, not convinced that summer of love had a lot of resonance with black America: esp south of the Mason-Dixon line. But mebbe I'm on last week's power song vibe...
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At 14th Jul 2009, madmacfraeclydebank wrote:#4 Point taken.
APRIL 1967 saw the first issue of The Black Panther, the party's official news paper.
MAY '67 then saw Panther members march on the California state capital fully armed, in protest of the state's attempt to outlaw carrying loaded weapons in public. This early act of political repression soon initiating minority workers to take up arms and form new Panther chapters outside the state of California.
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At 14th Jul 2009, Glen Miller wrote:If there's one cause that's worth supporting, it's the right to carry loaded weapons in public.
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At 15th Jul 2009, Scotch Get wrote:#4
Who is Ms F? Aretha?
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At 15th Jul 2009, MadhufromDunblane wrote:# 5 - thanks for this history, I don't know that much about the Panthers.
#7 - I actually meant Ms Faliraki
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At 15th Jul 2009, Scotch Get wrote:#8
We're not allowed to do that.
Hoppo gets jealous...........
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At 15th Jul 2009, paolopablo wrote:which one of the stones played the ginormous doorbell.
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At 15th Jul 2009, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:#5, #6
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At 15th Jul 2009, Glen Miller wrote:#10
In later years the Gretsch strap button was reduced to a more manageable size.
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At 16th Jul 2009, Scotch Get wrote:#5
THE PANTHER
The panther is like a leopard,
Except it hasn't been peppered.
Should you behold a panther crouch,
Prepare to say Ouch.
Better yet, if called by a panther.
Don't anther.
Ogden Nash
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At 16th Jul 2009, DC wrote:There was a coo
On yonder hill
If it's no there noo
It must hae shiftet
Oor Wullie
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At 16th Jul 2009, paolopablo wrote:There was a young man fae Dunoon
Who wanted tae go tae the moon
He wanted tae follow
the men in Apollo
But somebody burst his ballon
Matt McGinn
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At 16th Jul 2009, DC wrote:The Moon's a balloon (not a ballon)
James Bond 1
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