SONGS FOR ALL SEASONS

The 60's threw up many characters who were so high on lsd that they babbled quite a lot ,mostly about themselves ,The High Priest of Acid was Timothy Leary "turn on ,tune in drop out" mantra encouraged many young people to hit the "hippy trail"and incur the wrath of Uncle Sam,Another group were called the Merry Pranksters"(google) And one can't forget The Who's Keith Moon who whilst playing a "dry" state in the U.S. dreseed himself up as a cop and confiscated liquor from Who fans to use for a back stage party, 3 songs that capture those nutty days....

TIMOTHY LEARYS DEAD MOODY BLUES ,

RIDE MY SEASAW MOODY BLUES

WHITE RABBIT JEFFERSON AIRPLANE

Its often said by young girls that theres a dual standard between the sexes ,one bone of contention is a young male is lauded for his sexual conquest whereas a young girl is stigmatised,

HEART MAGICMAN

BOB SEGER STILL THE SAME

This one just about sums me up

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TUBULAR BELLS (2003)MIKE OLDFIELD

TUBULAR BELLS (1973) MIKE OLDFIELD

TUBULAR BELLS EXORCIST THEME MIKE OLDFIELD

This album probably did more to expand my musical taste than any other,An unlikely musical experience that catapulted many of my generation into a higher plain of awareness ,musically speaking that is.Mike was a teenage musical prodigy and very hip with it,

HIGHER GROUND STEVIE WONDER.

I WAS BORN TO LOVE HER ,STEVIE WONDER

Before Stevie copped out he was quite a cool dude,motown chanter ,then hip panther street wise hombre This track is taken from the INNERVISIONS ALBUM,it also featured MISTRA KNOW IT ALL,a massive hit single for stevie ,well worth a listen

AVERAGE WHITE BAND ,PICK UP THE PIECES

Hoots mon !

WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN PERCY SLEDGE

ROBIN TROWER BRIDGE OF SIGHS

MAHAVISNU ORCHESTRA BIRDS OF FIRE

FLEETWOOD MAC MAN OF THE WORLD

FLEETWOOD MAC GO YOUR OWN WAY

BLACKBERRY WAY THE MOVE

Two songs for us ex-pats

RAMBLIN' MAN ALLMAN BROTHERS

If God had meant the Irish to rule the world ,he wouldn't have invented alcohol or Christmas...........

OR

,SHANE MC GOWAN AND KIRSTY MACCOLL ,FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK

GENISIS-LAND OF CONFUSION-EMIMUSIC

BLACK VELVET- ALLANAH MYLES

The Hippie phenomonon happened mostly in the USA in the 60's as a peaceful rebellion against the Vietnam war,It centered in Haight Astbury district of .S.F.and peaked in the summer of love,Mostly drug fueled it burnt out as quickly as it ignited ,Heroin and overindulgence claimed my innocents lives,the man made inane demonic claims against grass ,kids thought the man was lying about Heroin aswell.he wasn't !This song celebrates tne early optimism of those days ,Sung by Scott Mckenzie ,a guy more at home in a 3 piece suit than a kaftan but,anyway have a listen to

SCOTT MCKENZIE SAN FRANCISCO

......conventionality belongs to yesterday.......

GREASE IS THE WORD- FRANKIE VALLI

Many moons ago myself and two friends drove to Belfast to catch The Stranglers live at the Ulster Hall ,Outside the venue the police were circling the block ,which was queued full of Belfasts hardcore ,as the police drove by empty wine and beer bottles cannoned of their reinforced landrovers,We 3 ordinary mortals were unsure of how this would unfold.The police turned us over ,searching our car but all was well ,They issued us dire warnings about what would happen inside the Ulster Hall ,We decided to be brave but waited until everyone else had entered especially the Nazis,On gaining entry past shaken cops,the sight that greeted was serene and as peaceful as a hippie festival ,Little kids playing and having fun on the outer fringe of the massive crowd ,It was very cool until someone stole one of the Stranglers leather jackets but thats anothe story....

THE STRANGLERS NUCLEAR DEVICE

when chess has you beaten down to a pulp and throughly disheartened,try this song.

TAKE ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE OF MY HEART ,.JANIS JOPLIN

SEASONS IN THE SUN TERRY JACKS

WITHOUT YOU HARRY NEILSON

THE NIGHT THEY RODE OLD DIXIE DOWN THE BAND

THE WAY I AM. EMINEM,

MYTH ,(white boys can't dance ,rap or jump the broomstick ,)

DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER -OASIS

The brains I had went to my head ....

Itsy Bitsy Spider.