Aging Hippies Music Thread

[courageous cat]

Thanks to all, it sere bring back the memorys. Can't post any video, I will throw out some names. mott the hoople, the guess who. grand funk railroad, procol harum, small faces' and the doors ( land oh ) one of my favorites

[courageous cat]

Telle you are showing your age now

[Lohi]

Wow..being there in 69' i grew up on that music but to be there...i am at a loss for words.

[WorldWind]

So much great music here!
Keep it going'

[Coops]

One of the forgotten ones, Andy Fairweather Lowe.

Andy Fairweather-Low - Wide Eyed and Legless - YouTube

Amen Corner - Bend Me, Shape Me 1968 - YouTube

And Gerry Rafferty

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (UK) - YouTube

Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel - YouTube

Coops.

[Tellie]

I have never spent more time on one thread than I have this one.

How many of the younger ones think this was a fairly recent tune? Man ya gotta love the fancy foot work of the Blonde and the back up players. The King of the surf guitars...

Dick Dale & The Del Tones "Misirlou" 1963 - YouTube

Dick Dale And His Del-Tones - Surf Beat - YouTube

This one is more recent, but Junior Brown is probably one of if not theee best, Caution excellant geetar work ahead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE4JI...eature=related

[Curmudgeon]

And how could we forget...

This is the version from "The Last Waltz" with The Band playing backup.

Dr. John - Such a Night - YouTube

[deckofficer]

I too have had a lot of fun on this thread, due to the date range of the music. It is for that reason I'm not surprised that other prolific posters such as Rebel Heart and Astrid have not chimed in, as it was a bit before their time. Oh to be young again.

[tartansail]

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

And how could we forget...

This is the version from "The Last Waltz" with The Band playing backup.

Love it. It reminds me of going to a concert by Leon Russell, his evil cousin (not really), in '71. Hope that's not too late to roll into this thread.

A SONG FOR YOU - Leon Russell & Friends (1971) - YouTube

[mbianka]

I think muscians like Frank Zappa really captured the back story of the 1960's especially with songs like Flower Punk:
The Mothers of Invention - Flower Punk (1968) - YouTube

Hey Punk, where you goin' with that flower in your hand?
Hey Punk, where you goin' with that flower in your hand?
Well, I'm goin' up to Frisco to join a psychedelic band.
I'm goin' up to Frisco to join a psychedelic band.
Hey Punk, where you goin' with that button on your shirt?
Hey Punk, where you goin' with that button on your shirt?
I'm goin' to the love-in to sit & play my bongos in the dirt.
Yes, I'm goin' to the love-in to sit & play my bongos in the dirt.
Hey Punk, where you goin' with that hair on your head?
Hey Punk, where you goin' with that hair on your head?
I'm goin' to the dance to get some action, then I'm goin' home to bed.
I'm goin' to the dance to get some action, then I'm goin' home to bed.
Hey Punk, where you goin' with those beads around your neck?
Hey Punk, where you goin' with those beads around your neck?
I'm goin' to the shrink so he can help me be a nervous wreck . . .
Hey Punk!
Punky!

[Coops]

I was thinking of Dr John for this thread last night, got up this morning and "Lo and behold" One clip i do like is Dr John and Jools Holland playing together, awesome.

Four-hands boogie woogie: Dr John & Jools Holland - YouTube

And a couple from the BIG man of rock, in his prime.

Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (From "Bat Out Of Hell - Original Tour") - YouTube

Meat Loaf ~ Paradise By The Dashboard Light - YouTube

Loved Jim Steinman's little rock operettas.

Coops.

[flysci]

How about a little Cream?

Cream- Sunshine of Your Love - YouTube

[ulpilot45]

Ah ha that clicked one. ;-) Tubes What do you want from life..

[cheoah]

Coops, the Incredible String Band was big for me as a young man, my best friend lived on a commune in VA with her parents from Haight, still doing psychedelics in the 90's. They turned me on to the ISB and they have many good songs that kept me thinking as a young man.

Andy R, incredible rendition of Eyes of the World with Branford...muito obrigado! Love Florianopolis of course (Jeez how can there be so many beautiful women in one country), and Getz and Joao Gilberto and other Bassanova from Brasil. Friend just gave me tickets to Medeline Piroux in May, thank goodness for friends who just about make me get off the farm to see music. Count Basie lived up the street from us in Freeport, Bahamas when I was a little boy. Still have some keepsakes from Catherine Basie, who befriended my mom during the years we were there.

This is a fun thread, thanks for the change of pace. Grateful for you all reminding me how important music is, more to life than farming, reading about farming, and studying for HAM general ticket, and of course, floating from place to place when time allows.

Still in my thirties, my hair is turning (back to blond?) so I guess aging applies, but we never called ourselves hippies, despite listening to all this same music, living in a tipi for two years, and speeding through the universe. I guess you guys had the name to yourselves and we were just riding on your coattails. But damn, those coattails were rode hard, and put up wet.

Thanks for all the fun videos....

Chase

[Coops]

Any excuse for another couple of ISB clips. An acquired taste in their time, nowadays, i feel they would be hard pressed to get a gig.

The Incredible String Band - Empty Pocket Blues (Live 1970) - YouTube

The Incredible String Band - Irish Jigs (Live 1970) - YouTube

The Incredible String Band - When You Find Out Who You Are (Woodstock) - YouTube

They were all talented musicians, watching them at a concert it was fascinating to watch all of them change instruments between one song and another, they could all play nearly every instrument.

Coops.