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Thought about it, and I think 1969 was my favorite year for music...

June 28, 2020 04:47PM
Little background: 1969 was a flood year for us, (farmers). WE had land on the old Kings River... long blocked off but ran full during flood years, (same as today). That year my cousin and I were given the job of patrolling the river bank during nights looking for leaks. If we spotted a leak, before it became a break, I would hop on the dozer and dig down to the leak then refill, packing tight as I went, then hopping back in the pickup, with my cousin, and a spotlight, and continue scouting the levee. My cousin and I loved this job.

We always had an ample supply of weed on hand as we began our shift. Just my cousin and I, driving a levee in the middle of nowhere, bright stars, and dreaming large... the famous rock stars we were to become, the beautiful groupies falling at our feet. laughing smiley

And then - there was the music. From 1969 - and no, don't EVEN think I just 'remembered this list'.. I used Wikipedia.

Hot Fun In The Summertime, Everyday People - Sly and Family Stone
Aquarius - the 5th Dimension
Hair - the Cowsills
Grazing In the Grass - Friends of Distinction
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Easy To Be Hard - Three Dog Night
Time Of The Season - The Zombies
You've Made Me So Very Happy - Blood, Sweat, and Tears.
Touch Me - The Doors
Galveston - Glen Campbell (since he's in another thread)
Gitarzan - Ray Stevens... hey, don't even TRY to tell you didn't like Ray Stevens.
That's The Way Love Is - Marvin Gaye
Game People Play - Joe South
Hooked On A Feeling - B.J. Thomas
Everybody's Talking - Harry Nilsson
These Eyes - The Guess Who
Get Together - The Youngbloods
For 21Dog - Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones (one of the few Stones songs I really liked)

And then these two... same group. Had to choose a couple YouTubes so I picked these, could of been any of the above or even others not listed.







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  Thought about it, and I think 1969 was my favorite year for music...

JamesJM512June 28, 2020 04:47PM

  Re: Thought about it, and I think 1969 was my favorite year for music...

MamaRAMa241June 28, 2020 05:21PM

  listened to Get Together today

ferragamo79240June 28, 2020 05:28PM

  Re: Thought about it, and I think 1969 was my favorite year for music...

SeattleRam293June 28, 2020 08:37PM

  Yup, makes sense... I think it depends on....

JamesJM285June 28, 2020 09:09PM

  Re: Yup, makes sense... I think it depends on....

SeattleRam225June 28, 2020 10:27PM

  Common for me...

JamesJM233June 29, 2020 04:29AM

  EVERY year is my favorite year for music. . .

RAMbeau262June 29, 2020 06:25AM

  Grand Funk Railroad. I have always loved the song "Bad Time For Being In Love". nm

Ramgator289July 01, 2020 10:46AM

  Love GFR

SeattleRam229July 01, 2020 12:55PM

  my favorite GFR album by far was.......

21Dog251July 01, 2020 03:23PM

  GFR was baddd azzz..

roman18218July 01, 2020 11:09AM

  Shinin On was one of my favorites..

sstrams217July 01, 2020 02:57PM

  Re: Shinin On was one of my favorites..

roman18224July 02, 2020 07:10AM

  Yeah, adding the keyboard player..

sstrams356July 02, 2020 07:39AM

  Re: Yeah, adding the keyboard player..

roman18280July 02, 2020 12:06PM

  Yeah, keys are a real problem for me...

sstrams236July 02, 2020 03:25PM

  Friends of Distinction still performing a few years ago

MamaRAMa239June 29, 2020 12:14PM

  That gladdens my heart...

JamesJM214June 29, 2020 01:45PM

  Loved Hugh Masekela's version....

Crazylegs217July 04, 2020 03:55PM

  Hard to pick a year, but early to mid 70s

ferragamo79275July 01, 2020 08:17AM

  +++++

Crazylegs192July 04, 2020 05:17PM

  Beatles or Stones

IowaRam220July 01, 2020 03:28PM

  Re: Beatles or Stones

MamaRAMa220July 01, 2020 04:09PM

  yeah I go Beatles too

ferragamo79222July 01, 2020 06:27PM

  Zeppelin released 2 albums out that year...

Atlantic Ram302July 01, 2020 07:04PM

  I saw Zep only one time....

JamesJM222July 02, 2020 12:34PM

  1984

IowaRam252July 02, 2020 01:25PM

  Was 1984 one of the most pivotal single years in music ?

IowaRam233July 02, 2020 02:22PM

  Re: Was 1984 one of the most pivotal single years in music ?

IowaRam284July 02, 2020 03:15PM

  Van Halen's album.....1984

Ramgator199July 02, 2020 03:17PM

  couples years off......1982

ferragamo79215July 04, 2020 02:04PM

  Yeah. Lots of good stuff that year! 1984-85...

Ramgator215July 02, 2020 03:11PM

  Not sure if it was 84 or 85 but Dennis Deyoung's "Desert Moon" takes me back.

Ramgator210July 02, 2020 03:13PM

  Summer of 1972 for me

NewMexicoRam330July 02, 2020 02:53PM

  Though I was only 5 (June 15,1972 ) I recall that Summer VERY well.

Ramgator230July 02, 2020 03:10PM

  Summer of 42 for me

waterfield238July 03, 2020 01:09PM

  lmao

SeattleRam203July 03, 2020 05:33PM

  Re: lmao

waterfield284July 03, 2020 08:46PM

  Jennifer O'Neill

MamaRAMa240July 04, 2020 04:04AM

  Re: Jennifer O'Neill

waterfield321July 04, 2020 07:41AM

  WHOA! Looked her up on IMDB

Ramgator232July 04, 2020 10:28AM

  A bit later but..............

Crazylegs229July 04, 2020 04:57PM

  those old receivers go for a lot

ferragamo79241July 04, 2020 05:06PM

  oops wrong thread

ferragamo79219July 04, 2020 05:06PM