Albert Schweitzer said ...
"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats."
Fortunately, I have both.
I continue to be amazed and amused by what I can do with Itunes. I'm on vacation this week, so I've spent some time expanding my collection of music and filling in some holes. Today I added a nine-CD set of "British Invasion" music from the 1960s. I've been making playlists. ("The British Invasion - History Of British Rock" from Rhino.)
This reminds me of the 1960s, when "playlists" involved reel-to-reel recorders, real-time recording, vinyl albums, time, and frustration. If I wanted music for a party that I expected to last 4 hours, it took me at least 8 hours to create the tapes. Today I can schedule 18, 24,
or 36 hours worth of music in a few minutes. I can download the playlist to my (aging) Ipod for use at the office.
But today has been a time warp. I've heard music that I haven't heard in 35 years ...
- I'm A Man (Spencer Davis Group and The Yardbirds) - not the same tune.
- Black is Black (Los Bravos)
- Do Wah Diddy Diddy (Manfred Man, et al.)
- Fire (Arthur Brown) - OK, I've heard this one a lot over the years.
- Georgy Girl (Seekers)
- Ferry Across The Mersey (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
- Ain't She Sweet (is this the same group that did the White Album?)
- My Bonnie (with Tony Sheridan)
As for what I have from the 1960s ...
Name | Artist |
A Groovy Kind Of Love | Mindbenders, The |
A Man With Money | Wild Uncertainty |
A Summer Song | Chad & Jeremy |
A Well Respected Man | Kinks, The |
A Whiter Shade Of Pale | Procol Harum |
A World Without Love | Peter & Gordon |
Ain't She Sweet | Beatles, The |
All Day And All Of The Night | Kinks, The |
All Night Stand | Thoughts, The |
All Or Nothing | Small Faces, The |
Atlantis | Donovan |
Baby, Now That I've Found You | Foundations, The |
Baby, Please Don't Go | Them |
Bad Time | Roulettes, The |
Bad To Me | Kramer, Billy J & the Dakotas |
Before And After | Chad & Jeremy |
Black Is Black | Los Bravos |
Build Me Up Buttercup | Foundations, The |
Bus Stop | Hollies, The |
Carrie-Anne | Hollies, The |
Catch The Wind | Donovan |
Colours | Donovan |
Come Tomorrow | Mann, Manfred's Earth Band |
Concrete And Clay | Unit 4+2 |
Conquistador | Procol Harum |
Dance In The Smoke | Argent |
Dear Eloise | Hollies, The |
Desdemona | John's Children |
Diane | Bachelors, The |
Do The Freddie | Freddie and the Dreamers |
Do Wah Diddy Diddy | Mann, Manfred's Earth Band |
Don't Throw Your Love Away | Searchers, The |
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying | Gerry & the Pacemakers |
Downtown | Clark, Petula |
Everyone's Gone To The Moon | King, Jonathan |
Everything's Alright | Mojos, The |
Ferry Across The Mersey | Gerry & the Pacemakers |
Fire | Brown, Arthur |
Flowers In The Rain | Move, The |
For Your Love | Yardbirds, The |
Friday On My Mind | Easybeats, The |
From A Window | Kramer, Billy J & the Dakotas |
Funny How Love Can Be | Ivy League, The |
Game Of Love | Fontana, Wayne, and the Mind Benders |
Georgy Girl | Seekers, The |
Gimme Some Lovin' | Spencer Davis Group, The |
Girl On A Swing | Gerry & the Pacemakers |
Gloria | Them |
Go Now! | Moody Blues, The |
Good Golly Miss Molly | Swinging Blue Jeans, The |
Have I The Right? | Honeycombs, The |
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother | Hollies, The |
Heart Full Of Soul | Yardbirds, The |
Hello Little Girl | Fourmost, The |
Here Comes My Baby | Tremeloes, The |
Here Comes The Night | Them |
He's In Town | Rockin' Berries, The |
Hippy Hippy Shake | Swinging Blue Jeans |
How Do You Do It? | Gerry & the Pacemakers |
Hurdy Gurdy Man | Donovan |
Hush | Deep Purple |
I Don't Want Our Loving To Die | Herd, The |
I Don't Want To See You Again | Peter & Gordon |
I Go To Pieces | Peter & Gordon |
I Know A Place | Clark, Petula |
I Know I'm Losing You | Rod Stewart With The Faces |
I Like It | Gerry & the Pacemakers |
I Love You | Zombies, The |
I Only Want To Be With You | Springfield, Dusty |
I Remember When I Loved Her | Zombies, The |
I Think Of You | Merseybeats, The |
I'll Be There | Gerry & the Pacemakers |
I'll Keep Holding On | Action, The |
I'll Keep You Satisfied | Kramer, Billy J & the Dakotas |
I'll Never Find Another You | Seekers, The |
I'm A Man | Spencer Davis Group, The |
I'm A Man | Yardbirds, The |
I'm Alive | Hollies, The |
I've Gotta Get A Message To You | Bee Gees, The |
I'm Gonna Love You Too | Hullabaloos, The |
I'm Telling You Now | Freddie and the Dreamers |
In The Hall Of The Mountain King | Sounds Incorporated |
It's Gonna Be All Right | Gerry & the Pacemakers |
It's Just A Little Bit | Fontana, Wayne, and the Mind Benders |
It's Not Unusual | Jones, Tom |
It's All Right | Faith, Adam |
Just Out Of Reach | Zombies, The |
Keep On Running | Spencer Davis Group, The |
Kites | Dupree, Simon & The Big Sound |
Knight In Rusty Armour | Peter & Gordon |
Lady Godiva | Peter & Gordon |
Lalena | Donovan |
Little Children | Kramer, Billy J & the Dakotas |
Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) | Hollies, The |
Look Through Any Window | Hollies, The |
Love Is All Around | Troggs, The |
Love Potion Number Nine | Searchers, The |
Make It Easy On Yourself | Walker Brothers, The |
Making Time | Creation, The |
Marie | Bachelors, The |
Matthew And Son | Stevens, Cat |
Mellow Yellow | Donovan |
My Bonnie | Beatles, The (with Tony Sheridan) |
My Friend Jack | Smoke |
My Love | Clark, Petula |
My Mind's Eye | Small Faces, The |
My White Bicycle | Tomorrow |
Mystic Eyes | Them |
Needles And Pins | Searchers, The |
New York Mining Disaster 1941 | Bee Gees, The |
Nights In White Satin | Moody Blues, The |
Nobody I Know | Peter & Gordon |
On A Carousel | Hollies, The |
Painter Man | Creation, The |
Pamela, Pamela | Fontana, Wayne, and the Mind Benders |
Pay You Back With Interest | Hollies, The |
Pictures Of Matchstick Men | Status Quo |
Poor Man's Son | Rockin' Berries, The |
Pretty Flamingo | Mann, Manfred's Earth Band |
Rainbow Chaser | Nirvana |
Reflections Of My Life | Marmalade, The |
Road Runner | Pretty Things, The |
San Franciscan Nights | Animals, The |
See See Rider | Animals, The |
Sha La La | Mann, Manfred's Earth Band |
Sha-La-La-La-Lee | Small Faces, The |
Shapes Of Things | Yardbirds, The |
She's Coming Home | Zombies, The |
She's Not There | Zombies, The |
Shout | Lulu & The Luvers |
Silence Is Golden | Tremeloes, The |
Sky Pilot - Pt. 1 | Animals, The |
Smashed! Blocked! | John's Children |
Smile A Little Smile For Me | Flying Machine, The |
Some Other Guy | Big Three, The |
Something In The Air | Newman, Thunderclap |
Sorrow | Merseys, The |
Stop Stop Stop | Hollies, The |
Sunshine Of Your Love | Cream |
Sunshine Superman | Donovan |
Take A Heart | Sorrows, The |
Teenage Failure | Chad & Jeremy |
Tell Her No | Zombies, The |
Telstar | Tornados, The |
That's Why I'm Crying | Ivy League, The |
The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde | Fame, Georgie and the Blue Flames |
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) | Walker Brothers, The |
This Strange Effect | Berry, Dave |
Tip Of My Tongue | Quickly, Tommy |
Tired Of Waiting For You | Kinks, The |
To Know You Is To Love You | Peter & Gordon |
To Love Somebody | Bee Gees, The |
To Sir With Love | Lulu |
Tossing And Turning | Ivy League, The |
Trains And Boats And Planes | Kramer, Billy J & the Dakotas |
True Love Ways | Peter & Gordon |
Universal Soldier | Donovan |
We Are The Moles | Moles, The |
When I Was Young | Animals, The |
When The Night Falls | Eyes, The |
Whenever You're Ready | Zombies, The |
White Room | Cream |
Wild Thing | Troggs, The |
Willow Weep For Me | Chad & Jeremy |
Winchester Cathedral | New Vaudeville Band, The |
Wishin' And Hopin' | Springfield, Dusty |
With A Girl Like You | Troggs, The |
With A Little Help From My Friends | Cocker, Joe |
Woman | Peter & Gordon |
Words | Bee Gees, The |
Yeh, Yeh | Fame, Georgie and the Blue Flames |
Yesterday's Gone | Chad & Jeremy |
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me | Springfield, Dusty |
You Really Got Me | Kinks, The |
You Turn Me On | Whitcomb, Ian |
You Were Made For Me | Freddie and the Dreamers |
You're My World | Black, Cilla |
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away | Silkie, The |
You've Got Your Troubles | Fortunes, The |
Zabadak | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich |