Which British song sums up the 1960s for you?

So many brilliant songs at that time . We were young and free .
with not a care in the world . We,, I was !

Tommy James and the Shondells “ Mony Mony “

tanith

Marvin Gaye "Heard it through the Grapevine"
Beatles "Hey Jude"
BeachBoys "Good Vibrations"
Animals "House of the Rising Sun"
Otis Redding " Dock of the Bay"

Too many to mention it was truly a wonderful era for outstanding music.

Yes I love all these too Tanith.
The proprietor of our local Italian streams music from the 60's and 70's in his restaurant (quietly!) which we find very soothing. I think he's only in his 40's or so, but he shares our taste. It's amazing how many of these tracks you can instantly recognise from the first few notes.

Visgir1

I think The Kinks, have the most historical stories of the time in their work, probably more than the Beatles or Stones.

Indeed! You could play "Lola" if you're feeling very brave .

Oops, that was for Notagran, 07.12. I don't know what happened to the quote?🤣

No, but I saw Eric Clapton in Glasgow in the early 90s. Amazing! He had a cigarette in his hand throughout the show.

The Kinks A Dedicated Follower of Fashion.
Bob Dylan. Mr Tambourine Man

What lovely reminders of the fab music we were listening to then!
I agree with almost everyone, most particularly Cream and The Kinks.

Whole lotta love - Led Zeppelin.

The Tremeloes.

The Carnival is over..The Seekers
Groovy Kinda Love
not many from the 60's that I didn't like, I was a fabulous time.

I think The Kinks, have the most historical stories of the time in their work, probably more than the Beatles or Stones.

NotAGran55

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Grannmarie

I love Cream,
Badge
White Room
Sunshine of your love

So do I!

I almost swooned when I bumped into Jack Bruce in a village shop.

Were either of you at the Cream reunion gigs in 2005 at the RAH? Incredible nights.

No, but I did see Clapton in "Slowhand at 70" in 2015 at the RAH. Amazing and totally unforgettable.

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Grannmarie

I love Cream,
Badge
White Room
Sunshine of your love

So do I!

I almost swooned when I bumped into Jack Bruce in a village shop.

Were either of you at the Cream reunion gigs in 2005 at the RAH? Incredible nights.

Stoker48

I’m doing a presentation on the 1960s and thought I’d start it off with a typical piece of music.
As the talk is of life in England - our experiences and recollections, I’d like to be a British group or singer.
Thank you

If you want just one song from the 60s, which is sadly relevant to today, I think it should be "Streets of London" by Ralph McTell. If you want something a bit more light-hearted, I agree with some others and think it should be something by the Kinks, whose songs seem to sum up the uniqueness of "life" in the 60s better than the Beatles (IMO).

Mungo Jerry - in the summer time

“Young Girl” by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap.

Ok, not considered PC nowadays, but we all loved it back then.

Grannmarie

I love Cream,
Badge
White Room
Sunshine of your love

So do I!

I almost swooned when I bumped into Jack Bruce in a village shop.

Have you found your song Stoker or have we made a hard job even more difficult for you

(Honorable mention of Lady Gracie's choice - Groovin...thanks for reminding me)

What’s New Pussycat, Tom Jones, 1965.

My dad sang it to me as a very young toddler. One of my few (good) memories of him.

Very much a song of its time.

Could not old!

tanith

Marvin Gaye "Heard it through the Grapevine"
Beatles "Hey Jude"
BeachBoys "Good Vibrations"
Animals "House of the Rising Sun"
Otis Redding " Dock of the Bay"

Too many to mention it was truly a wonderful era for outstanding music.

Agree! What a lovely innocent time, with many other songs from the late 60s. Would love to go back there, knowing what I know now. 🤭😉🤣

Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks sums up the sixties for me. London was the place to be but it could be lonely too as the lyrics show.

There are a lot of wonderful songs here. I could not pick out just one of them.

Cliff Richard singing " Travelling Light ". it was play at the dances I went to as a teenager .I met my DH at one of these dances we were both 15 and now married for 61 years.