Tag: 60s
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Song 95: Fictional TV band
“She” The Monkees (1967) To be perfectly honest, when I pictured myself in a rock band, it was entirely based on the tv show about a fictional band called “The Monkees”. Like the Monkees, my band would all live in a big house, we’d play music and have wacky adventures together. The Monkees were great… Read more
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Song 94: The top 1000 songs, a challenge
“You’re Going to Lose That Girl” by the Beatles When I was 9-years old, I became a super-fan of Rock’n’Roll. I was living in Fort Worth, Texas and I had this poster from radio station KFJZ of the top 1000 songs of the rock era. I made it my business to hear and know each… Read more
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Song 84: “Cars and girls are easy to come by in this day and age”
“Over Under, Sideways Down” by The Yardbirds I wanted to choose “Over, Under, Sideways, Down” for my first song in the theme because Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Eric Clapton were all in the Yardbirds at one time. I had no idea they were until I started listening to Jeff Beck and did some research.… Read more
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Song 79: Pioneers of Psychedelic Rock
“Roller Coaster” by The 13th Floor Elevators Written by Matt “Recently, it has become possible for man to chemically alter his mental state and thus alter his point of view (that is, his own basic relation with the outside world which determines how he stores his information). He then can restructure his thinking and change… Read more
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Assignment 18: The story of Dad
Name: Matt Moore Location: Los Angeles, CA Relation to music: listener and dabbler Industry: Digital librarianship Introduction When I first learned of Kristen’s fantastic Five Song Project, I immediately started thinking what sort of theme I might choose if I were ever fortunate enough to contribute. At first it was difficult to narrow things down—that… Read more
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Song 75: Crashing in bathtubs
“Norwegian Wood” by The Beatles Marty E: What was great about being a little kid and being given the gift of music was that I often didn’t understand what a song was “about” and didn’t have the presence of mind to even care. I had few biases or prejudices about anything, so music was a… Read more
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Song 55: First dance party
“Why Don’t We Do it in the Road?” – The Beatles (The White Album) I was 4, my sister was 8, and my mom was 30. It was raining or snowing outside, so my sister and I couldn’t go outside to play in the woods we lived in, as we normally would do on a… Read more
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Song 25: Songs That Are Full of Memories
“Respect” by Aretha Franklin Written by Amanda I have fond memories of riding with my Mom in the car, when I was about 8 years old, listening to the oldies station and singing at the top of my lungs with my Mom in her old gray Honda Accord. I’d belt out the old hits of… Read more
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Song 23: Songs to Make You Realize That You Aren’t Alone
“I’ll Be Your Mirror” by The Velvet Underground Written by Amanda This song was first sent to me by one of my good friends during a particularly rough time in my life. I’ll be your mirror. I don’t know that I’ve ever heard a song with a message more loving than this. It’s simple really,… Read more
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Assignment 5: Emotional Storytelling
Name: Amanda R Place: Portland, OR Your relationship to music: creator, music is the conduit to my emotions Industry: Visual merchandising-make things beautiful and masterful multitasker I first met Amanda, through her sister Vanessa, who was featured last week. Amanda has a great eye for photography and takes pictures around her current home in Oregon… Read more
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