6 of the 60s: 9/26/12

Hey gang, time for this week's wayback machine to trip us back to the 60's, and this time out it's a half-dozen nuggets from 1969, the year the Beatles gave their last public performance. Included are links to buy the songs on Amazon.

Tommy James & The Shondells - "Crystal Blue Persuasion"
from the album Crimson & Clover (1968)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #2

One of the loveliest examples of psychedelic rock, either about acid or the Book of Revelations, depending on who you ask.

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Mercy - "Love (Can Make You Happy)"
from the album Love (Can Make You Happy) (1969)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #2

Another song for laying in the sun under a tree. Or something like that.


Guess Who - "These Eyes"
from the album Wheatfield Soul (1968)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #6

An explosion of obscure chords come together for an epic love song that pinnacled the summer of love...


Crazy Elephant - "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'"
from the album Crazy Elephant (1969)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #12

Bubblegum goes acid in this trippy approximation of San Fran love for the younger masses...


Crosby, Stills, & Nash - "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"
from the album Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #21

Along with Genesis' "Abacab", how I learned music composition in middle school. Beethoven for the rock world.


The Flirtations - "Nothing But A Heartache"
from the album Nothing But A Heartache (1969)
Billboard Hot 100 peak : #34

Northern Soul queens actually were from South Carolina, but this track produced by an Englishman, remains a revered gem in the Brit soul canon.