TOP 10 PSYCHEDELIC SONGS of 1966 |
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Күн бұрынThis video highlights the top 10 psychedelic songs from 1966. These songs show a shift away from pop music formulas into a new progressive form that was influenced by psychedelics that had infiltrated the music industry. All but one of these songs charted high in the pop music charts.
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@Bill_Woo 3 жыл бұрын
This is a superb rock history channel and with a tasty subject like this, clearly the masses are overlooking the channel. There's a sweet spot in terms of detail amplification separating the weaker commentators from the finer. You hit that well - not too into the weeds, but covering the important and "Wow, I didn't know that!" points. So this is an intelligent channel, but not pretentious, while still fascinating and easy enough for the casual listener. Subscribed.
@Bill_Woo 3 жыл бұрын
One thing that all commentator or documentary purveyors need to know, in all communication disciplines, is the cost vs. payoff of adding "tidbits of information." The potential cost is breaking the pace, boring some number of listeners who already knew it, and importantly consuming listeners' TIME. But the payoff can be the "That's neat!" revelations and bestowing "Wow, I thought I knew Hendrix but I never imagined that", though the latter is overdone often, overplaying and overdramatizing insignificant points like an annoying DJ in faux sensationalism or shockjockification. Here's an example of cost vs. payoff: let's say you already built a line like "and of course the Yardbirds launched the fame of 3 of the greatest guitarists." You want to name the 3, but you first have to ask, Am I insulting the listeners' intelligence (or, more than an acceptably small number of them)? Would that extra phrase bore them? Would they think, "Duh, come on, get to the point." But the cost in this case is about two-point-something seconds; doesn't chop up the pace as you delivered it, and even might have aided the pace, since too much "punchy" info in too short a time is taxing to some listeners. I think saying Beck , Clapton and Page was a nice touch even though I already knew it and probably 85% of your listeners knew at least 2 of them. It IS an important fact for the era; cost very little time or attention just to mention their last names, and who knows, some might have had the 3 names wrong. So that's a good example of a useful choice on the tradeoff. After now having seen several Pop Goes the 60s offerings, clearly this channel maker spends a great deal of time not only on research (and it appears to be spotlessly reliable) but on construction of the delivery. Where I come from we take great pride in hard work and conscientious attention to detail; and bonus, when it's a rich reward for our time to watch a performance. Fine video. Fine channel.
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the warm comment, Bill. I try to build these videos with respect for a person's time. Thankfully, the graphics help me to condense my narrative as well as add something visually interesting. It's so good to know that these details are recognized and appreciated.
@Bill_Woo 3 жыл бұрын
@@popgoesthe60s52 I wouldn't have bothered to say this unless I perceived the product to be top shelf, and obviously reflective of hard work. Purposeful hard work. There's a difference :) Yes, shrewd to use graphics so the pace is kept right.
@KneeAches 2 жыл бұрын
Love Along Comes Mary but never thought of it in this category. Journey to the Center of the Mind, Incense and Peppermints, and others, though maybe not 1966, are a couple I remember thinking psychedelicized from the time.
@douglassaul1694 2 жыл бұрын
I agree this is a great channel. It's one of my favorite KZfaq channels. I'm glad I searched for an Association documentary about a month ago and found Pop Goes The 60s! An awesome Channel! 😎
@Gardosunron 3 жыл бұрын
There's was nothing like Tommorow Never Knows in many ways informing the music assembled from samples today. It still sounds like outerspace music.
@rainblaze. 3 жыл бұрын
Even today "tomorrow never knows" still sounds like the futer
@joannevincent2035 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! 1966 was my HS grad year and I remember all these songs fondly. I had no experience of drinking, drugs, or psychedelia until college began in the fall. Then, WHAM! The Electric Prunes, Stones, Yardbirds, Donovan, and Jimi pervaded the ether of my existence. Today I love every thought, recollection, and reminder of the music of that time.
@popgoesthe60s52 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, Joanne! What a time that must have been!
@alanarakelian5021 3 жыл бұрын
A third Yardbirds' hit -- "Over Under Sideways Down" -- could've made this list, too. Also, what about "You're Gonna Miss Me" by the Thirteenth Floor Elevators?
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
Right on both counts. I stuck to the most popular of the psych songs from that year. I will be exploring the Elevators and Yardbirds in more detail in future videos. Thanks for watching.
@walterevans5658 2 жыл бұрын
13th Floor Elevators. Yes.
@lilajagears8317 2 жыл бұрын
@@melvynobrien6193 Blue Cheer in my humble opinion was the first metal band.
@timwaterschoot2048 Жыл бұрын
That was more garage rock/psych related like other many bands from 1966 in USA like '? and Mysterians, Outsiders, Music Explosion, Young Rascals, Paul Revere and Raiders etc...
@jamesfetherston1190 3 жыл бұрын
David Crosby has ALWAYS shot his mouth off.
@antonioalvarez6404 2 ай бұрын
That is why he got fired from the band.
@scottmeli 3 жыл бұрын
Matt, so glad you included the Yardbirds “Shapes Of Things” and the Byrds “Eight Miles High” in your top 10. A year later (in ‘67) the Yardbirds (with Jimmy Page) would do “Little Games” which took psychedelic sounds one step further. Keep up the great work!
@jamesfetherston1190 3 жыл бұрын
Meh, I am a huge Yardbirds fan, but Little Games was far and away the band’s worst output.
@rjwh67220 11 ай бұрын
Rock and roll started taking acid about a year before I did. Psychedelic music was entwined in my consciousness and I couldn’t get enough of it!
@MarcoPolo-fy4qr 7 ай бұрын
Tomorrow Never Knows is just tremendous. What a track.
@Mandrake591 3 жыл бұрын
So glad you included "Eight Miles High", my favorite single! Gene Clark wrote the bulk of the lyrics and the vocal melody, so The Croz should not have been spouting as to what the song was "about." "Funny" how back then his un-edited mouth only seemed to hurt the careers of others, namely the other Byrds.
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
Crosby is still quite a character. I have a multi-part series on the Byrds coming soon, so stay tuned!
@Mandrake591 3 жыл бұрын
@@popgoesthe60s52 Great, I'm looking forward to it!
@pleiadian13 Жыл бұрын
Met Keith Relf spring 1975 St Pete’s FLA. Quite the character. Being rather young I silently called him “little Napoleon”. Decades later I heard that the Yardbirds actually called him the Governor. Which made sense and he was hilarious too.
@TheSilverBeagle 3 жыл бұрын
Great list. I was waiting to see if you'd put Tomorrow Never Knows at #1 - was not dissapointed.
@huskyjerk 3 жыл бұрын
What about the Beatles' "Rain" ? You can't beat that.
@stephensmith4885 Жыл бұрын
I completely agree - 'Rain' SHOULD be in there.
@WhizzRichardThompson 10 ай бұрын
One of the best 'B' sides ever.
@huskyjerk 10 ай бұрын
Hell.....one of the best dual side 45 RPM's ever. Probably the best. @@WhizzRichardThompson
@redriderbbgun8018 9 ай бұрын
I can't believe Rain was left off of Revolver, such a shame. Revolver would've been spoken of in the same breath as Sgt. Peppers
@2340Vegas 3 жыл бұрын
Good list, no arguments from me. I would, though, add 7and7 is by Love as the all important #11.
@huskyjerk 3 жыл бұрын
I beg to disagree. Love's "She Comes in Colors" would be the better choice. I think it carried more influence to other groups.
@huskyjerk 2 жыл бұрын
@@appledoreman Concur, indeed.
@clpeters23 3 жыл бұрын
Cool list! I have every one of these records, although at the time I didn't know they were "psychedelic", I just liked the songs.
@davidsradioroom9678 3 жыл бұрын
me, too.
@cak8132 Жыл бұрын
I am so glad I found this channel. I love the work you put into researching the backgrounds of both the songs and the bands. I thought of two songs (not sure of the years) that aren’t psychedelic but I wouldn’t know what genre to put them in. One is “Renaissance Fair” by the Byrds and the other is “Requiem For The Masses” by The Association. Both beautiful and melodic songs but tough to categorize.
@popgoesthe60s52 Жыл бұрын
Welcome and thank you for commenting!
@NeilCrouse99 Жыл бұрын
I would put SPANKY & OUR GANG - "Give A Damn" In the same category as “Requiem for The Masses” also. I was 2 or 3 around late 67 but I'm an amateur musician and music freak....
@GStraitKISS1 Жыл бұрын
Best You Tube music channel!
@popgoesthe60s52 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Matthew - very nice of you to say!
@robertlagan8441 Жыл бұрын
Excellent channell indeed. Re Eight Miles High. It was about an airplane ride over to England describing such things as London & weather !
@terryahlstrom5423 Жыл бұрын
Another fun one Matt. Nicely done!
@antoniodalfonso Жыл бұрын
Beautiful research, Matt.
@charlesachurch7265 Жыл бұрын
Great presentation thanks xxx
@brentjackson6839 3 жыл бұрын
Just discovered (and subscribed to) your channel this morning. I love what you do! I was really getting into music by 1966, even though I was just a second and third grader that year. Looking forward to more of your content.
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Brent - plenty more to come!
@RichBriere Жыл бұрын
This Series is one of your best. The 60's was a Fabulous Time.......I was born in 1951 when Reptiles and Dinosaurs roamed the Earth and Phones were nailed to your wall. I LOVED the Music of the 60's and the 70's.....but 1966 was a HUGE Year for me. :) ✌ 🍎
@popgoesthe60s52 Жыл бұрын
Hey Rich, glad you liked it!
@cajunqueen5125 3 жыл бұрын
ha, this is my new favourite channel. Great work here.
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! more to come.
@wyliesmith4244 Жыл бұрын
Me too, me too! Great addictive channel.
@iamgod6464 3 жыл бұрын
That's what we all need right now, a good dose of sixties and some up to date Psychedelic Music so we can all turn on, tune in and drop out!
@blackmore4 2 жыл бұрын
Haha, I'd love to... but I've got bills to pay!
@John_Fugazzi Жыл бұрын
I just discovered this channel recently and it's very impressive. The producer knows his stuff, even odd little details like Gary Lewis and the Playboys "Green Grass" being banned by some radio stations for being about "grass". As he also notes, Bill Gavin published a news sheet. He didn't have the power to ban anything himself. He also doesn't say Dino Valenti wrote "Hey Joe" as is often printed, but correctly credits Billy Roberts (though he may have been inspired by a song then girlfriend Nella Miller was writing at the time). I'm also following the changing album cover displays. I never would have expected The Shangri-Las or Chad & Jeremy Sing For You. I'm subscribing now.
@popgoesthe60s52 Жыл бұрын
Welcome, John! I appreciate the warm comment. More to come!
@davidschecter4462 Жыл бұрын
Solid list but I was actually expecting Good Vibrations to be number one
@loakland2773 2 жыл бұрын
"Paint it Black.... Paint it Black you Devil"...!!!! (Altamont) - The best song.... Thanks for another great video.... Learning with each video I watch... :-)
@MrKaywyn Жыл бұрын
A truly wonderful choice for the number 1 song.
@DRIVEIN101 3 ай бұрын
Coinkidink: The two Yardbirds' hits from your Top 10 made their album debuts on "The Yardbirds Greatest Hits" (Epic 24246) which was one of the first LP's I bought when I started collecting records in the mid-80's
@coyotecreekband236 2 жыл бұрын
I'm totally enjoying your channel. I was quite young during this time (born in 1956) but I was totally into the music, and still am. You have details that I've never heard before, so this is great. Many thanks.
@popgoesthe60s52 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Wildon - more to come!
@dazzlingdavedainty Жыл бұрын
i was born that year as well, its my fave period of music, im in the uk ,and loving all the american garage bands as well, discovered some amazing songs
@coyotecreekband236 Жыл бұрын
@@dazzlingdavedainty give me your top 3 picks for me to listen to....I'm in Canada, so maybe some obscure UK (or other) band that you really enjoy that I may not have heard of. I can do the same for you.
@dazzlingdavedainty Жыл бұрын
@Wildon E hi,The Factory .....path through the forest.....Mr Lacey.....Second generation woman.....Try a little sunshine.....Gone.....Red chalk hill . That's all they released I believe.
@coyotecreekband236 Жыл бұрын
@@dazzlingdavedainty Thanks mate. I will check them out. I came up with 1 UK - Public Foot The Roman, 1 US- Starcastle and 2 Canadian ones The Collectors from Vancouver and Klaatu from Toronto. Let me know if you have heard of any of them. Starcastle is very much like Yes, Klaatu sounds very Beatlesque, Collectors first album was my fave, though good material on both, PFTR is a band that I can't even describe. Sean Byrne; guitarist and vocalist returned to the UK after being in Count V, which had the hit Psychotic Reaction. He used the name John instead of Sean. Cheers
@jasontheoldmillennial7197 4 жыл бұрын
Really interesting information on the history of LSD. When I think of psychedelic music the first songs that pop into my head are Tomorrow Never Knows, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, I am the Walrus, White Rabbit, Green Tambourine, Mr. Tambourine Man, and Crimson and Clover. Psychedelic rock isn’t exactly my favorite but is a fascinating era of music.
@popgoesthe60s52 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, psych music really allowed rock to branch out and become more sophisticated. Thanks for the comment!
@davidsradioroom9678 3 жыл бұрын
White Rabbit is the first song I associated with drug use.
@vitalmarcoortizdecandia4484 2 жыл бұрын
You’re Naming Songs Not from 1966…
@Jamestele1 2 жыл бұрын
Holy cow, you seem to know exactly what I like!! It is hard to be a 50 year-old, former later-day Hippie, trying to smile and endure Corporate America. This channel helps. (of course, other "things" help also)
@ipsurvivor 3 жыл бұрын
Cary Grant used to trip under supervision of a psychiatric professional back before it was a scene.
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
"I am reborn," I believe was his reaction. Thanks for bringing that tidbit up!
@randybackgammon890 3 жыл бұрын
Quite a few pioneers did by all accounts from early 50s onward
@markbrooks7157 Жыл бұрын
Over 200 times according to his biography.
@mikesaunders4775 5 ай бұрын
Can't really argue with the choices, although I think Good Vibrations should have got a mention.
@popgoesthe60s52 5 ай бұрын
That was my #11.
@DonJHughes 2 ай бұрын
If I could add a few songs to this list.. here’s my psychedelic picks from 1966: Count Five - Psychotic Reaction Beach Boys - Good Vibrations The Seeds - Pushin Too Hard
@TheNoisylover 3 жыл бұрын
Elevator in the brain hotel ... broken down but just as well ... looking through all kinds of windows, I can see you've had your fun Epistle to Dippy
@jonvought700 Жыл бұрын
Groovy, baby!
@ChordtoChord 3 жыл бұрын
I think a distinction could be made between songs that refer in their lyrics to psychedelic drugs, and those songs that attempt to mimic or enhance the psychedelic experience. PS. Having been a teen in that era, I think "Paint it Black" was a hit because, like "Satisfaction" it reflected teen angst.
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
That is an excellent observation. What 60s band was best at angst? The Stones. I like your mention of the criteria of what psychedelic music is. A perfect topic in itself. Thanks for the constructive comment.
@ChordtoChord 3 жыл бұрын
@@popgoesthe60s52 The Stones, yes. The MC5, definitely. There was a lot of anger underneath, in the spacey jams of Pink Floyd. Perhaps teens of the 1950s felt as much angst. But lacked the outlet that the more permissive 1960s provided. A great example of teen angst from 1966 is "Talk Talk" by the Music Machine..
@jeffclement2468 Жыл бұрын
Funny, in regards to the Stones and angst. Correct of course, but a few years back Jagger dissed Nirvana saying "Too much angst." 😝
@sylvainguillemettte2800 2 жыл бұрын
To me, Ticket to ride by the Beatles (march 65) was a great pre-psychedelic single. I' m glad you acknowledged The Rolling stones with their fantastic '' Paint it black''.
@blackmore4 2 жыл бұрын
I agree. The Kinks' 'See My Friends' from July '65 was another key early psych song.
@thomasrobinson182 Жыл бұрын
MIA: 'Good Vibrations' by The Beach Boys.
@TheNoisylover 3 жыл бұрын
As per usual this show is so enhippening. I used to play military bases in the late seventies and it was written into our contracts that we could not perform the song Cocaine. Not that we'd be caught dead doing it.
@martinsplichal1581 3 жыл бұрын
Tomorrow Never Knows. Most of your list overlaps the songs I used when I got to guest a two hour radio show on local radio some years ago highlighting the birth of psychedelic music Both those Yardbirds songs were on there and were the only band besides the Beatles that got the doubled up. Cheers.
@Sopmylo 2 жыл бұрын
As a clue to 1966 Montreal, all these were well played on AM radio at the time.
@navillus15 9 ай бұрын
The question is, what makes a song or a sound psychedelic? There’s a subjective element I would have thought but the definition is fairly wide. Is Trance psychedelic, Acid Jazz, for example? Acid House must surely be. But the 60s versions can often be the closest to fairly conventional songs, and simply a quirky, parallel thinking-style title can place it in the psychedelic category.
@johnbarry1965 3 жыл бұрын
I always have wondered what it was like first hearing Tomorrow Never Knows in 66'?
@thomasleehardy5727 3 жыл бұрын
John Barry - I remember VERY clearly the first time I heard Tomorrow Never Knows (over the radio, no less). It was in the fall of 1966, I was 14 and a devoted Beatles fan. But this cut took my appreciation for them and put it on a different level. it was exhilarating, astounding, overwhelming... and a little frightening.
@jake105 3 жыл бұрын
@@thomasleehardy5727 - Apparently it scared Don Draper too.
@davidsradioroom9678 3 жыл бұрын
It definitely was a different direction for the Beatles.
@thomasleehardy5727 3 жыл бұрын
@@jake105 Yeah, looks maybe like it did, LoL
@deepvoodoo 3 жыл бұрын
Peanut Butter Conspiracy? Ah yes, they were sandwiched between a jam band and some really white bread acts.
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
Well said!
@oppothumbs1 2 жыл бұрын
All songs are good on list but not into Along Comes Mary. My favorite might be the Dovers .. What Am i going to do . It's not hard but just a song I like. Some other good psychedelia: "13th Floor Elevators' "You're Gonna Miss Me"" I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" - The Electric Prunes" Don't Look Back" - The Remains Moulty" by the Barbarians. About a one arm drummer who was the drummer of this band
@northernlight4614 2 жыл бұрын
Great list. Thanks.
@imkluu 2 жыл бұрын
Paint it Black is my favorite Stones song. I would have included "7 and 7 is" by Love instead of the first Yardbird's song.
@grokeffer6226 2 жыл бұрын
It was a very good year.
@georgeelmerdenbrough6906 2 жыл бұрын
I like my mind as is
@marcofalzone6469 2 жыл бұрын
What about the Beach Boys "Good Vibrations" ,😭
@moonfacesimpleton7326 2 жыл бұрын
I agree!!!
@heywally2739 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Matt, slowly going through your stuff. I was 13/14 in 66' - it was really fun to see the progression of pop music from when I really started listening in 62' through say, 1972 or so. Loved and remember all of these songs you mentioned (still remember being on the beach in Chicago after grade school graduation, listening to Paint It Black (still love that one; so exotic)). A few more from 66' that I loved, some at least close to the psychedelic realm for me but still very much pop - California Dreamin', Summer In The City, Wild Thing, Kicks, Paperback Writer, Good Vibrations, Walk Away Renee, Bus Stop, Dirty Water, The Sound of Silence/I Am A Rock, 19th Nervous Breakdown, Psychotic Reaction, Gloria, We Can Work it Out, Nowhere Man, A Well Respected Man, Sunny Afternoon. Thanks again!
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
All great songs you mention - which I agree, have a psych vibe to them. Thanks for sharing the Chicago beach story. Paint It Black doesn't exude beach scenes for me! I appreciate the comment.
@heywally2739 3 жыл бұрын
@@popgoesthe60s52 Yes, not a real beachy tune but it sure does evoke memories of that time. That's a song that I always managed to ignore the lyrics on and just appreciate the percussion, instrumentation and melodics of it.
@randybackgammon890 3 жыл бұрын
Depends what you class as psychedelic.Paint it Black feels esoteric but not necessarily psychedelic.There had also been extended blues freak outs(Them, Yardbirds, Animals etc.)from about 64 onwards.All very amorfus and very interesting
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
Good point, Randy. I will be expanding the discussion on this topic but I will spend some time laying out criteria for what makes a song psychedelic so stay tuned!
@robinstevenson6690 3 жыл бұрын
I love these kinds of videos! One idea you might want to consider would be doing a series on three of the bands that Steve Winwood was in: The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith. I'm particularly fond of Traffic, and consider them perhaps my favorite band of that era.
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
I have separate videos planned for Spencer Davis Group and Traffic for sure. I will probably blend the story of Blind Faith into the Cream and Traffic topics, we'll see. Thanks for the request!
@jean-marieboucherit4518 3 жыл бұрын
Good. Tomorrow never knows
@samp.8099 2 жыл бұрын
Is there going to be a follow-up for other years?
@popgoesthe60s52 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I have a special video coming called "What Makes a Song Psychedelic" after which I will expand more into this genre.
@samp.8099 2 жыл бұрын
@@popgoesthe60s52 Great! Looking forward to it, keep up the good work.
@WayBackNowLetsGo 3 жыл бұрын
Talk Talk - Turn On The Music Machine
@loakland2773 2 жыл бұрын
"Paint it Black.... Paint it Black you Devil"...!!!! (Altamont) - The best song.... Thanks for another great video.... Learning with each video I watch...
@essexboy5520 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic channel. I love the Blue Things One Hour Cleaners. That surely is about LSD!
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
Ah, a Blue Things fan! I plan to do a video on them in the future, so stay tuned!
@essexboy5520 3 жыл бұрын
@@popgoesthe60s52 That would be great. Thank you. The band are pretty much unheard of here in the UK unless your well into decent music. I don't know much about them but do have the LP and that one hour cleaners single. Quite rare as I don't think it would have had a UK release. Looking forward to it. Fantastic channe. You certainly know your music.l 👍
@grahampratchett8207 2 жыл бұрын
Great as ever. Watched some of your videos about the Psychedelic Groups of the 60s. Would enjoy you talking about IRON BUTTERFLY. Always playing their IN-GADDA-DA-VIDA Album. Any chance doing the history of the band, and The Album too. Thanks Graham from London
@stephenbrowne3399 3 жыл бұрын
Another great one..."It's a Happening" by The Magic Mushrooms.
@Turnbull50 Жыл бұрын
You do not play enough of the songs
@popgoesthe60s52 Жыл бұрын
I'd love to play more but KZfaq doesn't always allow it.
@ManWithNoExpression 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been thinking of making a video essay on the beginnings of Raga Rock in 1965-1966. I’ve got a short list of about 10-15 songs that I figured fit well into that short lived genre. I was focusing on songs in other modes, songs with drone sounds, and songs with eastern sounding instrumentation. Would you have any suggestions of things to be added when making a video like that?
@mattwilliamson4065 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent video idea. Raga to me is important because it launched the Psychedelic movement. I believe it quickly diverged away from "raga" because Indian modes are limiting - especially with regard to pop music. Some songs that come to mind are the Byrds of course... some good stuff on the Fifth Dimension album (check "What's Happening?!?"). A notable band that no one really knows is the Kaliedoscope from LA. They were the first world music band in rock and use several exotic instruments. A song called "Free Advice" by the Great Society also fits into this category, ditto "Fancy" by the Kinks. Finally Sandy Bull is a great instrumental guitarist that flirts with raga pre-psychedelia.
@ManWithNoExpression 4 жыл бұрын
@@mattwilliamson4065 Wow I hadn't heard that Free Advice B-side before, that's a great example, especially being as early as February 1966. I've definitely got the Byrds stuff covered being a huge Byrds fan myself. I know of Egyptian Gardens on Side Trips by Kaleidoscope but seeing as their stuff is starting in 1967 I might wait and make a second video of this genre in 1967 so I don't have too much to go through initially. The Kinks one is a good suggestion as well, and while I'm aware of him I haven't listened to a ton of Sandy Bull so I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the info
@milestrotter6844 3 жыл бұрын
No Coconut Grove by The Lovin' Spoonful?
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent suggestion but that didn't make my TOP 10. You'll be happy to know I featured that song in my 2-part Lovin; Spoonful series.
@richardcappuccio8561 2 ай бұрын
Hi Matt. Question- Did Chris Hillman play on Eight Miles High? I say YES In another chat that I am on says Carol Kaye from the Wrecking Crew played the Bass Part. Do you know? Thanks for any reply back.
@popgoesthe60s52 2 ай бұрын
That chat is full of shit. Kaye does not play on that track or any other Byrds track that I am aware of. This is the problem when we learn that session musicians joined McGuinn on their first single (Mr. Tambourine Man). Lazy fans then assume session players are responsible for all the instrumentation and vocalize it. It becomes an exercise in name dropping. Several publications corroborate Hillman's playing on Eight Miles High and Hillman talks of it himself in several interviews. List these books in that chat and see how they respond: Hjort's So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-by-Day, 1965-1973 or Rogan's Requiem for the Timeless. Thanks for watching, Richard!
@richardcappuccio8561 2 ай бұрын
@popgoesthe60s52 Thanks for replying back. I knew all along that Chris played on Eight Miles High- just got sucked in on upstantiated information & went to you for Confirmation- Thanks.
@popgoesthe60s52 2 ай бұрын
@@richardcappuccio8561 No prob.
@ajbianchi85 3 жыл бұрын
No Good Vibrations? Though not about drugs it was certainly influenced by them.
@65TossTrap 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this analysis and looking forward to analysis of the roots of psychedelia. As for rock music, I think the song “There’s a Place” written by John was the launch into interesting lyrics. Of course there was “I Feel Fine” with distortion and the beauty of “Norwegian Wood”. For my money “She Said She Said” is more of a drug induced freak out that. “Tomorrow Never Knows”. Just as quickly as it hit the scene, it was gone. John Wesley Harding, Harry Nilsson and others pulled the plug in 1967.
@tobydavies6366 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent work!Look forward to more on Psychedelia.Can I recommend the new Tintern Abbey Beeside CD which features mostly previously unreleased tracks.
@popgoesthe60s52 2 жыл бұрын
Wow I didn’t know about this cd - thanks!
@Bliggick Жыл бұрын
I'd have to add these songs to the playlist: Good Vibrations, Psychotic Reaction and (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet
3 жыл бұрын
Good choices! I was there...
@WayBackNowLetsGo 2 жыл бұрын
You're Gonna Miss Me
@Werockpso 2 жыл бұрын
love your chanel! but FYI Hey Joe was not a physcodelic song,keep up the good work (neither was along came mary lol),anytime anywhere anyhow was one
@andrewgeraci8798 Жыл бұрын
It's shocking how these edgier songs with minor chords and sinister lyrics were Top Ten hits. Now, the public wants insipid music for cheerleaders, which is why you can't tell them apart
@ronaldmitchell3665 3 жыл бұрын
There were many acts being signed back then and they all followed the trends: BUT, may i suggest that The Small Faces were a very underrated but brilliant band that the American market was deprived of....SMALL FACES W/Steve Marriott, sublime. Every song a masterpiece..!!!!
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
I am planning a Small Faces video - one of my top 5 fave Brit Bands! Thanks for the suggestion, Ron.
@peterismyfirstname2872 3 жыл бұрын
Please forgive me if this is not the place to ask a question about a song. Perhaps you might have a idea where I should post this question? Making it even harder to answer is, I don't have the training to dialogue about music and explain the song. There was a song, I remember hearing on latenight FM radio in the early 70's. I have been trying to find this song's name and artist for almost 50 years I only have two sentences to go on. "I was stealing (steeling or steering) down a long lonesome road" and " You were in your own private island" These lyrics were sung slowly. As if gradually traveling in a car, rolling up and down slight hills. Kind of swooping up and then down. Sort of like on LSD and downers mixed together. Slow tempo. Rock. No airplay, except once. Not a lot of instruments. Simple. If you ever find it or know of it, I'm pretty sure you will think it is an amazing track. Thanks for your expertise and sharing it with me. Peter.
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the question, Peter. The first song that came to mind when I read this was Bad Company's Read For Love (1974), but that song was pretty popular. I'm sorry, those lyrics don't ring a bell and I did some quick searching with those lyrics and came up empty. I would suggest to keep listening to albums from that time period. It may be a well known group that just had and album track played on FM. Good luck!
@peterismyfirstname2872 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mr. Lewisohn. I appreciate your time and expertise. Sorry for not checking to see if you responded to my question before 3AM EST this morning. I love the song, Ready For Love, playing the Mott The Hoople record over and over again. Looking back, I wonder what my 80 year old grandfather, in the early 70's, thought of the best rock song, Sweet Jane, when I came to visit for the summer. Ian Hunter had such wonderful vocal phrasing,especially, "-anyone who ever played a part, wouldn't want to turn around and hate him.." Sweet Jane. The band Free had a cool song, Wishing Well, perfect for confused teenage love affair break ups. Right up there with Rick Derringer's song, Jump, Jump,Jump and George Benson's This Masquerade. Class of 77' It's impressive you were able to make a guess from the small amount of information I provided. I will check out Paul Rogers because of the possibility of him singing the song. A parallel way I will research is trying to find a college radio DJ that had a show in 2010 playing deep bass ambient beats. The song I'm trying to find was used as uncredited sample in one of his tracks. But it didn't have the vocals. However it did trigger the search after 25 years of not thinking about the mystery song. The song is so cool. If I find out who does it I'll let you know. KZfaq premium, worth every penny, I can't believe I am talking to someone with so much knowledge and advanced style. Much appreciated Peter.
@tonya8975 3 жыл бұрын
What about "The Other Song" by Spirit off the Son of Spirit album, 1975? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ld5-aLSr1bGvqaM.html
@peterismyfirstname2872 3 жыл бұрын
@@tonya8975 oh my f - ing God thanks 🙏 thanks thanks, a 40 year search for the song is over, WHO ARE YOU!!, the song is better than I remembered by x 10
@peterismyfirstname2872 3 жыл бұрын
Now that I have my earbuds on and listening with better audio fidelity☺️😹🎧🎶, joyous eye leaking, Tony Awesome, I have been looking and asking around since the 70's ! Thanks bro, jazzy psychedelic I didn't remember it with a jazz groove, I need to listen some more and reflect, may I reserve the chance to respond again without over doing it?
@davidsradioroom9678 3 жыл бұрын
I must have been naïve growing up. I never associated any of these songs with drugs. Go figure.
@christopher9152 3 жыл бұрын
The book Acid Dreams is essential reading for anyone interested in the complicated history of LSD, its development, secret (and at times highly unethical) government research, and its entrance into the counterculture. There are still a lot of unanswered questions about the possible involvement of intelligence agencies in its promotion and distribution among the youth of the time.
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
I've not read that book but you are right about the questionable testing methods and distribution. Thanks for the comment.
@harryhaller9386 11 ай бұрын
Some people claim that it was designed to create a counter culture in order to get it under control and finally let it parish - that is called social engineering...
@rocktober1327 Жыл бұрын
Wasn't first backward guitar I'm only Sleeping?
@DodgeDartSongs 2 жыл бұрын
Paint it Black has “not much melody?” Well it does have a melody-plenty enough so for a pop song-though it is surprising that it was such a nit considering the subject matter.
@TimBee100 2 жыл бұрын
No "Incense and Peppermints"?
@popgoesthe60s52 2 жыл бұрын
That was 1967. I hope to do an episode on 1967 so stay tuned!
@CitizenBeep 3 жыл бұрын
2 more, White Rabbit & Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
Can't do it - those are both 1967. BUT, I do plan a video for the top psych songs from that year so stay tuned!
@CheyDax1 3 жыл бұрын
You should have limited the Yardbirds to one song, although both songs are great, so that the Amboy Dukes "Journey to the Center of Your Mind" could have made the list. Love the channel...
@imkluu 2 жыл бұрын
"Journey to the Center of Your Mind" didn't come out till 1968. This is the top ten psychedelic songs of 1966.
@user-jy5ep5mh9y Күн бұрын
No elevators?🤯
@joefarthing5804 Жыл бұрын
Great channel. My Friend Jack by The Smoke should be a contender, i think it's pretty early 👍
@FilmFlam Жыл бұрын
Hey, Joe - great trippy covers (closer to the Leaves' version) by The Shadows of Knight and The Cryan' Shames. Both Chicago area bands of the 60s.
@denisrodrigues1455 2 жыл бұрын
Very good list. Do you think about a continuation, with a Top 10 of 1967? Maybe with, for example, tracks from albuns like Love's "Forever changes" ; Procol Harum's "Procol Harum"; Donovan's "A gift from a flower to a garden" or The Velvet Underground's "The Velvet Underground"?
@popgoesthe60s52 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I do plan a series on this topic... probably early next year. I would hit 1967 and probably do different topics: hits, obscure, underrated, etc. so stay tuned!
@davidmay8104 2 жыл бұрын
Try "Psychotic Reaction" by Count Five or "7 and 7 is" by the band Love. Both from 1966.
@BakedRBeans Жыл бұрын
I think Love did the original "Hey Joe"
@VincentGavin 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Great to see The Byrds at No. 2, when will we get an episode devoted to them?
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
A Byrds series is on the way. I expect a 5-parter so it will take some time to put together.
@VincentGavin 3 жыл бұрын
@@popgoesthe60s52 look forward to it, and I’m not surprised, such a wealth of history there. I have a box full of Byrds VHS compilations, books (Rogan, Scoppa, etc), and Full Circle fanzines somewhere, but the source that I have the fondest memory of is finding the Pete Frame family tree that’s in the History of the Byrds LP, which to a 17 year old, read like a treasure map of American music…
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
@@VincentGavin Yes! I've seen that family tree - very nice slice of music history.
@helmulu4016 2 жыл бұрын
Forget the Association please… Count Five Psych React a must IMO
@popgoesthe60s52 2 жыл бұрын
I will be doing a video on "What Makes A Song Psychedelic" which you will be able to weigh in on - but you must offer criteria for WHY a song is psychedelic - so be ready! Thanks for watching.
@TweedSuit 3 жыл бұрын
The Beatles : Rain and TNK.
@Mike-ki5ms 2 жыл бұрын
What are examples of psychedelic music “decades prior” to the 60s?
@popgoesthe60s52 2 жыл бұрын
Miles Davis and John Coltrane’s late 50s work, which is smacked out Heroin music. Not in the 60s psych style, but fit my criteria which I will be laying out in detail in an upcoming video, so stay tuned!
@popgoesthe60s52 Жыл бұрын
Here are a few more examples I have in my notes: • Hector Berlioz 1830 composition Symphony Fantastique • 1894 Claude Debussy’s Prelude To the Afternoon of a Fawn • 1913 Luigi Rusolo Treatise the Art of Noises • 1950 Yma Sumac - Voice of the Xtabay • 1958 Edgard Varese - Poem Electronic - tape loops • Joe Meek and the Tornados Space
@chordacopia5149 3 жыл бұрын
Take a chord progression quiz: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z5Z1fKtimrm3dHk.html
@fshoaps 3 жыл бұрын
I was hoping to see "Rain" or "She Said She Said" but alas!
@jamessnazell3865 2 жыл бұрын
Tomorrow Never Knows is always going to be Number 1 but there are too many things missed from this list to make it a true Top 10 Psychedelic Songs of 1966 List. For a start there is no 13 Floor Elevators 'You're Gonna Miss Me" I mean not having that is a red flag. There is no The Magic Mushrooms "It's-A-Happening". There is no Count Five "Psychotic Reaction". There is no The Seeds "Pushin' Too Hard". There is no The Standells "Dirty Water". There is no The Creation "Making Time". Also it's a shame of no mention of Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band's "Moonchild" which one could argue came out in 65 but is on The Legendary A&M Sessions EP which was released in 1966. Lastly I always consider The Velvet Underground and Nico as a psychedelic band of a kind and they released "All Tomorrow's Parties" in 1966.
@popgoesthe60s52 2 жыл бұрын
This is not an easy task, James. Most fans can't even agree on what psychedelic music is - a topic I will be delving into on this channel in the near future. For this list, I stuck to the most popular tracks. Indeed the 13th Floor Elevators and the others you list are all worthy of mention but they will have to wait their turn. 10 slots is 10 slots. Thanks for the comment and more to come!
@jamessnazell3865 2 жыл бұрын
@@popgoesthe60s52 Thank you for your reply and apologies if my post came across too hard. Sometimes it annoys me when there is such great music but it gets pushed aside because of limitations of space and only the most popular gets considered. To try and make it up have you ever come across a British Radio Show called the Marc Riley Show which is aired in the UK on BBC Radio 6 in the evenings. A few years back Marc Riley (he who was once part of The Fall) did as part of his show a series called 'The A-Z of Psychedelia' it consisted of each week for half an hour of his show Marc and music journalist Rob Hughes would select a letter of the alphabet and then select things related to psychedelia that began with that letter. I used to listen to it driving home from work. You can listen to the whole series as podcasts via the BBC Radio 6 website. It's a great mix of popular well known stuff with the more obscure facts particularly from the British psychedelic scene relating to psychedelia from 1966-70. Anyway here is the link for the podcasts. Hope you can access them - I think you would really enjoy them www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05k8003/episodes/downloads?page=1
@popgoesthe60s52 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamessnazell3865 Thanks for that tip, James, I had not heard of that show. I'm listening to it now. Look for more indepth Psych coming this year on my channel.
@DickWrath Жыл бұрын
“Shapes Of Things” was a game changer for me as a kid. When I heard "Orange Crush" by REM 22 years later, I just brushed off the band as a Yardbirds tribute band. Little did I know that this is what REM was trying to and continued to do for about a decade. Most notably, "The One I Love" was a tribute to Neil Young's "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)".
@richieboy6825 Жыл бұрын
Tell me what I’m missing. Hey Joe just feels like straight forward rock/blues. Doesn’t seem to check any of the boxes to qualify.
@popgoesthe60s52 Жыл бұрын
That is a fair question. I did a video that more specifically covers the criteria used to judge "What Makes a Song Psychedelic' and Hey Joe would fall under a couple of categories: non conformist themes, feelings of entrancement, and production style. But you are quite correct that it is straight blues rock. I would argue it has psych overtones. This list focused on the hits of the early psyche era which is mainly why I included it. I appreciate the comment, Richie!
@richieboy6825 Жыл бұрын
@@popgoesthe60s52 thx for your thoughts. How much fun is this debating/discussing music with people from all over the world?? I see your point - it’s just that there’s a decent number of songs that probably fit more of the criteria you established. Gonna spin some sweet tunes now while I watch the day go by. Cheers !
@popgoesthe60s52 Жыл бұрын
@@richieboy6825 This channel has been lots of fun - enjoy the weekend
@Mr22thou 3 жыл бұрын
Along Comes Mary? Why no Puff the Magic Dragon? Pot influenced? Okay. But psychedelic? No.
@shyphyre 2 жыл бұрын
That's b/c "Puff the Magic Dragon" was released in 1963
@SydBarrettArchives 3 жыл бұрын
I think The People in Me by the Music Machine should be in there for 66 instead maybe The Association or one of the lesser psych songs.
@popgoesthe60s52 3 жыл бұрын
That's a good one but I concentrated on more of the charting hits, which in turn were more influential. I plan a more obscure video for 1966 and other years, so stay tuned! I appreciate the request.