Enlisted in the Marine Corps in March 1965, by September I was in Vietnam. Not the smartest thing I ever did, but here I am at 77 years old and doing fine.
In Australia I was in the age group to be conscripted. They drew by birthday. My birthday wasn’t drawn, so. never had to go. Glad you survived it mate. The Aussies fitted in well with US Troops. Search for the movie “Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan”, it’s a tale of about 100 Aussies against many more VC and NVA, in an orchard near Nui Dat. Frighteningly real.
A lot of it was false hope. Amid all the turmoil, people really thought they could change human nature; people are still screwing up the world today while making the same assumption. But, unlike most of today's music, the music of the 1960s was great.
That was the post WW2 baby boomers making their presence felt as young hopeful idealists, looking to forge a better world than the previous one, which went to the brink of destroying itself. Unfortunately, we are now fast approaching another flash point in history, where the world might repeat past mistakes with potentially disastrous results. We need a new version of the 60's spirit of peace, with anti-war messages promoting alternatives to destroying ourselves and the future of life on Earth.
I don't blame you!!! I saw hate when I was growing up at 79 I never saw ths much of hateful people, and the lies, trumpy boy is dividing our nation. No matter if liked a person or not at times of trouble banned together and helped each other and we are nation built on immigrants!!!!!!!
If you want to be happy again vote for Donald Trump... gas was under $2.00, people were whistling and humming tunes out in public... we weren't shocked out of our mind at the price of food, or worried about inflation and bills. It was the best time I've had in America since the glorious 60's.
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I was 10 in 1965 and my mom loved rock & roll, and took me to 11 rock concerts in the mid sixties In Sacramento, California, it was the best time to be a kid growing up in this decade! Take me back 🎶
What changed was the computer, the internet, and smartphones. Back in the day we had to make our own amusement. We had to be creative. We had friends in real life.
As a 14-year-old in 1965, I emigrated from Scotland to Australia with my family. These songs were the soundtrack of our life. It’s hard not to feel that the music of the 60s and 70s was incomparably better than current pop/rock etc.
@waltzsofa1602. I would disagree. Listen to Top 40 hits from say 1972 and you won't hear much of a difference from the music from 1969. By 1975 Disco music was in full swing by that time.
Every day I listen to the music of the 60s. There is nothing like a well-crafted song with nice arrangements. The bands not only played instruments, but also could sing. Today’s music is tuneless and grates on the ears.
Of course you listen to the 60's on the daily just like myself but I also must include the seventies as that's when I got my groove on, dig? Those two decades are so rich with culture that I am still digging up something new, though I've been uncovering gems for close to 50 years. To quote The Moody's, "No, I can't get it out of my head, no, no". Good day to you.
SOME bands played their own instruments but when it came to recording, the majority used the Wrecking Crew or Muscle Shoals sound studios. The Monkees were excoriated for not playing their own instruments on recordings but they were just like most of the other artists.
@@littlemom2070 There is a misconception. Producers hired session musicians because time in the studio cost money. It was purely for efficiency, not because bands couldn’t play their instruments. The Monkees are a special case, they were initially hired as actors.
@@littlemom2070not true. I heard and saw so many bands playing live. I was 17 in ‘65. Lived in the Bay Area and regularly went to the city. Many of the live performances were better.
I was drafted into the Army and March 10, 1965 was my first day of basic training at Ft Knox Kentucky. After that, Alaska, and after that 13 months in Vietnam.
l was 11yrs old in '65 , a great time to be a young kid in England with the exciting music scene and all the great bands showcased on" Ready Steady Go" and "Thank Your Lucky Stars" . Great TV programmes and films too . Give me a time machine l'd go back there in a instance . A better , gentler and uncomplicated World unlike today .
I was 10 in 1963. They had Dick Cark's "American Bandstand"which was nationally shown in the afernoons. And another nationally shown and lesser known one was "Where the Action Is"
@@hugoaken2604 One l forgot Hugo . Remember Juke Box Jury where they had pop star guests to pick out new releases that might be chart bound . The Beatles and the Stones were guests as l recall and the programme was hosted by David Jacobs .
Great video! Thanks. As a boy in the 1960s who remembers most of the 1960s, including JFK’s assassination, I was right in the thick of it all and 1965-‘66 was incredible for me being a young mod hipster. I had tons of records, a Beatle haircut, we wore Beatle boots, turtlenecks and Nehru shirts, etc. All sorts of mod clothes. Danced a lot. Pop culture, then, was my entire life. What happened to it all you ask? History marched-on. Trends in music and popular culture dictated by recorded companies and the media, which superseded creativity and individuality. A bygone, unique, fun, highly creative, talented renaissance era never to be matched, rivaled, seen or heard of again.
Yep Born in 1953 Experienced all this cool stuff on the streets of Irving Texas, which by the way a very cool place to grow up. Ah my old hunting grouds ..
What happened was what always seems to happen when there's an explosion of popular talent arising spontaneously from the grass-roots - the big-business types move in, find a way to monetise it all, and in the process smother all the originality. They've also destroyed the social order in which such an explosion can occur. Nowadays there's too many people worrying about how they're going to get through the week (or even the day), having no time or money to spare for exploring their talents.
I was 16 in 1965 living in the UK and all these songs you recreated in this video are my youth. We were really really fortunate to grow up in those times as today all I see are T Shirts and Shorts, male and female, both covered in tattoos and a sound that's made by a Computer Loop that just goes around and around with zero emotion involved creating an entire generation of blind robots that cannot think for themselves.
I was a child during the 60’s and it was truly an incredible time culturally but you had near Armageddon with the Cuban missile crisis and generally a lot of global upheaval. People catastrophised then just as they do now.
But for us males turning 18 to see the damocles sword of the military draft hovering over our heads as the US "intervention" in Vietnam spiraled out of control, and teens in public schools restricted by "dress codes" and hair length regulations while the US Supreme Court declared the schools could enforce these restrictions. Another decade found further music, fashion and cultural evolution buried by restricted radio playlists, record label promotion failure and, according to rumor, orders from President Jimmy Carter as European "glamrock" and US "new wave" rock fell victim to obviously deliberate suppression. Couldn't have teens stepping out of line again, now, could we?
Save for us unfortunate males turning 18 to see the damocles sword of the military draft over our heads as the US "intervention" in Vietnam spiraled out of control, and students bristling under the dictatorships of public schools imposing restrictive "dress codes" and limiting hair length while the US Supreme Court declared they were empowered to do so. A friend of mine who attended parochial school the previous decade recalled being kept in detention for watching Elvis Presley perform on tv. Of course, everybody bragged about watching these shows, because you just weren't cool if you weren't detained for enjoying Elvis' "obscene" antics. In the following decade another cultural evolution in music and fashion was buried by restrictive radio playlists and failure of record companies to promote European "glamrock" and US "new wave" releases on orders from President Jimmy Carter, according to rumor. Couldn't have teens stepping out of line again, now, could we?
Although this is mostly looked at from the American side - March 1965 was when I booked myself on the ‘Empress of England’ to emigrate to Canada. Still here aged 81! And still listening to the 50’-60’s music - the best!
I was 10 yrs old in ‘65 and I always loved music. In ‘ 69 I joined my first rock band. We had the best music to play and we played what was popular at the time. Hendrix, Cream, Savoy Brown and so many artists to choose from. I’d definitely go back to enjoy the scene again. Now that I’m older I still listen to classic rock but I lean more towards the mid ‘60’s. It was just magical!
Just short of sixty years ago yet it seems like ancient history. So much has changed! I was in my mid-teens in 65' and totally caught up in the British invasion, the Beach Boys and other groups and pop stars. Remember when you could walk into a magazine store and pick up one with the lyrics to all the latest tunes. You could go to a department store and there were salespeople who would explain products to you before you chose to purchase them. Nowadays no such opportunity is available, You buy it and if you can't figure it out you return it or send it back for a refund. Definitely a much simpler and happier time!!!
65 i was 19, 2nd year into my job, new music arriving on the airwaves each week, unforgetable times, dollar was a dollar, people dressed tidy, the muscle car era reving up, oh to go back, what an era .
Yes, my friend, they were great times and there are still a lot of us out there, listening to 60s so iconic music. We had great times, we were born into the best of times for sure. Cheers from Ireland & still listening to the 60s ! (& 70s too!)
I bought over 100 45-rpm single-records (also several LP's) during 1965, which was the year when I bought the greatest number of records in my young life (I was only 14 years old then, so I only had baby-sitting money which is what I earned to pay for what I wanted to purchase at the record store). Also here locally (with our downtown Department Store along with our local Top 40 AM Radio station), these companies sponsored a trip for one teenage boy and one teenage girl to win a trip to London, England during the latter part of the year 1965, and the contest (write an essay, 500 words or less) with the theme, "Why I Want to London a Go-Go." I ended up being a runner-up for this contest (whereas one 18-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy, both seniors in high school, won the "London a Go-Go" contest). They traveled to London for a one-week trip, chaperoned by one of the Top-40 AM Radio (WSAI-AM) Dee-Jays and his wife for this trip. Finally I got to attend a Beatles live concert in 1966 as well as see Herman's Hermits in person (at the OH State Fair) during the Summer of 1966. So, yeah, yeah, yeah, I was totally invested with the 1960's music scene !
Ah the good old days I'm March 1965 I was only 9 years and 3 months old.. Where has all the time gone? My head is still stuck in the 60s when in my opinion the music scene was at its best.. I don't even listen to the charts now I only listen to 60s pop hits and late 60s to early 70s rock like Pink Floyd Deep Purple Black Sabbath and my favourite rock band Led Zeppelin of and Cream 😊
I'm 73 and have been rockin' since the summer of '63. I used to get excited about the newest "Crawdaddy", "Creem", "Trouser Press", etc. There's no equivalent today.
My mother’s stereo was her pride & joy! The music that came out of it!! She was also a talented seamstress & with four daughters to clothe the fashions were exciting as they changed so rapidly that hand me downs were a way to grow up faster 😉
I remember 1965, mom and dad both had a new car and we used an outhouse. Running water was me with the bucket and we watched Ed Sullivan on the black and white tv. I kinda miss those days.
Growing up as a teenager in the 60’s was the most exciting time of my life! Fabulous new music every day, great British fashion and makeup/hairstyles to style ourselves by! Best music Ever!! Still remember the words to most songs! 👏🏻🥰🇨🇦
I was born in 1951. To me some of the very best music was produced that year. Definitely a time of innocence and much happier times. Families still went to church and God was not dead yet.
I was 11 years old in January 1965 , so i remember many things those years ... the BEST! was in 1964 on the Ed. Sullivan Show when he had .... THE BEATLES!!!! 👀❤., NUMBER 1 then and FOREVER !!!! - 3/26/2024 - 🤠 Canada
'65, throughout, had such a cross-section of musical genres with many hits that remain classics to this day. As well it introduced many very innovative styles in instrumentation. Supremes, Beatles, 4 Tops, Temptations, Rolling Stones, Animals, Roger Miller, Elvis Presley, Dean Martin; Sony and Cher all continued and went on further to achieve even greater fame in the years that followed. To me '65 is likely the most unforgettable year in pop music history. A great year to be just14.
I was nearly 2 years old in March of 63. And my brother was born March 15th of 1965 and I do remember my mom taking me down town and I believe I would sing downtown with Petula Clark later that year I began watching "History Unfold" as America's first family in space left for Alpha certuri. and we also got Get smart in September and we would watch these shows as a small family in what became known as the golden years of television. Thanks for reminding me of those times as they were golden
I am thankful that I was 11 years old in 1965 than being 11 years old today in 2024. Perilous times. Those were happy days to be a kid and still live in innocence. Even with divorce in my family, moving and changing schools a dozen times in one year along with witnessing 3 suicide attempts by my mother, I am still thankful for that time in history. The happy and new exciting music got me through it all.
I turned 13 in March '65...it was a glorious time to be that age because every week seemed to be filled with great new songs in all genres...I had the cool Mom who took me and my friends to all the rock concerts, from Herman's Hermits and Freddie and the Dreamers to the Animals, and Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars with Martha and the Vandellas, Chad and Jeremy and others...awesome memories!
Looking at this you can see why us wrinkleys have so much contempt for this modern era. The 60s were a time of optimism . Many new types of music were being heard from black American Motown to Soul and British pop. We felt at that time that things were finally moving forward after the dreary post war years. God help us look at us now.
Great video! I remember all these things! Bought records! Wore mod clothes in junior sizes! All we girls back then were small so shopping was easy and fun! A pair of sneakers cost 4.99! Great times! Great music! We had it all.....
Talented musicians are still around, but the industry has changed beyond recognition since the 1960s. The corporations that run everything now have no interest in art. They only care about profit. The punk phenomenon in the late 70s largely eschewed big record labels and independents sprung up to distribute the music. We need the technologically updated version of that now, because most widely-available music in 2024 is crap.
I was born in 1953, so the music of the 60's is my life. Popular music, for me, went downhill in the 70's, so I switched to Country music for the 79's through the 90's. I've spent the rest of my life listening to the music of the 60's through oldies stations and Apple Music. I'm 70 now, and the 60's are such a wonderful memory for me. No other music compares !
Ah yes, l remember it well👍 in 1965, l was 16😊 very lucky to be a part of that particular music and fashion scene!! I’m now 75 and still listen only to the great music of the sixties😍
There is simply no comparison. The '60 and '70's seem so much better because they were significantly better in almost every aspect. We have lost so much it's enough to get extremely grumpy.
@@stuartwray6175 No, but he came from from very close to where I lived in South London, He apparently played and sung in Beckenham, near Bromley, but sadly I didn't see him there either.
In the 1960s wages and house prices in the 🇬🇧 meant that a young couple could potentially afford a new house. And there was a lot of house building. It's now a distant dream for many young people, as house prices have outstripped wages vastly.
Those really were some years of hope and optimism. There are some videos up of performances by the Seekers at Expo67. They bring me back to that year- I was there in 1967, but didn’t see the Seekers. Those videos do an excellent job of conveying the feeling of that era. And we were so innocent. Little did we know that 1968 would bring a shattering not seen since the Enlightenment.
The 60s was a great time going to the dances the fashion it was safe to walk home at night you could just snib the wire door and have the front door open in the summer you never dreamt of someone breaking in and bashing or robbing you , NOT today todays world is bad you can’t even contemplate the thought of having fond memories in todays world. 🇦🇺🐨🐨🇦🇺
Yes 1965 & the 60s were magical times (big time) music-wise however, (real) music is still being made, we just don't hear it on the radio anymore. Of course there will never be another Beatles etc.....we were very lucky to have grown up during that period!
As a guitar player in the bands in Liverpool it was a magical time that will NEVER be repeated, the problem with todays music is it's all suicide music, it makes people feel sad and depressed not happy and glad to be alive like the 60's, sorry but ther is still a load of happy music to be made you've just got to support the bands and singers that promote it and avoid supporting the singers of death and despair.
Perhaps the reason for so much culture emerging was because WWII was over. And so many people wanted to get back to living again. Most of the young people were well-cared for and this provided them with the assurance that they could participate and do anything they set out to do. That type of confidence has eroded over the years, especially as technology has overstimulated people to such an extent that they are ignoring or don’t have the skills that previous generations had. Just a thought! Thanks for posting.
I965 -69 were buzzing with all kinds of music and way-out fashions , and the feeling that nothing was impossible . They were the best years of my teenage life . We'd scour the pop mags for pictures of our favourite groups and actors . Most of the young people really believed it would never end , but I had a feeling that it would , because it felt too good to be true ,and sadly it was .However I have many beautiful memories . 🤍
I started weightlifting in 1966 I am still competing in powerlifting competitions, just saying. Plus still listening to Dylan and Van Morrison. The three of us have stood the test time.
I was 8 in 1960 and 18 in 1970. I grew up in the 60’s. We had the best of everything . The best music, the best cars, the best TV, the best movies, the best clothes, the best politics, the best hair, the best EVERYTHING. No other decade can compare. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Says this unrepentant and unapologetic Boomer.
👍🏻🏴 Maybe things go in cycles. My era as a teenager. Certainly in the U.K. we were only just coming out of the economic recovery from the war. Things were still drab and run-down. So music, fashion and colour lifted our mood. And unlike today there was lots of real talent, individuality and creativity.
Freshman in High School in March 1965. It was all going on, and it’s crazy but it’s still going on to this day. Mods, Rockers, Motown, and all that great music to come .
I was only 4 1/2 at the time but was already a huge music fan, believe it or not. I had six older siblings, most of who were into music, my mom played the piano and my dad listened to top 40 radio and folk records. I had been around music since the day I was born. I had no idea how incredible that era was back then, it just seemed normal to me. By March 65 I was already a huge Beatles fan - my older siblings already had Meet The Beatles, The UA version of A Hard Day's Night, Something New and Beatles 65. At that time I thought Eight Days A Week, This Diamond Ring and King Of The Road were the greatest songs ever. I think Laugh Laugh was out around then as well, another one I loved. The Game Of Love was soon after. My brother bought the Stones' 12 x 5 around then as well. I was listening to some folk as well, my brother had albums by Peter, Paul and Mary and The Kingston Trio. Great memories of all that music. It was an amazing era and we'll never see anything like it ever again, but we can keep enjoying that music forever.
My grandparents had a jukebox in their restaurant. I heard songs on the car radio prior to getting to the restaurant. I can tell you who my friends were, what toys we played with, what was on TV, the theatres, trends. Your channels Great! Oh- 2 of my uncles went to Vietnam later on .
