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The Sixties

Posted by threeleafshamrock on June 23, 2009 - 12:50
from the ABC set shamrock's ramblings

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Were teaching our children well
Dylan, The Kinks
provide the links
love’s free, no need to sell

Mungo Jerry or the Stones
no call for pigeon holes
Miss Lola’s nice
but has his price
and Geoff Hurst pays with goals

Woodstock or the Isle of Wight
Doctor No is a Thunderball
Shaken not stirred
The pussy purred
There’s an armed man on the knoll

Caroline or Luxembourg
Pirates with forty fives, spin
and big Long John
the Baldry one
Will Let the Heartaches Begin

Herman’s Hermits felt that they
were all into something good
while Brian Jones
was rolling stones
but never knocked on wood.

War was never far away
The question was; who’s going?
Vietnam
and Uncle Sam
the answer, in the wind was blowing.

Armstrong took just one small step
Upon that big balloon
And we did sing
With Jonathan King
Everyone’s gone to the moon

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Comments

celticman | June 23, 2009 - 13:01

Not sure about the last bit. Jonathan King, seventies thing?

chuck | June 23, 2009 - 13:23

Ready, Steady, Gone.

threeleafshamrock | June 23, 2009 - 15:55

69 Cman...I was that soldier ;)

threeleafshamrock | June 23, 2009 - 15:57

Thanks chuck...Jukebox jury?

MistakenMagic | June 23, 2009 - 16:39

'War was never far away
The question was; who’s going?
Vietnam
and Uncle Sam
the answer, in the wind was blowing.'

Loved this stanza, Chris ;) And I'm liking the rhyme scheme - Wilfred Owen uses it quite a lot, e.g in 'The Send-Off'. (Just some irrelevant poetic knowledge for you there!)

Magic xxx

Ewan | June 28, 2009 - 16:03

Just goes to prove different strokes for different folks...

for trivia fans '65 was the original release year for 'Everyone's Gone...' I understand it was re-released more than once. Doubt it will be now though, since JK has lost some of his 'Glitter' or should that be gained some? LOL

MistakenMagic | June 28, 2009 - 16:25

Oh My God! Well done Chris! I'm so happy this was eventually cherried ;)

Magic xxx

threeleafshamrock | June 28, 2009 - 16:42

Thanks again Magic, I'm delighted; it is of a time that is my favourite part of my past.

threeleafshamrock | June 28, 2009 - 16:48

Thanks Ewan, I would have sworn on a stack of bibles that it was 69 but there was so much good (original) stuff around in that decade; The Kinks and Cream probably my favourites (still reckon Ray Davies one of the best writers of his or any other generation) but so much else in there. J.K. wouldn't have been one but had a knack of doing some really annoying stuff that sort of stuck like glue.
Thanks for reading and thanks to the cherry Gods ;)

Actually, having thought about it; it was probably re-released for moon landing - that's why it stuck me in 69 I suppose. ;)

Dynamaso | June 30, 2009 - 06:37

Excellent piece this, mate. Really enjoyed it. Missed a few of the references though - was still very much a child in the 60s(born in '63). I am considering writing a similar one for the 70s.

threeleafshamrock | June 30, 2009 - 08:18

Hi D. Sure, your only a young fella ;) Look forward to the 70's one. At some stage, I will do something else with the 60's, just not sure what yet; it's almost limitless because so many fundamental changes occurred in that decade. Anyway thanks for reading mate, glad you enjoyed.

Chris ;)

whiskey | July 19, 2009 - 12:00

Clever, Chris! And guess what? Ray Davies is my favourite writer too, and The Kinks and Cream my favourite bands. :-)) My fave single of all time is You Really Got Me, and I cried for days when Cream split up.

You and I must be a similar age!

threeleafshamrock | July 19, 2009 - 12:31

53 going on 15 ;)