10 songs from the 60s you need to revisit now
There’s nothing like a great song to bring you right back to your younger days. From Neil Diamond to Cream, these ten tracks will have you feeling instantly nostalgic. And if you can’t help but break into an air-guitar solo, we won’t blame you.
Neil Diamond – Cherry Cherry (1966)
“Cherry Cherry” was Diamond’s first big hit, catapulting him into the top 100 and setting him up as one of today’s classic artists of the 60’s.
The Easybeats – Friday On My Mind (1966)
The Australian-born Easybeats may have only been together for five years, but they left an impression with upbeat tracks like “Friday On My Mind.”
Little Pattie – (1963)
This surf-rock track by Australian-native singer Little Pattie will take you straight back to the days of your youth spent on the beach.
Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs – Poison Ivy (1964)
There’s no way we could forget this track. Thorpe’s cover of “Poison Ivy” notoriously kept the Beatles from grabbing the number one spot during the latter’s Australian tour.
The Beatles – Come Together (1969)
A song that likely needs no introduction, from their Abbey Road album, the Beatles’ “Come Together”.
Dusty Springfield – Son of a Preacher Man (1968)
Of all its recordings, Springfield’s version of “Son of a Preacher Man” was easily the most memorable and even made it into Rolling Stone mag’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.
The Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (1965)
An anthem for an entire generation of dissatisfied youth, Satisfaction was the Stones’ first American number one hit. After over 50 years of touring, the five-piece arguably remains the greatest rock and roll band alive.
The Beach Boys – God Only Knows (1966)
An atypically complex pop composition, Brian Wilson’s “God Only Knows” is yet another 60’s hit to make it onto the Rolling Stone500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son (1969)
This hard hitting southern rock track was an anti-war anthem of the 60’s and has been covered by countless bands since its 1969 release.
Cream – White Room (1968)
“White Room” was one of the defining tracks by English psychedelic rock super-group, Cream.
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