Who are the #MusicMovesMe bloggers? We are bloggers who blog about music each Monday and if you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only on this music train, please!) First, there is XmasDolly. Her chief co-conductor is Cathy of Curious as a Cathy. Her other co-conductors are: Stacy of Stacy Uncorked, and me. Callie of JAmerican Spice blogs from time to time.
John from the Sound of One Hand Typing is our guest conductor for today.
<! His theme for today is "Your Pick".
We are coming up quickly on the 50th anniversary of Woodstock and I wanted to find some songs from that iconic festival to feature today because the official Woodstock 50 festival - well, it never happened. It's a long, strange story (I won't say "trip") and it really isn't worth discussing.
Fun fact: Woodstock (1969) was not held in Woodstock, New York, but rather, on a farm near Bethel, New York, which is now the site of a museum and performance site called the Bethel Woods Center of the Arts. Another fun fact: I wanted to go (the concert was advertised on New York City buses and subways), but my father wouldn't let me go (I was, incidentally, 16 at the time.). Maybe I should have snuck away and gotten there somehow but I'm secretly happy I didn't.
Later this week, there will three nights of concerts at Bethel Woods (as it is called now) featuring Santana with the Doobie Brothers (Santana was at the original Woodstock), Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band, and John Fogerty (formerly of Creedence Clearwater Revival, a band that also played at Woodstock). Canned Heat, another Woodstock band, will be there in mid-September.
So, Jefferson Airplane and "Somebody to Love".
Richie Havens and "Freedom". When you listen to this, know that this song was made up on the spot. Havens was the first act to play, and many of the festival goers were stuck in a 10 mile traffic jam trying to get to the festival site. So he played and played, for some three hours, and finally ran out of songs he knew. So he had to make this song up as he went. Would you have ever guessed?
Joe Cocker and his cover of the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends".
So, got time for one more? We can't forget the closing act: Jimi Hendrix, and his encore: "Hey Joe"., but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available on You Tube.
So instead, The Who and "My Generation".
Have a great week - see you next Monday, same time, same place.
I was too young to know about Woodstock until after the fact. but the music....iconic. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSuper cool collection of classics. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteGreat picks I could sing along with all, although you sure had an amazing assortment to choose from.
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ReplyDeleteI've never been one for concerts. The loud mewsic always bothered me. I guess with my hearing loss it just makes my ears more sensitive to all that sound. I'm glad because concerts get really expensive. Great way to tribalize the historic mewsic event on the dance floor today. I love all of your song selections! BTW, I'm glad you didn't sneak away to Woodstock or we might be wondering to this day what became of you. lol Can you imagine the trouble you would've been in with your dad? Have a boogietastic week, dearheart!
I always figured that Richie Havens was making "freedom" up...
ReplyDeleteWoodstock. When the paying customers got stuck with all the freeloaders- and couldn't get to their (paid) hotels. The music was grand. The mud and rain was worse than a pain.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the memories. (I always feel bad that this generation can't experience Jimi at his fullest because his stuff is so protected.)
I love the classics! (Rena)
ReplyDeleteI remember the kids all talking about Woodstock. No one from our town in western Canada were able to go, but we heard! Hard to believe it was 50 years ago!
ReplyDeleteYou and TW must be kindred spirits. She wanted to go but she was 16 and her mother wouldn't let her. At least one of her classmates went and got into huge trouble for it. Haha. That lp and movie are timeless. TW is so glad she got to see Richie Havens years later cos that song made a fan of her.
ReplyDeleteWOW! The Jefferson Airplane... are they still trippin'? ~hehehe~ Okay, sorry, my brother made me do it. I use to blame everything on him way back when why change now! LOL Rickie Havens is awesome. I definitely wouldn't have ever guessed that song was made up on the spot for sure! Awesome! The other tunes are great too! Great job!
ReplyDeleteAMAZING! Woodstock 50 years and we remember it like it was yesterday. Not that Granny has been there, she was only 10 years old and not living even near there, but she remembered the music that she loved. We had a simular festival one year later in the Netherlands and she so wanted to go there...sigh...to young...Thanks for the music and thanks for the memories <3 Pawkisses for a Happy Thursday🐾😽💞
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