In 1970, a year before he died, Louis Armstrong participated in this odd but ultimately winning crossover project, singing (but not playing) pop tunes, including “Everybody’s Talkin’” and “Give Peace… Read more Louis Armstrong – Give Peace A Chance (1970) →
Hot Chocolate started their recording career making a reggae version of John Lennon’s “Give Peace A Chance”, but band leader Errol Brown was told he needed permission. Much to Brown’s… Read more The Hot Chocolate Band – Give Peace A Chance (1969) →
The song was popularized by Roberta Flack in 1972 in a version that became a breakout hit for the singer. The song first appeared on Flack’s 1969 album First Take.… Read more Roberta Flack – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (1969) →
In 1969, Johnny Bristol was preparing a cover version of “Someday We’ll Be Together,” to be recorded by Motown act Jr. Walker & the All-Stars. Bristol had already recorded the… Read more Diana Ross & The Supremes – Someday We’ll Be Together (1969) →
“Down by the River” is a song composed by Neil Young. It was first released on his 1969 album with Crazy Horse, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. Young explained the… Read more Neil Young – Down By The River (1969) →
“She Brings the Rain”, originally appearing in the 1969 film Bottom – Ein großer, graublauer Vogel by Thomas Schamoni (brother to directors Ulrich Schamoni and Peter Schamoni), was later featured… Read more Can – She Brings The Rain (1969) →
You know when you visit YouTube to watch a certain video, then end up watching another, and another, and another? Well here’s a video that is more likely to be… Read more Tom Jones & Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – Long Time Gone (1969) →
Pinching and extract from Stravinsky’s Rite Of Spring and bolting it onto a white soul ballad! Cheeky but brilliant. Good video: Good audio: Long version: [via Peter Holmgård]
