Lets Celebrate The 60's!
The SIXTIES were an exciting, revolutionary, turbulent time of great social and technological change: assassination, unforgettable fashion, new musical styles, Camelot, civil rights, gay and women's liberation, a controversial and defensive war in Vietnam, the first manned landing on the moon, peace marches, World's Fairs, flower power, great TV and film and sexual freedom.
We will celebrate in music from that era!
(This is Part I of a 3 part series of A Celebration of Music)
Please choose a title and run with it...Any subject just take the title and be inspired!
And....here they are!:
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
Dazed And Confused - Led Zeppelin
Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
Light My Fire - Doors
Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Blowin' In The Wind - Bob Dylan
Crazy - Patsy Cline
She Loves You - Beatles
I wanna Hold your hand- Beatles
Yesterday - Beatles
Revolution - Beatles
Time Of The Season - Zombies
In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
The Letter - Box Tops
Wild Thing - Troggs
Will You Love Me Tomorrow - Shirelles
Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
White Room - Cream
The Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
God Only Knows - Beach Boys
The Tracks Of My Tears - Miracles
Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Temptations
Unchained Melody- Righteous Brothers
Where Have All The Flowers Gone - Peter Paul and Mary
Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)- Janis Joplin
Piece Of My Heart - Janis Joplin
Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
Elusive Butterfly Of Love- Bob Lind
If you are not inspired and want to use another 60's title, IM me but make sure your title is from the 60's ...Look it up. I don't have time..
If you just wanna write about the 60's...I'll allow it but make it good!!
1-2 enties allowed
any style/form
no erotica/sensual okay
easy on profanity. A Little is ok, but don't let it take over the poem.
no cutting/self harm
NO BASHING OF ME or ANYONE ELSE BE NICE!!!
DO NOT ENTER WITH ALIAS HERE IF YOU ARE BLOCKED...IF YOU ARE,YOU KNOW IT.. I am trying to go back to open contests. I have the right to DQ you if I suspect you are breaking this rule
Please use spell check and the word I is not i...
Have fun and be sweet
Lynda
The SIXTIES were an exciting, revolutionary, turbulent time of great social and technological change: assassination, unforgettable fashion, new musical styles, Camelot, civil rights, gay and women's liberation, a controversial and defensive war in Vietnam, the first manned landing on the moon, peace marches, World's Fairs, flower power, great TV and film and sexual freedom.
We will celebrate in music from that era!
(This is Part I of a 3 part series of A Celebration of Music)
Please choose a title and run with it...Any subject just take the title and be inspired!
And....here they are!:
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
Dazed And Confused - Led Zeppelin
Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
Light My Fire - Doors
Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Blowin' In The Wind - Bob Dylan
Crazy - Patsy Cline
She Loves You - Beatles
I wanna Hold your hand- Beatles
Yesterday - Beatles
Revolution - Beatles
Time Of The Season - Zombies
In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
The Letter - Box Tops
Wild Thing - Troggs
Will You Love Me Tomorrow - Shirelles
Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
White Room - Cream
The Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
God Only Knows - Beach Boys
The Tracks Of My Tears - Miracles
Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Temptations
Unchained Melody- Righteous Brothers
Where Have All The Flowers Gone - Peter Paul and Mary
Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)- Janis Joplin
Piece Of My Heart - Janis Joplin
Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
Elusive Butterfly Of Love- Bob Lind
If you are not inspired and want to use another 60's title, IM me but make sure your title is from the 60's ...Look it up. I don't have time..
If you just wanna write about the 60's...I'll allow it but make it good!!
1-2 enties allowed any style/form no erotica/sensual okay easy on profanity. A Little is ok, but don't let it take over the poem. no cutting/self harm NO BASHING OF ME or ANYONE ELSE BE NICE!!! DO NOT ENTER WITH ALIAS HERE IF YOU ARE BLOCKED...IF YOU ARE,YOU KNOW IT.. I am trying to go back to open contests. I have the right to DQ you if I suspect you are breaking this rule Please use spell check and the word I is not i... Have fun and be sweet Lynda
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 18, 2006
- Rewards: Gold: 300
- Final notes: Hi Brilliant Poets
Entries [17]
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You call me crazy
You tell me to leave you alone• Commented on by judge. -
They said we cast a shadow, they tried to paint it black.
Just because we rebelled, and would not walk their track.by Rockalongarhyme 60 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 10 4:19 PM 2006. In Society• Commented on by judge. -
They said we cast a shadow, they tried to paint it black.
Just because we rebelled, and would not walk their track.by Rockalongarhyme 60 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 10 4:32 PM 2006. In Society• Commented on by judge. -
In the white room,
amoral tomb• Commented on by judge. -
When zombies walked the earth
In paisley and frills of laceby Star Shine 28 lines, 9 comments, on Aug 14 1:00 PM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge. -
I was born to feel the wind
in my hair, the grass on my feetby crystylheart 43 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 14 2:55 PM 2006. In Personal• Commented on by judge. -
Questions, Questions, of life, </ST• Commented on by judge.
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Just listen to Janis, she’s belting out the blues
She’s telling things the way they are• Commented on by judge. -
-Purple haze clutters my mind
shattered dreams went yuppie• Commented on by judge. -
Sit loose in a quiet morning,
the sun waking in golden dreams.by S D McDaniel 18 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 16 8:38 AM 2006. In Nature• Commented on by judge. -
\You took "A Piece of My Heart" out,
that fateful day you overdosed,• Commented on by judge. -
Ah...think back—way back
when we were quite young• Commented on by judge.
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My oh my!!
Gotta love the 60's eh?
I love the songs and I sure do love the 60's and gladly my poetic juices are flowing so I will write something hopefully.
All my love.
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Great, Hana!!
Hope one of the songs titles sparks your beautiful muse
I thought maybe thoughts of the 60's make bring a little cheer
Lynda
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Brilliant, I might just be able to come up with something for this great idea....mal
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great Mal!! Please do come back ! Hope one of the titles inspires ya!
Lynda
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Sorry, Society's Child is not working. So, I may not enter the contest. I am going to bookmark it and I may try later. For some reason it is turning out all crud.
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Oh my,love love love 60's music!The ultimate in your list for me is Georgia on my mind by the one and only Ray Charles,finally Georgia let him back in and Amen to that.Will bookmark and ponder,have sooooooooooo many 6o's titles in my head am dizzy with them,was my mom's era but I loved it all in restrospect except Nam,God bless those still grieving,still suffering PTSD,those being born with birth defects due to chemicals used.
Here are some more faves,Sam Cooke "Only Sixteen",Otis Reading "My Girl","Ferry Cross the Mersey" Gerry and the Pacemakers,oh dozens...Will bookmark! -
Awesomely cool contest! I have you bookmarked
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Now I have seen this challenge, I gotta respond, this will be my first contest, loved the sixties, I was there.jono
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You have some great ideas for contests, I can say that and mean it, love this idea, wish you all the best!
-Timothy
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TY Timothy, my friend! If you decide to enter, remember I will allow other titles Just let me know!TY for your support and sweet words!
Lynda
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Throw in "Me and Bobby MaGee",and we'll see. Ha!
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you got it! Hope ya enter...Adding it now
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What another awesome contest!!! You rock sweet thing....I shall be back...
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awesome subject
Lynda...thank you for inviting me...OMG I saw the whole transformation of music...from the twist of the early 60's...to the British invasion to the ushering of the protest filled late 60's...it was a scary time to be a teen...for I found out in the 70's....awesome subject...what I wrote was fitting...for in those days it was more tears than love...some of the most impacting music was written then...it had heart and soul...thank you...smile and hugs..Dave -
I love these music contest inspiration themes of yours, Lynda! Gosh, you and I must've had the very same record collection at one time!
the original poem-thought I had to the last contest is still playing in my mind, though hardly anything to post at this point. I'll see what I can develop of it...but I love and remember the songs you have listed as options to this contest!
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OMG, haha, love sixties music, interesting contest! Hope you get a lot of entries and good luck judging them! keep it real!
See you around the deep end
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You know, seeing good ole Bob up there made me giddy (of course) and Janis, too... but the one that really made my day was Peter, Paul and Mary. Ah, now that was a group. 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone' is probably my favorite, but ya gotta love Puff the Magic Dragon. Oh, I remember many nights singing along with my dad while he played that song on the guitar.
Great contest idea, Lynda.
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hehe TY Meli...a friend suggested Peter Paul and Mary. I did a search last night to make sure that they were all truly from the 60's lol....Next is 70's then 80's so I think it may be fun
TY for your support and you know you are always welcome to come back! If ya have a different title in mind, just let me know
Lynda
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Oh, I love Peter, Paul and Mary.
If something comes to me, I'll definitely be back. Can't wait for the 70's and 80's, too. Gotta include Motley Crue in the 80's though. Gotta. I have a whole list of musicians/songs, if you need a couple of titles.
I'm an eighties girl.
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I love you! The 60's and 70's and 80's were awesome! Unfortunately I wasn't alive yet, but the music is way better than what we're got now. You kick ass!
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Good, come back and enter!
Hope to see ya back soon!
Lynda
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Far Out Cool
Can I do one that was released the exact month and year I was born ? First brought to us by Bob Dylan ( who was born in a town just south of where I was born )then made famous by The Turtles, and taken one step further by Johnny Cash ? I love the titles and might still do one of those, but would love to offer a humble homage to a beautiful song first. Great idea for a contest. Must have been hard to ignore some like Jefferson Airplane, Moody Blues, and the Who to name a few. -
you sure can Surprize me
Lynda
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It is my birthday today and no you hadn't sent me this contest. I am still working on a poem for another seasonal contest of yours. I was born in 1950 so all these songs are ones I danced, pranced and took chances with. I wanted to grow up to be a beatnik and ended up a hippie. Hitch hiked about 24,000 miles around the United States while in college. See what I can do, no promises but hopefully the muse will strike twice in close proximity. Love,Tom B.
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awwwwwwwwwwwwww, Happy Birthday Tom!
I thought you may like this one. I was born in 1960, but I have always loved 60's and 70's music
I am doing 70's next then 80's......
Hope you come back! Always a pleasure reading your work!
Lynda
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LOL TY moment liver...Why don't ya come back and give it a shot!
Hope ya decide to enter, and if you don't see one ya like, and you have a better one,let me know and you can use it!
Lynda
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okay, 80's girl, you can give me a list when we get to the 80's one ...I am a 70's girl myself...not the dico stuff
but the 70's ROCK .......
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ok, maybe I'll try it!
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Great, Trina...I always can count on you for beautiful entries in my contests!
Lynda
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Great, Yvette! Please come back and join us! It is such a pleasure reading your wonderful words!
Lynda
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Awww...no titles by The Animals? "House of the rising sun", "It's my life", or "Please don't let me be Misunderstood"?
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Take your pick! I am flexible! Do any of those three you wis
You have my permission PLease come back!
Lynda
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These titles bring back so many memories - loved these years in which I was a teenager. Great contest challenge. I wrote on before on the 60's and the music then - could I use it for this contest?
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i have bookmarked Great one!!!
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Wow now you have me singing Lynda I will most certainly give this a long hard look.The hard part will be to stop myself from returning to the song.As everyone is a gem.But i promise to try
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Merry meet,
What a great idea for a contest. I like some of the titles that you hve chosen. I'll see what I can come up with for this contest.
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Cool contest. Thanks !
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ROCK ON!!!
Gurl.... you are right up my alley with this contest! I remember every song on this list rather well in fact! It is funny, but even though I have changed so much since that time, I still love that music! I recently won tickets from the local classic rock radio station (John Boy and Billy are my heroes...lol... don't tell anyone ) .... Anywho, I won tickets for two different shows at a local beach which include
The Marshall Tucker Band, The Atlanta Rhythm Section, Jefferson Starship and get this.... JOHN KAY and STEPPENWOLF!
I thought most of those guys would be dead by now.... Lol
I'm taking my old man and going to see all of them...
O.K. enough ramblin... I will definetely pick something to write for this one! It will be hard to choose from that fantastic list though! Thanks for hosting this one!
Blessings,
Frog -
ROCK ON!!!
Gurl.... you are right up my alley with this contest! I remember every song on this list rather well in fact! It is funny, but even though I have changed so much since that time, I still love that music! I recently won tickets from the local classic rock radio station (John Boy and Billy are my heroes...lol... don't tell anyone ) .... Anywho, I won tickets for two different shows at a local beach which include
The Marshall Tucker Band, The Atlanta Rhythm Section, Jefferson Starship and get this.... JOHN KAY and STEPPENWOLF!
I thought most of those guys would be dead by now.... Lol
I'm taking my old man and going to see all of them...
O.K. enough ramblin... I will definetely pick something to write for this one! It will be hard to choose from that fantastic list though! Thanks for hosting this one!
Blessings,
Frog -
this is my kind of contest--wonderful idea!!!!....i LOVE the 60s with a passion....i just hope i have time to write a poem....good luck with this contest....have a great day and peace....:]
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I LOVE the Hendrix options. Do the entries have to be inspired by the entire song, or can we use the title alone?
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i think i need more time....i was judging my contest and i don't think i'll be able to make the deadline for this contest....peace....:]
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You can use the title alone
Please come back...I extended it for another day
Lynda
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I extended for another day for ya
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Thankyou so much; I'll be back tomorrow
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thanks a lot for extending the contest!!....peace....:]
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I was going to eneter this contest but you already have about 50 entries and I know that I would not have achance in Hades of winning it or even coming close so I will read some of them and good luck with the contest. This was a really cool idea for a contest. I hope you get lots of interesting poetry and stories.
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awwwwww you never know, .....you should enter ...
TY for stopping by!
Lynda
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OOOOHHHH god that would make such a good mix.... i think i was born in the wrong generation.
i would have loved to enter this -- but you closed it before i found it. good luck judging!
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keep it comeing just brilliant
So any stories to read all of which are just brillaint.I realy enjoyed the Lets celebrate the 60's.
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Wonderfuls contests...wonderful choices...love ya, Trina
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This was an interesting contest my dear,although I was a small child in the 60's I love the music,it was not my era but what an era it was,so much change for the better,so much great music,I often think I was born too late,hey that's another track from the 60's!I have a huge collection from the 50's too,including the complete anthology by the Platters.Well done to the winners and to you for holding the contest,love and light,Yvette
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Thanks for the inspiration and congratulations to all of the winners! Kimberly G.
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Congratulations to all the winners ! ~Jim
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All very good choices, Lynda! Congrats to all!!!
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Thank you for hosting another amazing contest, Lynda. There were many gifted Poets on this page, all worthy of accolades. Congratulations to those that placed, as well as to those who entered. Thank you very much for the silver trophy & points. I know all of the winning Poets, save one. Yay, my Friends!!! Be well, Poets. Wanda
"White Room"
www.allpoetry.com/poem/21782 48
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YOu are so very welcome, my friend! You were very deserving of the placing as did the others!
I had to have a tie cause there was too many great ones!
Lynda
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