Which British song sums up the 1960s for you?

I fhink to capture the excitement (ny phone just wrote excrement) it has fo be My Generation.
"Hope I die before I get old!
And "why don't you all f-f-f-fade away! Don't try to dig what we all say!" .blooming marvellous.

My all time hit of the 60's has to be the fabulous Cilla and You're my world

I love Cream,
Badge
White Room
Sunshine of your love

The first ones that sprang to my mind were the Kinks - Denmark Street, Lazing on a Sunny Afternoon, Followed of Fashion - any of them really.

But then I remembered "I feel free" by Cream. Brilliant!

Beatles when it reached the Hippy era, Lennon/Yoko: all the anti war stuff: earlier, Dusty Springfield, (my Dad had a not so secret crush) the Doors...

I cant remember what we danced to at School discos, because I went to a folk club each week from the age of 16, it was in Hull where The Watersons were big and loved them.

Sorry a lot of the soundscape was from the USA: Beach boys endlessly: Joan Baez: lets do the twist, the Supremes

I guess I was a bit younger so it was the early 70's when I was really listening to a lot of pop, as I played in a youth orchestra and listened to classical music with my Dad and at school, and sung in the school choir, that was as important to me.

Old you start with something from 1960 and end your presentation with a song from 1969?
Cliff Richard and the Shadows ( Living Doll or Apache were hits in 1960) and The Beatles ( Get Back or Here Comes the Sun both hits in 1969)

What a lovely trip down memory lane
A reminder of some I had forgotten

Luckygirl, poignant memories. 💐

Oh, the yearning in Justin Hayward's beautiful voice.

Made in 1970 (so does it count ?) but I love Mathews Southern Comforts version of Woodstock.

Groovin’ by The Young Rascals

What becomes of the broken hearted by Jimmy Ruffin.

Wonderful thread... reminds me of so many happy times. Such a fantastic decade to be a student and nearly every song mentioned brings back memories. Smiling and crying here at the same time! Beatles 'Yesterday' and Procul Harem 'Whiter Shade of Pale' (already mentioned) are 2 of my faves but there are just too many to choose from.

Whiter Shade Of Pale

Sorry - Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Waterloo Sunset The Kinks
California Dreaming Mamas & Papas
Itchycoo Park The Small Faces
Superman Donovan
The times they are a’changing Bob Dylan
Penny Lane The Beatles

Nights in White Satin - it was "our tune" and I cannot bear to listen to it now he is gone.

We danced to the Moody Blues playing this live in the university union - happy days .........

Too many to mention but anything, Stylistics, Beachboys, Elvis, Moody Blues. A wonderful era.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney, just geniuses. I was 18 in 1963 and went to London University. It was a magic time, there was so much amazing music.
My dad, a professional classical musician, remarked then that the Beatles songs would be played in a hundred years' time.

I not sure if you can single one out really . Any Beatles or the Small Faces or Dusty Springfield so many amazing songs that summed up that era

😂 what on earth?
I like all the songs by The Kinks.

I like all their songs sum songs by The Kinks as well.

Allira

I think The Beatles are the most iconic band of the 60s.

There were so many others, but they were the ones who revolutionised pop music and were most famous.

Yes that’s true.
I think all their songs sum up the 60’s don’t they?

Good morning starshine
Groovy kind of love
You don't have to say you love me by Dusty Springfield
In fact anything by Dusty

Georgesgran

Itchycoo Park - Small Faces?

San Francisco (flowers) Scott McKenzie, but that’s American.

Seconded.

Pictures of matchstalk (stick?) men by Status Quo.

Grocer Jack (Excerpt From A Teenage Opera