Show:
1968
Name that Tune
Summer
Songs
Great Intros
100
Two members of this group that wanted you to light their fire, met on Venice Beach in 1965; 3 years later this song about love at first site was a huge hit
Hello, I Love You... The Doors
100
Song 1
Stayin Alive The Bee Gees
100
With heavy eyeliner and a snarling, guitar-driven swagger, Alice Cooper took the sweet, innocent idea of the first day of summer break, and turned it into an emancipation proclamation for ditching class permanently.
School's Out
100
Intro 1
YMCA - The Village People
200
This song was recorded in 1967 just days before the artist died. It was released posthumously in 1968, becoming the first posthumous single to top the charts in the US, all done just by leaving his home in Georgia headed towards the San Francisco Bay to watch the tide roll away
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay ... Otis Redding
200
Song 2
Life’s a Dance John Michal Montgomery
200
This anthem of playing his "first real six-string" and meeting a summer sweetie at the drive-in is a classic, nostalgic ode to the summer of the "the best days of my life."
Summer of 69
200
Intro 2
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
300
This song was written for the movie “The Graduate”. When released as a single in 1968, it hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US, for their second chart-topping hit after "The Sound of Silence".
Mrs. Robinson ... Simon and Garfunkel
300
Song 3
Wanna be Starting Something Michael Jackson
300
“I can tell you my love for you will still be strong" croons Don Henley as he patiently awaits the departure of his estranged love's summer flings so he can regain his ex's affection.
Boys of Summer
300
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zepplin
400
This song is one of “Rolling Stones” top 500 greatest songs ever. This British supergroup's member provided the well known guitar solo from this song that is now featured in video games such as Guitar hero. He went on to have many other hits: for example Cocaine, Tears in Heaven, and Lay Down Sally.
Sunshine of Your Love ... Cream/Eric Clapton
400
Song 4
Windy The Association
400
"This is the Fresh Prince's new definition of summer madness," rapped Will Smith before he was an international movie star back in 1991 when he was still the rapping cohort of DJ Jazzy Jeff and a newly-minted sitcom actor.
Summertime
400
Intro 4
Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi
500
This song by the Fab 4 was the Billboard number one song in 1968. The song was written to comfort the son of John Lennon from the stress of his parents divorce.
Hey Jude ... the Beatles
500
Song 5
Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers
500
Eddie Cochran knows how much it sucked to be a teenager, even back in 1958. His slightly rebellious hit "raised a holler" about just how much of a bummer it is to have to work all summer instead of frolicking with your girl and your friends.
Summertime Blues
500
Intro 5
Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who