| There's little doubt that 60s Songs played a major | | | | over and as a result, they have continued to be |
| role in shaping the music we have today. It is rare | | | | popular for almost 45 years. A killer guitar hook |
| to find an artist or band that does not cite an | | | | with killer lyrics and a killer singer guaranteed this |
| artist or band from the 1960s as one of their | | | | song's status. |
| influences. Musicians of all ages and backgrounds | | | | Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys |
| cannot stop raving about this period of music. | | | | Between 1965 and 1967, the Beach Boys and the |
| Even I can't stop raving about it even though I | | | | Beatles engaged in a battle for both commercial |
| was born at the end of the 1980s. | | | | and innovative supremacy. Experimentation was |
| The article hopes to explore some of the most | | | | at its peak during this period and has never again |
| memorable 60s Songs that defined this period. | | | | reached such levels. As the story goes, the |
| The criterion is not the commercial success of the | | | | Beatles album Revolver influenced the Beach Boys |
| song but the cultural and social impact of the song | | | | album Pet Sounds which in turn influenced |
| on 1960s society (and even contemporary | | | | Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. All 3 |
| society). So without further ado, here we go. | | | | albums are now in the Top 10 most influential |
| I Wanna Hold Your Hand - The Beatles | | | | albums of all time according to Rolling Stone |
| This was the song that catapulted the Beatles | | | | magazine. One of the songs that resulted from |
| into worldwide fame. Their performance on the | | | | this period was Good Vibrations, which was the |
| Ed Sullivan show in February 1964 singlehandedly | | | | brainchild of Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson. |
| started the British Invasion in America and | | | | Its production became a obsession for Wilson and |
| changed the course of music forever. Before this | | | | which led it to becoming the most expensive song |
| major event, American music was stuttering and | | | | produced at the time. At the same time, it |
| stalling. British music brought a new tune and | | | | contributed to Wilson's mental deterioration. |
| rhythm that defied musical conventions of the | | | | Arguably, the Beach Boys never reached such |
| time and it struck a huge chord with the | | | | peaks. Nevertheless, this song will forever remain |
| American audience. Music would never be the | | | | the legacy of Brian Wilson from a period where |
| same ever again. | | | | anything was possible. |
| I Can't Get No Satisfaction - Rolling Stones | | | | While these songs may have been commercially |
| As one of the beneficiaries of the British Invasion, | | | | very successful, the decision to put them in this |
| the Rolling Stones released I Can't Get No | | | | article was solely due to the cultural and social |
| Satisfaction in 1965, a very controversial song for | | | | impact that these songs made. It is for this |
| the censors, but a song that expressed perfectly | | | | reason that these 60s Songs are so memorable |
| the concerns and issues of 60s youth. It was the | | | | today. |
| song that launched the group to fame the world | | | | |