Curated playlist
1969 songs
- Give It Up or Turnit a LooseJames Brown's 1969 funk single "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" has lived many lives.
- Something (Beatles song)The Beatles song "Something" once had a hole in its second line. At a rehearsal being filmed for a documentary, George Harrison could get as far as the words "Attracts me" and no further. John Lennon offered a stand-in phrase, "like a…
- Let It Be (song)The Beatles song "Let It Be" debuted at number 6 in 1970, higher than any song before it.
- The Long and Winding RoadPaul McCartney cited one Beatles song in court as a reason to end the band. It was "The Long and Winding Road."
- Get BackPolice arrived mid-song as the Beatles played "Get Back" on a London rooftop. Harrison turned the amps back on.
- Give Peace a ChanceLennon credited Paul McCartney on "Give Peace a Chance" although McCartney had nothing to do with it.
- Octopus's GardenRingo Starr ordered fish and chips in 1968 and got squid. A boat captain's octopus tale became a Beatles song.
- Space OddityThe BBC played "Space Oddity" during Moon landing coverage without noticing the words.
- Here Comes the SunIn May 2023, "Here Comes the Sun" became the first 1960s song to pass one billion Spotify plays.
- I Want You (She's So Heavy)John Lennon ordered the tape cut mid-song, ending a Beatles track in sudden silence. It closes Abbey Road's side one.
- The Night They Drove Old Dixie DownA Canadian wrote "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," one of the greatest Civil War songs.
- Ramble OnIn Led Zeppelin's "Ramble On," Mordor is a fine place to meet beautiful women.