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HEY JUDE
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THE BEATLES
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[I]
(John Lennon, Paul McCartney) John & Cynthia Lennon were splitting up with the arrival of Yoko Ono. On his way over to see Cynthia, he began thinking about their son Julian, and began writing a song 'Hey Jules'. It later became ,Hey Jude, as it fit better. (LB)
**KILL ME**
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JUMPIN' JACK FLASH
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THE ROLLING STONES
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3
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[I]
(Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
Bill Wyman claims he came up with the original guitar riff, getting no credit. Jagger and Richards began writing the lyrics after hearing loud footsteps of Richard's gardener Jack Dyer outside of a window. Richard told Jagger that it was 'jumpin' Jack'. Said Jagger to Rolling Stone, 1995, it came "out of all the acid of Satanic Majesties. It's about having a hard time and getting out. Just a metaphor for getting out of all the acid things". (LB)
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ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER
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JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
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(Bob Dylan)
First appearing on Dylan's 1967 album 'John Wesley Harding', the difinitive version is Hendrix's version that came out 6 months later. (LB)
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SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE
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CREAM
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(Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton)
The members of Cream attended a Jimi Hendrix concert in 1967, and were so taken by the performance, that Jack Bruce came home and came up with the riff. That same nigbt, looking out the window, producer Pete Brown began the lyrics (although not getting a writers credit) with 'It's getting near dawn and lights close their tired eyes'. Clapton later came up with the title while writing the refrain. (LB)
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BORN TO BE WILD
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STEPPENWOLF
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[I]
(Mars Bonfire)
Bonfire was an early member of Steppenwolf when they were known as the Sparrows, and his brother was the drummer in the current band. Although inspired by a poster of a motorcycle with a phrase 'Born to Ride', the song was actually written about a car as he had just purchased his first one. It was only the next year when it became the theme of 'Easy Rider' that it became a bikers tune. (LB)
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WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
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THE BEATLES
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W S
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PIECE OF MY HEART
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BIG BROTHER & HOLDING CO.
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W S
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WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS
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JOE COCKER
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68
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W S
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WHITE ROOM
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CREAM
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HELLO, I LOVE YOU
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THE DOORS
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1
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W S
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IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA
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IRON BUTTERFLY
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30
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W
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THE WEIGHT
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THE BAND
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(Robbie Robertson)
A fictitious song about a traveller coming to and leaving town, placed in Nazereth, Pennsylvania. It was influenced by southern music, the Bible, the bands own experiences and people they knew. It was also inspired by movies of Ingmar Bergman and Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel. (LB)
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HUSH
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DEEP PURPLE
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4
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REVOLUTION
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THE BEATLES
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SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL
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THE ROLLING STONES
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YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON
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VANILLA FUDGE
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MRS. ROBINSON
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SIMON & GARFUNKEL
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1
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W
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JUST DROPPED IN
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THE FIRST EDITION
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SKY PILOT
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ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS
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(Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch)
'Sky pilot' is a military chaplain blessing troops before they go into battle and waits for their return. The 7 minute song had to be broken in half on the single, fitting both the A and B sides. (LB)
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RAMBLIN' GAMBLIN' MAN
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BOB SEGER SYSTEM
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON
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THE MOODY BLUES
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24
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SUZI Q
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CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REV.
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11
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ELENORE
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THE TURTLES
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MAGIC CARPET RIDE
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STEPPENWOLF
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#
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[I]
(Rushton Moreve, John Kay)
While the song started with Rushton Moreve's riff, the song came alive when John Kay took the beginning of the recording home and put it on his new stereo system he just purchased. The quality of the sound blew him away bringing on the line ''I like to dream ... right between the sound machine.' and the rest of the song went from there. (LB)
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HURDY GURDY MAN
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DONOVAN
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5
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PICTURES OF MATCHBOOK MEN
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STATUS QUO
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W
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FIRE
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CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN
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2
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W
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ON THE ROAD AGAIN
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CANNED HEAT
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W
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MONY MONY
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TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS
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3
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FEELIN' ALRIGHT
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TRAFFIC
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