Favorite Song From 1969...?

Now that's a toughie - huh? 

1969-2019: that's 50 years, baby! 

All of these have reached this milestone now; 

a fiftieth anniversary and constant airplay on all 

the radio stations there are, worldwide! 

But which one is truly your fave here - hmm? 

Which one you truly cannot get tired of hearing - 

FIFTY LONG YEARS LATER... huh?!? 

Let's run through them, one more time... 

... that sweet girl named Mary 

(aren't all Marys sweet things?) 

who sang about those DAYS...? 

... Portuguese Parlophone technology 

with a Carlos helped out by Paul...?

... still: it was Simone 

that represented the country 

at Eurovision! 

Can't get enough of her 

participating song there...?!? 

... or some mountaineer named Manuel 

and his mountains there,,,?!? 

... some formulaic quintet 

with a cuentame complex...?!? 

Nunca! 

nah... can't be Honky Tonk Women 

and those Rolling Stones either...! 

... those very same Stones 

asking for Shelter, 

just a shot away...?!? 

... those Lettermen, hurting so bad? 

... a creedence clearwater revival 

doomsaying about 

some bad moon rising now,,,?!?

It did inspire this, somehow: 

AND, perhaps, THIS: 

...never mind...

... grazing in the grass, 

with some 

friends of distinction...?!? 

... getting together, 

with some youngbloods...?!? 

... or coming together, 

like beetles do...?!? 

... BOTH those Youngbloods 

and Beatles (!) inspired many 

to grow their hair... in all sorts of ways! 

But none inspired so much 

as them Cowsills...!!! 

... but how about some 

crystal blue persuasion 

instead of all that - 

thanks to (some other) Tommy 

(not to be confused with Who!) 

and some Shondells...?!? 

(It's better than cowsills - no?)  

... those very same Shondells 

with crimson... and a clover... 

the endless cover versions of that tune... 

AND its appearance on many-a-soundtrack, 

including this upcoming film there?!? 

... feel like being number ONE, 

on a cold three dog night, 

the coldest night there is, 

according to the eskimo...!?! 

... or would you rather feel 

DIZZY - like Tommy Roe 

(and that hoe, there...?!?) 

... we are all ''everyday people'' 

who got to live together 

(as them youngbloods sang... 

and them beetles there, too...) 

but still... 

Now, that one inspired THIS for darn sure: 

...but let's move on...! 

... what of succumbing to temptations then 

- especially when one finds that 

one cannot "get next" to them...?!? 

... must be because ya all got 

suspicious minds then... huh?!? 

... shame on you, all! 

And shame on us, also...! 

We know we forgot (omitted) 

quite a lot of other tracks...

but really now... 

there is only one clear cut winner here; 

one obvious choice to make - 

especially now, as we reach 

a turning point in human history, 

fifty long years after this was released: 

YOUR BEST SONG 

~EVER~ 

FROM THE YEAR 1969: 

AQUARIUS

LET THE SUNSHINE IN

BY THE 5TH DIMENSION

with an honorable mention to 

... because it's about the future! 

(if nothing happens between now - and then, that is!) 

May Day - Mayday!

May 1st - ''MAY DAY'' - has a special meaning to us; 

couldn't help but make a special simulpost, right here on 

the''Taste-Testing Blog'' and on The Saudades Blog! 

How many songs are there -
on any given subject? 
With any given expression 
or special date? 
The answer: 
as many as there can be!