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Jack's "Hippie" Songs
jstephens9:
Thanks Katie!!! I am glad you included all of these songs. You are definitely right "San Francisco" is the ultimate "hippie" song. It is also a great song. I have listened to it often especially after visiting San Francisco in September. Whatever the feeling that song gives is the same feeling visiting the city gives.
Katie77:
Can I tell you a story about when my husband and I went to see Hair? (well I'm going to)
It was July 1970, at the Metro Theatre in Sydney...we had got to the theatre about 15mins before the show was due to start. Hubby said, "you go and buy the tickets, while I go and park the car". I walked up towards the ticket office, and was approached by two American marines (at the time there were a lot of American servicemen in Sydney, on R&R leave from Vietnam). They asked me if I was going to see the show, and I told them I was just about to buy some tickets for me and my husband.....they handed me two tickets, and said, "here have these"...apparently, they had bought four tickets, expecting to meet up with another couple, and they had not shown up.
We sat beside them in the theatre, and asked them if they would like to have a drink after the show, but unfortunately, they did not return after intermission. In hindsight, maybe the anti-war message in the show, was probably not what they needed to or wanted to be entertained by.
The show itself was quite "shocking" for those times, and even more so, for us nieve Aussies......especially the final segment where all the cast took off their clothes, and asked the audience to join them on stage. From what I remember, only a two or three people accepted the offer.
I too, have the soundtrack, and love the music, and it always brings back the memory of when we went to see it.
Oh.......and something else, our first son was born 9 months later.....so it was an extra special good night.
smellykellyjay:
--- Quote from: Katie77 on March 02, 2008, 06:38:24 pm ---HAIR......by the Cowsills
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My favorite line from this song is in the stage and movie versions but not the Cowsills'. . .
They'll be ga ga at the go go
When they see me in my toga
My toga made of blond
Brilliantined
Biblical hair
My hair like Jesus wore it
Hallelujah, I adore it
Hallelujah, Mary loved her son
Why don't my mother love me?
I read somewhere that this part was controversial, which is why the Cowsills left it out of their version. Since their mother was part of the group, I reckon maybe she had something against the line too. You know, not wanting her kids singing about her not loving them and all.
--- Quote from: Katie77 on March 02, 2008, 06:38:24 pm ---AGE OF AQARIUS.....by the 5th Dimension
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Somebody did a great remix of the 5th Dimension version of this back in the mid 90s. My most favoritest of theirs is "One Less Bell to Answer."
smellykellyjay:
--- Quote from: susiebk on March 02, 2008, 10:40:25 pm ---I love Hair - have the soundtrack from the stage show, and know most of the songs by heart. Always wished I was a child of the 60s, but had the misfortune to grow up in the 70s and 80s.
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Oh, honey. Me too. When I was a teenager, I was all about the 60s. I listened to the music and wore the clothes. I was such a poseur.
I love "Hair" too. My favorite songs are the lesser known ones:
- Sodomy (So nasty!)
- Colored Spade (I sing along to this one but not too loudly.)
- My Conviction (Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-ct. . . ually. . .)
- Frank Mills (So lovely. I pass the Waverly Diner a few times a week, and it often reminds me of this song.)
- Walking in Space (The first party is beautiful, but I like the "Red, white! Blue, brown!" freak out at the end.)
- Abie Baby (Emancin-muthaf**kin-pator of the slaves!)
- Three-Five-Zero-Zero (A whisper to a scream.)
But my absolute favorite -- and one of my theme songs - is "Black Boys/White Boys."
smellykellyjay:
--- Quote from: Katie77 on March 03, 2008, 01:03:05 am ---Can I tell you a story about when my husband and I went to see Hair? (well I'm going to). . .
Oh.......and something else, our first son was born 9 months later.....so it was an extra special good night.
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Sounds like it was a memorable night! My first time seeing "Hair" wasn't as memorable. I went to see it with a lesbian, and, since I'm a gay guy, there wasn't nothing going on there. We saw our university's student production of the show. I think there was some rumblings about a protest, but I don't recall there being anything of the sort. Probably just a bunch of talk.
I do remember that one guy wore a body suit in the nude scene. I think the others stripped down to underwear or something. I remember that it was a good, well-done show but not much else because my friend and I altered our consciousnesses before we went. You know, to get into the spirit of the show and all. We used to love theme nights!
I remember more clearly watching the movie version. My grandfather had Cinemax, and I saw that the movie was playing on that channel one weekend when I was home from school. I asked it I could watch it at his place, and he said yes. He watched it with me and seemed to enjoy it. He had to have been in his late 70s or early 80s. He was always cool that way. Very easy going and accepting.
Treat Williams had the lead in the movie. While I don't usually go for guys with long hair, he was hot! With him, his hair doesn't matter to me. As long as he has ears for me to grab to pull and keep him closer to me, it's all good.
I think the movie has more of a story than the play. The ending of the movie killed me. I remember feeling kinda sick about what happened.
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