Suicidals and survivors

Victims or martyrs? Or just plain weirdos… Doomed age of 27 Some of the great names may be brought together in this concept. – Not only Morrison, but also Joplin, Hendrix and Brian Jones in The Stones – And many more… Sex, drugs and rock and roll… an alcohol, of course.

The musical scene: Jimi Hendrix – Woodoo Child, http9irsg1vBmq0s:// – Little Wing instrumental? EU&list=RD5erZ46pxSUM&index=2 EU&list=RD5erZ46pxSUM&index=2

Hendrix: Little Wing Well she's walking through the clouds With a circus mind That's running wild Butterflies and zebras and moonbeams And fairly tales That's all she ever thinks about Riding the wind When I'm sad she comes to me When I'm sad she comes to me With a thousand smiles She gives to me free It's alright, she says It's alright Take anything you want from me Anything Fly on, little wing

Janis Joplin The Other American heroine – not known in Britain – Published more records after her death than before! Vultures to the heritage! Summertime, 1969 – Janis Joplin concert footage

Joplin: Summertime Summertime, time, time, Child, the living's easy. Fish are jumping out And the cotton, Lord, Cotton's high, Lord so high. Your daddy's rich And your ma is so good-looking, baby. She's a-looking good now, Hush, baby, baby, baby, baby now, No, no, no, no, no, no, no, Don't you cry, don't you cry. One of these mornings You're gonna rise, rise up singing, You're gonna spread your wings, child, And take, take to the sky, Lord, the sky. But until that morning, Honey, n-n-nothing's going to harm ya, No, no, no, no no, no, Don't youno cry, don't you cry.

The Rolling Stones Survivors? Their own share of tragedy too – Brian Jones The real rock band – less melodic than… Satisfaction, 1965 – Epic film Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, 1979 Film adaptation of … English majors should know! Paint it Black – A A

Satisfaction I can't get no satisfaction, I can't get no satisfaction 'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try I can't get no, I can't get no When I'm drivin' in my car, and the man come on the radio He's tellin' me more and more about some useless information Supposed to fire my imagination I can't get no, oh, no, no, no, hey, hey, hey That's what I say I can't get no satisfaction, I can't get no satisfaction 'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try I can't get no, I can't get no When I'm watchin' my tv and a man comes on and tell me How white my shirts can be But, he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke The same cigarettes as me I can't get no, oh, no, no, no, hey, hey, hey That's what I say I can't get no satisfaction, I can't get girl reaction 'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try I can't get no, I can't get no When I'm ridin' round the world And I'm doin' this and I'm signin' that And I'm tryin' to make some girl, who tells me Baby, better come back maybe next week Can't you see I'm on a losing streak I can't get no, oh, no, no, no, hey, hey, hey That's what I say, I can't get no, I can't get no I can't get no satisfaction, no satisfaction No satisfaction, no satisfaction

The Rolling Stones – Later Years Sacking/death of Jones, replacement Mick Taylor – The most underrated guitarist? The Mick Taylor Years – Can’t You Hear Me Knocking, from Sticky Fingers, &list=PLFFC0DE5C257B32AF &list=PLFFC0DE5C257B32AF – Time Waits for No One, from It’s Only Rock and Roll, C0DE5C257B32AF C0DE5C257B32AF Allmusic, excellent source – mn mn

Homework 3 readings from two encyclopaedias each – Handbook – Harmony Follow links, listen to the songs., etc How the Brits Rocked America, episode 2 – Questions on next slide.

BBC video 2 Note down names, bands, etc. you might be familiar with. What background do we find out about the American South in the 1960, complementary (conflicting) perceptions of Brits and Americans? What went awry with the 1966 tour of the Beatles? Clue: istenkáromlás What do we learn of the connection between politics and artists? What is the significance of the Monterey pop festival? What was music and musicians beginning to be seen as? What was the „move to the West”? Did the British invasion come to an end?