The Who wanted to sell out, but their hearts weren't really into psychedelic music, despite it being all the rage. Group leader …
No. 59: ‘Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!’
"I want to be able to smell the sawdust," John Lennon demanded. "I want to taste the circus." What John Lennon wanted in 1967, …
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No. 24: ‘Bass Strings’
"Hey partner, won't you pass that reefer round?" Country Joe McDonald pleaded in his song "Bass Strings." Pretty tame stuff, …
No. 19: ‘Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun’
Our story begins in the 9th century, with the poetry of Li He, one of the famed Lis of China's Tang Dynasty. Li He was a …
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