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[The_Doc_Man]

I'm going to give it a go. I'm having trouble cleaning it up, though. I'll even give you a hint - Vietnam era

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Almost 24 hours. Here is the second clue. Vietnam War era.

 

[Minty]

@The_Doc_Man Doc I'm assuming these are for the same song... In which case I'm struggling.
More of a child of the late 70's early 80's but that shouldn't be stopping me.

 

[NauticalGent]

Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf


♪♫ ...close your eyes girl, look inside girl...♫♪

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Ding, ding, ding... NG's got it. From Steppenwolf

2nd clue: "I like to dream, yes, yes, right between the sound machine; on a cloud of sound ..."
1st clue: "Last night I held Aladdin's lamp, so I wished that I could stay; before the thing could answer me, well someone took the lamp away; I looked around, a lousy candle's all I found"

My third reference would have been an oblique comment about Star Trek: First Contact and Zephraim Cochrane.

 

[AccessBlaster]

I had seen SteppingWolf at a local California festival in the 70's, it featured Hell's Angels riot police and chaos. That's pretty much all I can remember.

 

[Minty]

I had seen SteppingWolf at a local California festival in the 70's, it featured Hell's Angels riot police and chaos. That's pretty much all I can remember.

Are you sure you were there??

Spoiler: Joshing

If you can remember it you weren't there https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/07/remember-1960s/

 

[The_Doc_Man]

For me, one of the live music "thrills" was at a Louisiana Jazz and Heritage Festival (a.k.a. "Jazz Fest") where in two days time, I saw & heard Al Green, Booker T and the MGs, Fats Domino, Aaron Neville, and The (original) Meters. Plus several local Cajun, Gospel, and Rock & Roll acts you would not have known.

For those not sure, Al Green (later, Rev. Al Green) was an R&B soul singer. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" was his big hit at that time.

For Booker T & the MGs - "Time is Tight" was their latest big hit.

Fats Domino should require very little.

Aaron Neville's most recent hit at the time was "Tell It Like It Is"

The Meters were perhaps the leading "funk" group at the time. They did "Cissy Strut." We recently lost Art Neville (Aaron's brother), not to corona, but just to being a musician who was already an adult during the 1960s and then got 60 years older. If any of you are not up on "funk" then this track will let you know. But since it is instrumental, there is no way I could have gone off-topic with this one. P.S. - in the picture, Art Neville is on the right with glasses.

 

[Micron]

was his big hit at that time

not sure what that means. It was written and first recorded by the Bee Gees? Anyway, interesting because I know who Al Greene was but for "Let's Stay Together" I think.

 

[AccessBlaster]

For me, one of the live music "thrills" was at a Louisiana Jazz and Heritage Festival (a.k.a. "Jazz Fest") where in two days time, I saw & heard Al Green, Booker T and the MGs, Fats Domino, Aaron Neville, and The (original) Meters. Plus several local Cajun, Gospel, and Rock & Roll acts you would not have known.

For those not sure, Al Green (later, Rev. Al Green) was an R&B soul singer. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" was his big hit at that time.

For Booker T & the MGs - "Time is Tight" was their latest big hit.

Fats Domino should require very little.

Aaron Neville's most recent hit at the time was "Tell It Like It Is"

The Meters were perhaps the leading "funk" group at the time. They did "Cissy Strut." We recently lost Art Neville (Aaron's brother), not to corona, but just to being a musician who was already an adult during the 1960s and then got 60 years older. If any of you are not up on "funk" then this track will let you know. But since it is instrumental, there is no way I could have gone off-topic with this one. P.S. - in the picture, Art Neville is on the right with glasses.

That's nice, never heard that before TY.

 

[AccessBlaster]

Are you sure you were there??

Spoiler: Joshing

If you can remember it you weren't there https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/07/remember-1960s/

Just physically.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

It was written and first recorded by the Bee Gees?

I concur that the BeeGees did it first. But in the R&B charts, at the time that was popular, which was probably one reason he got the Jazz Fest invitation. They are most likely to invite "trending" artists, regardless of originality.

 

[NauticalGent]

An easy one!

 

[AccessBlaster]

"Life's Been Good" Joe Walsh,

 

[NauticalGent]

But of course...my funeral song. Should have known you or Doc would nail it in record time. So....you're up!

 

[NauticalGent]

"Life's Been Good" Joe Walsh,

♪♫ They say I'm crazy but I have a good time...♫♪

 

[AccessBlaster]

Remember James Gang?

 

[NauticalGent]

I do...

 

[AccessBlaster]

Simpler times...

 

[AccessBlaster]

Simple one:
Maybe more appropriate