Music was a huge part of our high school life. We grew up listening to the best songs and lyrics ever gifted to a generation. Two groups of artists – some 60 years later – are still giving us music to live by.

Here are links to the new Beatles and Stones work.

Rolling Stones - 'Angry' - https://youtu.be/_mEC54eTuGw 

Rolling Stones -'Sweet Sounds of Heaven' - https://youtu.be/Wt3ISLkIS38

Beatles - 'Then and Now' - https://youtu.be/AW55J2zE3N4

Beatles - Short video on how this last Beatle song was created - https://youtu.be/APJAQoSCwuA

Sit back, close your eyes, and listen. Let time skip you back to our younger days – when we were bursting with future dreams and you were cooler than you ever knew you could be.

How lucky can the Glenbard West Class of ’70 get?

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The Songs, Movies and TV Shows

 

Whether we were listening to the radio as we drove around town  (Crescent Blvd- Forest Ave- Pennsylvania Ave -Main Street - Repeat) messing around in the garage, or lounging in someone's basement, the music we listened to formed the baseline for our audio memories for years to come. Little did we know our music was classic before classic was cool. Here are the songs that reached Billboard's Number One spot for the years 1965 to 1970 - Click on these links for instant audio and video flashbacks.

1965
"I Feel Fine" - The Beatles
"Come See About Me" - The Supremes
"Downtown" -  Petula Clark
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" -  The Righteous Brothers
"This Diamond Ring" - Gary Lewis & the Playboys
"My Girl" - The Temptations
"Eight Days a Week" - The Beatles
"I'm Telling You Now" -  Freddie and the Dreamers
"Game of Love" - Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" -  Herman's Hermits
"Ticket to Ride"  -The Beatles
"Help Me, Rhonda"  - The Beach Boys
"Back in My Arms Again"  - The Supremes
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" -  Four Tops
"Mr. Tambourine Man"  - The Byrds
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"  - The Rolling Stones
"I'm Henry VIII, I Am"  - Herman's Hermits
"I Got You Babe" -Sonny & Cher
"Help!" - The Beatles
"Eve of Destruction" - Barry McGuire
"Hang On Sloopy" - The McCoys
"Yesterday"  - The Beatles
"Get Off of My Cloud"  - The Rolling Stones
"I Hear a Symphony"  - The Supremes
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)"  - The Byrds
"Over and Over" - The Dave Clark Five

1966
"The Sound of Silence"  - Simon & Garfunkel
"We Can Work It Out"  - The Beatles
"My Love"  - Petula Clark
"Lightnin' Strikes"  - Lou Christie
"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" -  Nancy Sinatra
"Ballad of the Green Berets" - SSgt Barry Sadler
"(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" -  The Righteous Brothers
"Good Lovin'" - The Young Rascals
"Monday, Monday" -  The Mamas and the Papas
"When a Man Loves a Woman" -  Percy Sledge
"Wild Thing" - The Troggs
"Paint It Black" -  The Rolling Stones
"Paperback Writer" -  The Beatles
"Hanky Panky" - Tommy James and the Shondells
"Strangers in the Night"-  Frank Sinatra
"Summer in the City" -  The Lovin' Spoonful
"You Can't Hurry Love"-  The Supremes
"Cherish"-  The Association
"Reach Out I'll Be There" - Four Tops
"96 Tears" -  ? and the Mysterians
"Last Train to Clarksville" - The Monkees
"You Keep Me Hangin' On"-  The Supremes
"Winchester Cathedral" - The New Vaudeville Band
"Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys
"I'm a Believer" - The Monkees

1967
"Kind of a Drag" - The Buckinghams
"Ruby Tuesday" - The Rolling Stones
"Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" - The Supremes
"Penny Lane" - The Beatles
"Happy Together" - The Turtles
"Somethin' Stupid"  - Nancy and Frank Sinatra
"Groovin'" -  The Young Rascals
"Respect" -  Aretha Franklin
"Windy" -  The Association
"Light My Fire" -  The Doors
"All You Need Is Love"  - The Beatles
"Ode to Billie Joe" -  Bobbie Gentry
"The Letter" -  The Box Tops
"To Sir With Love" -  Lulu
"Incense and Peppermints" - Strawberry Alarm Clock
"Daydream Believer" - The Monkees
"Hello, Goodbye" -  The Beatles

1968
"Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" -  John Fred and His Playboy Band
"Green Tambourine" - The Lemon Pipers
"Love is Blue" - Paul Mauriat
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" -  Otis Redding
"Honey" -  Bobby Goldsboro
"Tighten Up" -  Archie Bell & the Drells
"Mrs. Robinson" -  Simon & Garfunkel
"This Guy's in Love with You" -  Herb Alpert
"Grazing in the Grass" - Hugh Masekela
"Hello, I Love You" -  The Doors
"People Got to Be Free"- The Rascals
"Harper Valley PTA" -  Jeannie C. Riley
"Hey Jude" - The Beatles
"Love Child" -  Diana Ross & the Supremes
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" -  Marvin Gaye

1969
"Crimson and Clover" -  Tommy James and the Shondells
"Everyday People" -  Sly & the Family Stone
"Dizzy" -  Tommy Roe
"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" - The 5th Dimension
"Get Back" -  The Beatles with Billy Preston
"Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" -  Henry Mancini
"In the Year 2525" -  Zager and Evans
"Honky Tonk Women" - The Rolling Stones
"Sugar, Sugar" -  The Archies
"I Can't Get Next to You" -  The Temptations
"Suspicious Minds" -  Elvis Presley
"Wedding Bell Blues" -  The 5th Dimension
"Come Together" / "Something" - The Beatles
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" -  Steam
"Leaving on a Jet Plane" -  Peter, Paul and Mary
"Someday We'll Be Together -  Diana Ross & the Supremes

1970
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" -  B. J. Thomas
"I Want You Back" -  The Jackson 5
"Venus" -  Shocking Blue
"Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" - Sly & the Family Stone
"Bridge over Troubled Water" -  Simon & Garfunkel
"Let It Be" -  The Beatles
"ABC" -  The Jackson 5
"American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight" -  The Guess Who
"Everything Is Beautiful" -  Ray Stevens
"The Long and Winding Road" -  The Beatles
"The Love You Save" -  The Jackson 5
"Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" -  Three Dog Night
"(They Long to Be) Close to You" -  The Carpenters
"Make It with You" -  Bread
"War"  - Edwin Starr
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" -  Diana Ross
"Cracklin' Rosie" -  Neil Diamond
"I'll Be There" -  The Jackson 5
"I Think I Love You" -  The Partridge Family
"The Tears of a Clown" -  Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
"My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" -  George Harrison

Source: Wikipedia

Now Playing

The Cascade, The Glen, The Wheaton Theatre - the movies we watched during our four years of highschool became today's classics. They reflected the times, created the foundation for 50 years of franchises, and predicted the future. (Was 2001's HAL possibly Siri and Alexa's grandfather?) Good times in the dark.

What's On Tonight?
Three networks plus our local Channel 9 WGN. Here are the TV listings for 1970. Some things have gotten much better! Click on these links for more information on each show.

1970 TV Guide Sunday
ABC	The Young Rebels	The F.B.I.	ABC Sunday Night Movie
CBS	Ed Sullivan Show	Glen Campbell Hour	Tim Conway Comedy Hour
NBC	Disney	Bill Cosby Show	The Bold Ones:
Monday
ABC	Let's Make a Deal	Newlywed Game	Monday Night Football
CBS	Gunsmoke	Here's Lucy	Mayberry R.F.D.	The Doris Day Show
NBC	Red Skelton Show	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	NBC Monday Night at the Movies
Tuesday
ABC	Mod Squad	ABC Movie of the Week	Marcus Welby, M.D.
CBS	The Beverly Hillbillies	Green Acres	All in the Family
NBC	Don Knotts Show	Julia	NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies
Wednesday
ABC	Courtship of Eddie's Father		Room 222	Johnny Cash Show
CBS	Storefront Lawyers	The Governor & J.J.	Medical Center	Hawaii Five-O
NBC	The Men from Shiloh	Kraft Music Hall	McCloud	Night Gallery
Thursday
ABC	Alias Smith and Jones	Bewitched	Barefoot in the Park	Odd Couple
CBS	Family Affair	Jim Nabors Hour	CBS Thursday Night Movies
NBC	Flip Wilson Show	Ironside	Adam-12	Dean Martin Show
Friday
ABC	Brady Bunch	Nanny and the Professor	Partridge Family	Love, American Style
CBS	The Interns	New Andy Griffith Show	CBS Friday Night Movies
NBC	The High Chaparral	The Name of the Game	Bracken's World
Saturday
ABC	Lawrence Welk Show	The Pearl Bailey Show	Mary Tyler Moore Show	Mannix
CBS	Mission: Impossible	My Three Sons
NBC	The Andy Williams Show	Adam-12	NBC Saturday Night at the Movies