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Historically and musically, 1967 was a landmark year: perhaps the most significant in one of the most colorful, trendsetting yet divisive decades ever.
With the release of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," The Doors' self-titled first album, The Jimi Hendrix Experience's debut "Are You Experienced?," the introduction of symphonic pop courtesy of The Moody Blues' "Days of Future Passed" and other seminal records, 1967 was the musical pinnacle of the decade.
And when it comes to the classics, few know their stuff like Nick Donovan.
Nick started his radio career in the late '80s on KDZA AM 1230 “and '’ve been playing oldies or classic hits on a variety of stations ever since," he noted. "Currently, I'm the program director, and morning show, on KPHT 95.5, and play the '60s and '70s on 'Real Oldies,' a custom station on iHeart Radio.
"I'm also deejay and announcer for the National Street Rod Association at all of their 12 events across the country."
Today, Nick will offer his choices for the best songs of 1967, with yours truly weighing in accordingly.
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9. "The Beat Goes On," Sonny and Cher. This is one of those songs that has stood the test of time: partially because Sonny was a genius in the studio, with backup with the famed Wrecking Crew musical collective.
Jon: Nick, my friend, I fear we're getting off on the wrong foot. Is this a great song? Absolutely, as is "I Got You Babe." But, let's revisit the landscape of '67. I'll bypass the obvious "Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever" double A-side single, and Scott McKenzie's "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" - the anthem of The Summer of Love - and point out that The Cowsills' harmonious gem "The Rain, The Park and Other Things," The Youngbloods' wistful "Get Together" and Petula Clark's lush "Don't Sleep in the Subway" also emerged that year.
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