What's your favorite 60's Peace-and-Love anthem?

No Crystal Blue Persuasion yet?

 

actually I don't have a favorite as I like them all...

 

That's a good one, didn't think of that. Great song, very evocative of the time.

 

I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the first version of this song on Jefferson Airplane's first album "Takes Off"? Great singing by Marty Balin and Signe Anderson,

 

Get Together (The Youngbloods song) - Wikipedia

Apparently not!

The Kingston Trio 1964
pre-Byrds David Crosby around the same time.
We Five - Charted 1965 charted at 31
Jefferson Airplane August 1966. I think this was the best version so far.

 

My favorite Jefferson Airplane track.

 

That album is incredible.

 

Peace Brother Peace - Bill Medley

 

My choice. Excellent all around.

 

SWEET CHERRY WINE
Tommy James & The Shondells

 

I see this song as a psychedelic masterpiece of the 60s more than a peace and love song.

 

Problem is the illusion has gotten stale with this song.Its seems every show or snippet about the peace and love generation has this song playing.

 

YMMV as far as the sentiments of this song. But see my earlier post; as a piece of music, it's flawlessly executed, and no matter how many times I hear it, there is nothing stale about it for me.

 

I don't believe the Crosby recording of "Get Together" was released until decades later. It wasn't included with the other Crosby tracks recorded about the same time and released on the Together label album Early L.A. in 1969.

 

Let's Live for Today by the Grass Roots needs a shout out...

 

It is a wonderful track but I think the fact I've generally avoided such documentaries has helped.

I think you're right. It's actually very good. Also found the H.P. Lovecraft (1967) version which is again quite different.

 

One of the 60s best peace songs:

 

Vince guaraldi trio-cast your faith to the wind
The association-cherish
Procol harum-white shade of pale
Something in the air-i dont know the band..

 

I'm pleased that The Youngbloods' Get Together has been mentioned so many times, and Oliver's fantastic Good Morning Starshine has gotten a couple of mentions. I'd like to add "The Rain The Park and Other Things" by the Cowsills:

and these three greats by The Rascals: Groovin', A Beautiful Morning, and People Got to be Free.

 

Another from the Summer of Love compilation, the Monkees "For Petes Sake", catchy song that I think was used as the closing credits on the tv show