I was listening to a CD of songs from the summer of love in the garden last night.

On it they had Stoned Love by the Supremes, which had me wondering if there were any other Soul or even Northern Soul songs, that were part of the hippy explosion especially from San Francisco?

I'm not thinking of protest songs, or vietnam songs, but soul songs about free love, flowers in hair, pixies etc.

Any suggestions?

Edited May 25, 201014 yr by in town Mikey

Mikey

Not a record as such. But when Otis appeared at the Monterey Festival in 1967 it was a real crossover between the soul and hippy genres.

I felt a bit the same when I saw the Voices of East Harlem tearing up the stage at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970.

MB

"The Happening" - The Supremes - a nice usage of a 60's San Franciscan term turned around quite nicely for a typical Motown pop tune.

"Spill The Wine" - The Isley Brothers - great cover of Eric Burdon & War's ultimate Stoner anthem.

Ian D

Sly & The Family Stone were considered part of that movement, as were the Chambers Brothers

I was listening to a CD of songs from the summer of love in the garden last night.

On it they had Stoned Love by the Supremes, which had me wondering if there were any other Soul or even Northern Soul songs, that were part of the hippy explosion especially from San Francisco?

I'm not thinking of protest songs, or vietnam songs, but soul songs about free love, flowers in hair, pixies etc.

Any suggestions?

How about this one Mikey?

and this one........

Although both tunes are British, which last time I looked were a long way from San Fransico.

Edited May 25, 201014 yr by Maark

I think Stoned Love was well after the Haight-Ashbury 'scare', a good three years, so by rights it shouldn't have been on the CD. The sentiments in the song (in my opinion) speak of a greater love, a love between the races/nations as opposed to war, strife, terror etc. I think it's a message of hope for a better world rather than one of free love, drugs, generational angst etc. The reference to the 'man on whose shoulders the world must depend' is especially poignant. Great song...

Of course a real hippy vibe to some of SW's stuff from about 1970 on.

MB

How about Bobby Womack ................... "Harry Hippie"............................I'll get me coat !!!!

'Your Autumn Of Tomorrow' by the Crow is 100% pure hippie soul if you check the lyrics...

...so is 'So Is the Sun', of course....

Always thought they were more 'Psychadelic Soul'...

...and what is a hippie without psychedelia, pray tell?

I was listening to a CD of songs from the summer of love in the garden last night.

On it they had Stoned Love by the Supremes, which had me wondering if there were any other Soul or even Northern Soul songs, that were part of the hippy explosion especially from San Francisco?

I'm not thinking of protest songs, or vietnam songs, but soul songs about free love, flowers in hair, pixies etc.

Any suggestions?

More blues than Soul, I know but...

How about "I Want to Be a Hippy (But My Hair Don't Grow So Long)" by Champion Jack Dupree (Blue Horizon)

or

"The Hippies Are Trying" by Junior Wells (Blue Rock)...

I thought what was counted as the summer of love was 1967.

Stu.

Rotary Connection

Rose coloured Glass

5000 VOLTS

The guy who sang got to have losers to on sceptre ?? got it but cant remember his name was it Dean Barlow or something lol,oh and wasnt Neil Young rumoured to have signed to Motown at some point ?? The stax festival looked like a bit of a love in also -would be good to get some footage up but pushed for time -seems to BE loads on you tube!! Sure there is loads more some of which will be lurking in the volts at Milson Pines -ill check tonight when back!!!

BAZ A

Edited May 25, 201014 yr by baz atkinson

there called it the black woodstock -loads of footage on you tube !!webby dont know just throwing in the hat -also fifth dimension sure i bought a brill ballad off Andy dyson yonks back -need to check again lol!

Really must get back to work but thought id throw this one in from a seminal hip hop album-different meaning to the word hippy i suppose lol but hey ho !!

BAZ A

WELL how could we forget The Temps pyschedelic shack?? Check this lot out folks !!

https://www.amazon.com/Music-black-hippies-soul-psychedelic/lm/24SXIRROHEZBJ

The Jerms- I am a teardrop

Purple Image-Why

B side to a Rex Garvin Track.....the Hippies are trying

World Column-So Is The Sun

Edited May 25, 201014 yr by wiggyflat

Really must get back to work but thought id throw this one in from a seminal hip hop album-different meaning to the word hippy i suppose lol but hey ho !!

BAZ A

great stuff 3ft high n rising etc ilove it age 55 now. still love it.

Didn't they also appear at Woodstock?

Not that anybody, who was there would have remembered

As they were all off there fookn faces

jimmy hendrix . johny jones purple haze. stone fox jimmy h. track from the lp rock machine i love you taj mahal lotta loving 68? wen i first heard it . nex time i heard it wigan casino 77>78. rock soul blues hippy there all there

how about ....grazin in the grass "can you dig it", has a feel of hippyness i think , great tune also!!

Forget your American Graffitti popcorn stuff your Edmundo Ros Latin Soul or Barnyard Chicken sounds R&B....Hippie Soul is the new northern.Chamber Brothers Time Has Come Today will be a biggie along with John Fitch-Romantic Attitude on beacon.Galt Mcdermot-Jesus Christ Superstar and versions of Hair will boom out of speakers everywhere.Hippie Northern Its the future

Cheers for the posts. Really enjoying this. Glad I asked now.

it makes sense that black America would have its slant on what was happening in the USA at that time. I just hadnt put the two areas together before.

As has been said it was the summer of 67, but I think its the hippy ethos I was trying to make the connection.

Some storing suggestions so far.

Thanks again.

Just remembered the horrendous Padded Cell x stafford biggie-possible canditate lol,isnt alot of pyche garage type bollox getting spun these days lol??

BAZ A

AGE NOWT TO DO WITH IT -LOL YOU GOT THE FIRST PUBLIC ENEMY ALBUMS MATE??

BAZ A

great stuff 3ft high n rising etc ilove it age 55 now. still love it.

HERE WE GO SOME CROSSOVER FROM COUNTRY JOE AND THE FISH LOL-HE LOVES A BIT OF ROCK+SOUL

BAZ A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtqcrI3TRkA

DONT KNOCK THIS LOT FOLKS -SOME OF THEIR STUFF COMES VERY CLOSE !!

BAZ A

AND OFCOURSE THIS NORTHERN WHITE LAD HAD A TOUCH OF SOUL IMHO!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQYDvQ1HH-E&feature=related

Right more later maybe -off to roll on a few mats -might have a spliff on the way down after watching this lot!!

BAZ A

just thought it throw this in recorded not long before the great genius passed -perhaps the ultimate soul hippie -he galvanised black america !!!incredible this as is pusherman ill get on later.

BAZ A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQqTxK7VhSk

how about ....grazin in the grass "can you dig it", has a feel of hippyness i think , great tune also!!

Totally agree with you there Steve brilliant toon

DONT KNOCK THIS LOT FOLKS -SOME OF THEIR STUFF COMES VERY CLOSE !!

BAZ A

Santana is excellent and i think really soulful

Anyone mentioned Rotary Connection?

Minnie Ripperton on vocals, and Sidney Barnes in there as well.

California Soul? Definately a hippie vibe to that one.

ritchie havens " I can't make it anymore"

performed at woodstock no less

Anyone mentioned Rotary Connection?

Minnie Ripperton on vocals, and Sidney Barnes in there as well.

California Soul? Definately a hippie vibe to that one.

Nice one Joe.

As soon as I saw the thread, I thought of this baby!

Minnie Ripperton in fine voice!

Love Me Now by Rotary Connection

Peace, Brother Man.

Sean

The dippiest soul hippies

Psychedelic Soul surely?

Ian D

Permanent Vacation - Marion Sodd (Great record too !!)

stoned love first sound i danced to and first soul that i bought this sound got me on the soul train ktf

John Fitch & The Associates' 'Romantic Attitude' is an incredible example of real psychedelic soul.

Edited May 26, 201014 yr by corbett80

Didn't they also appear at Woodstock?

Sly and The Family Stone did indeed perform at Woodstock .

I have a CD taken from the soundboard containing their full set , which was scheduled to be at 10 PM on the evening of Saturday 16th August 1969 , but actually took place at 3.30 AM on the Sunday morning , the 17th .

The Woodstock show is widely considered as one of their best performances.

The set was " M'Lady " ; " Sing A Simple Song " ; " You Can Make It If You Try " ; " Everyday People / " Dance To The music " ; " ( I Want To Take you ) Higher " / " Music Lover " ; " Love City " ; " Stand ! " .

Malc Burton

Edited May 26, 201014 yr by Malc Burton

Psychedelic Soul surely?

Ian D

This dance is all they do, 'coz the hippies dig it the most,

Na na baby get some psycedelic soul

This dance is all they do, 'coz the hippies dig it the most,

Na na baby get some psycedelic soul

Psychadelic Sally-Eddie Jefferson

The Bag-Red Purple And Blue

https://www.youtube.c...h?v=PUgil26eZM4

Linda Kendrick-Come Withe Gentle People

https://www.youtube.c...h?v=jNTuR1_K1cg

Sammy Davis-I Like The Way

And this!!!!!!!!

The Peddlers-Walk On The Wild Side

Cats Pyjamas-Virginia Water UK Direction proper soulsike

Why Cant There Be More Love-Mood Of Hamilton a UK Columbia thing.......Pete Smith will know it...

Stranger Things Have Happened-The Raisins (uk major minor thing)

The Ranglers-Step Down (uk Trend)

Hippy Skippy Moon Strut-Moon People

Clown-Black Velvet (UK Beacon)

Save Me-Root And Jenny Jackson (UK Beacon)

Reach Out Of The Darkness-Friends And Lovers (both label versions) and a link to DeLa Soul

Edited May 26, 201014 yr by wiggyflat

I was listening to a CD of songs from the summer of love in the garden last night.

On it they had Stoned Love by the Supremes, which had me wondering if there were any other Soul or even Northern Soul songs, that were part of the hippy explosion especially from San Francisco?

I'm not thinking of protest songs, or vietnam songs, but soul songs about free love, flowers in hair, pixies etc.

Any suggestions?

:hatsoff2:Hi All..... "NEVER TRUST A HIPPY" JOHNEY ROTTON quote:-1976.."And HE IS RIGHT" quote DtheDRUG2010:ph34r:DAVE KIL

B side to a Rex Garvin Track.....the Hippies are trying

and Rex Garvin 'Believe it or not' on Atlantic

and these of course:

Tommy Neal 'Goin' to a happening'

Bob Brady 'Everybody's going to the love-in'

loads of boogaloo stuff on Fania and, particularly, Cotique references hippies, weed, and LSD..