-all his many bands, including Cream.

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and a lot of people grew up in the 60s. It's not all that obscure. It actually won a Grammy in 1965.

You seem to have thought I was being insulting. If so, you misunderstood me. Because it came out in 1964 (won the Grammy in 1965), I would guess a lot of DUers have not heard it. That was my only intent with that comment.

I'm sorry if my comment came off that way. I just thought that you didn't know it was such a popular song and I only meant to point out that it was very well-known back in the day. I apologize for not being more clear about what I was trying to say.

And you're absolutely right; the non-boomers probably wouldn't know this song. It hasn't been played a lot over the years like other oldies have.

John Denver

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Bobby Hebb

Roy Ayers

Sunny and sunshine are in the lyrics and of course a blue sky has sunshine.

and Bill Withers’, “Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone”.

I could listen to it over and over.

traditional folk ballad - lifted by the Animals to become a beloved and enormous international success - and sometimes attributed as the original 'folk rock' hit.

describe the very perfect Animals song depicting their seamier history (then again, what isn't) as a "traditional folk ballad.." Just sayin LOL. But, I love that song. Good choice.

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Achingly beautiful song...

I was assigned to a low-readiness unit on Fort Knox. Depressing. The debate over ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ was raging in Congress. And I spent as much time off post and away from the homophobes as I could. Being a straight LGBTQ ally back then was not popular in the military.

The gay crowd in the St. Mathews district in Louisville took me in and made me feel welcome. I was their pet gay-friendly soldier. I had discovered Concrete Blonde right around then, and used to wander the streets of St. Mathews at night listening to this song on my Walkman. (Remember those?)

It was then that I embraced my inner liberal and decided not to hide it anymore. It helped that Johnette Napolitano, lead singer of Concrete Blonde, is a ferociously outspoken liberal and progressive.

I love this song…

by Donovan

n/t

The Beatles

Because too much sunshine makes you "Burn."

Never a big Beatles fan, but…

I suppose I’m dating myself.

My defense is that my son has been endlessly recounting to me (for 15 minutes) how he’s spent his day trying to find an old version of some video editing thingie that will still work, and my brain is apparently mush.

He finally relented when I burst out laughing because he gave me a flashback to an old Steve Martin joke:

"This lawn supervisor was out on a sprinkler maintenance job, and he started working on a Findley sprinkler head with a Langstrom 7 inch gangly wrench. Well, his little apprentice leans over and says 'you can't work on a Findley sprinkler head with a Langstrom 7 inch wrench'. Well, this infuriated the supervisor so he went and got volume 14 of the Kinsley manual. And he said 'look right here it says the Langstrom 7 inch wrench can be used with a Findley sprocket!' Just then the little apprentice leaned over and said 'it says socket not sprocket."

This song to George a lot. I'm sorry.

Maybe it deserved two recs.

I am pretty sure I did not appreciate it at the time.. On my kitchen ledge now.

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from the Broadway musical "Hair."

Also Sunrise/Sunset from "Fiddler on the Roof."

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This version in particular
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Even though the trumpet player is famous, Andrea Motis, it feels like a bunch of people having fun. I mean out on a sidewalk.

Sunlight by The Youngbloods

...Deb already had Here Comes The Sun in the OP.

I see upthread I wasn’t the first to post. I was trying to post it earlier with my phone while waiting in the car for Mrs Happy, but she was quicker than me.
I really like the acoustic versions and had not seen the video I posted until today, it is excellent!

Tikki

..."I'm blowing the day to take a walk in the sun,

And we can’t forget the opening theme song of Sesame Street: “Sunny Days”. I’m ready for some sunshine. Happy Spring everyone!😊

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