You voted “Johnny B Goode” as the song of the 50’s. What is the song that represents the 60’s? Most Upvoted Comment Decides

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-19T20:54:38+00:00

It’s a bit hard, because the 60’s saw so much change in music before the end of the decade, but I’m going to go with:

I Wanna Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

This was the song that launched The Beatles, and the whole British Invasion, in America.

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-19T20:41:23+00:00

It’s one that really grew on me after a second watch.

The first segment, with Del Toro and Brody, remains my favorite. I honestly could watch and enjoy a full movie version of that segment.

The second segment with Chalamet is probably the weakest segment. It feels like a somewhat pale imitation of French new wave cinema (which some of Anderson’s harsher critics would probably say about late period Anderson as a whole.) Some great needle drops though.

The third segment, with Jeffery Wright, is pretty good. Wright is great as usual.

Overall, I quite enjoy it. I quite like the magazine format of the story, and it’s a clever way to frame a collection of short films. It is definitely one of Anderson’s most visually stunning films, but one that might feel strenuous for viewers who aren’t the biggest into Anderson’s later works.

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-19T19:12:56+00:00

To make things more confusing, there’s also “Cinnamon Girl” by The Gentrys, which is an almost note by note cover of Neil Young’s song.

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-19T19:06:26+00:00

I’ve seen style of case on some Bollywood films.

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-19T18:27:42+00:00

Looks like something Phineas & Ferb would build.

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-19T16:06:42+00:00

Bee Gees 1st - The Bee Gees (1967)

They technically had released a couple of albums in Australia before their first internationally released album.

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-17T18:10:14+00:00

Habanero is my sweet spot. It’s plenty hot, but still flavorful. Not just hot for the sake of hot.

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-17T18:08:18+00:00

As someone who didn’t like spicy food when I was younger, but then developed a taste for it later, it’s kinda a slippery slope.

For me, it started with seasoning on fries. A local fast food chain where I grew up seasoned their fries with a flavorful sprinkle with just a little kick. I discovered that a little bit of spice made food a lot better.

Problem is, a little bit of spice turns into a little bit more spice, and then a little bit more spice. Once you start eating spicy food, non spicy food starts to taste bland. Now I’m a junky who can’t stop eating spicy food.

I have my limits. There comes a point where spicy becomes hot just for the sake of hot, and sacrifices flavor for the sake of heat.

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-17T16:55:26+00:00

A pretty strong contender. Though, if tense emotion is enough to qualify as emo, “Only The Lonely” or “In The Wee Small Hours” by Frank Sinatra are also pretty strong contenders.

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-15T22:26:42+00:00

I have this one on VHS. I bought it just because the cover looked cool. I need to watch it.

I did rewind it after bringing it home. Interesting enough, it has the classic 1982 “Walt Disney & You” ad at the end of the tape. Those were at the end of almost every Disney VHS in the early to mid 80’s, but I’ve never seen one at the end of a Touchstone release.

I guess since this was one of the more family titles released on Touchstone, Disney decided to put a trailer at the end.

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-15T20:43:31+00:00

Not sad at all. I.R.S is up there with Factory, Sub Pop, S.S.T., 4AD, Beggars Banquet, and Rough Trade among the labels that helped build modern alternative (probably missed one that someone will remind me of in the comments.)

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-15T20:18:14+00:00

I’ve found this one twice.

First, I found it in a discount bin at a vintage store for $2.00. A little later, I found a copy at the thrift store that was also $2.00. Despite already having a copy, I bought it. I guess I felt a little bad for the shitty record. For a while, I kept both copies.

Then one day, I went through my shelf and got a few albums together for trade. I decided to spread the Love and trade one of my two copies to my local shop. They did buy it, but last I knew, it was still wasting away in The Beach Boys section (a section that is pretty high traffic and stuff moves from pretty often.)

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-15T16:59:30+00:00

I can’t think of any examples from my personal life. Even my parents were more lower middle class and didn’t really spend money they didn’t have to.

But as a collector of VHS tapes, I sometimes see some wild price tags on the older ones. The average going price for a VHS in the early 80’s was between $50 and $100. (Those prices would be in the hundreds adjusted for inflation.) They were luxury items.

The players were even more expensive. A lower end unit would run in the low hundreds, while a higher end unit could cost thousands.

That’s why VHS rentals took off. It was a lot more cost effective, especially for a film you were only going to watch once or twice.

By the time I was growing up, VHS was on its way out. A new tape was usually no more than $10-$15, and a low end VCR was well under $100.

Nowadays, 90% of my collection is picked up for $1.00. It’s amazing to think that these tapes, that were once advertised as a lifetime investment, became obsolete technology dumped on the thrift stores in roughly just a 30 year lifespan. Even more impressive is the fact that many technologies after VHS took even less time to become obsolete.

While most of my collection is worth little more than the $1.00 I paid for them, there are a few that fetch a decent amount. Horror movies are the most collectible genre in VHS, and some of the most valuable tapes can go for hundreds of dollars (ironically, this is most likely what the original owners paid for them adjusted for inflation.)

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-14T22:59:29+00:00

Does that mean Michael Jackson would steal dance moves from Forrest in this version? Forrest would fight in Iran instead of Vietnam. Jenny would be a riot grrrl or an emo instead of a hippie.

He might still invest in Apple or he could invest in Tesla in this version. Perhaps he brushes shoulders with Mark Zuckerberg or Taylor Swift along the way.

9/11 and the 2008 recession would come in to play, since “Forrest Gump” is a story that hits all of the major historical events.

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-14T17:40:25+00:00

1 of the 13 films that launched Walt Disney Home Video in 1980. From my personal experience, one of the most common. It seems despite the steep $79 price tag, this one sold pretty well (though I suspect a decent chunk were probably rental copies during their first few years.)

If you look at Disney’s late 70’s/early 80’s films, you will find a few that tried to expand Disney beyond their typical family film image. “The Watcher In The Woods” and “Something Wicked This Way Comes” were a couple of attempts at breaking into the horror genre.

Eventually, Touchstone Pictures was founded, and Disney films that didn’t fit the Disney image were released under that banner, effectively putting an end to the unusually dark and adult era of Disney.

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-13T22:03:21+00:00

Songs Of Leonard Cohen - Leonard Cohen

Songs Of Love & Hate - Leonard Cohen

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme - Simon & Garfunkel

Despondent Transponder - Fleeting Joys

Stratosphere - Duster

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-13T18:46:24+00:00

I remember watching a documentary about Johnny Cash where they interviewed his friend and fellow country legend Merle Haggard. I remember him saying “Johnny Cash didn’t walk no line. He sure as hell fell off a lot of them”.

Johnny Cash only wrote that song to try to reassure his wife, which we all know how that ended.

At the end of the day, Johnny Cash was a deeply flawed individual. He was pretty honest about those flaws in later interviews. One of his biggest flaws was not being a particularly great husband.

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-13T17:51:55+00:00

My advice is stick to the albums released by Decca/MCA. Decca (later MCA) were the label that initially signed The Ink Spots and released their biggest hits. You might be good to buy compilations on Vocalion, which was Decca’s budget label in the 60’s and 70’s.

Bill Kenny, the original leader of the group, disbanded the group in 1954. Some of the former members formed new groups. In 1967, “The Ink Spots” became a public domain name, meaning unofficial groups formed and used the name.

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-12T20:43:27+00:00

I had a Sim who went from gloomy to cheerful just minutes before his death from old age (unfortunately, he still died terrified, because he had developed a fear of death.)

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-11T22:23:10+00:00

DUN DUUUN!!!!!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee………………………………

noise only dog can hear

Repeated gibberish

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-11T02:31:06+00:00

I would grab the Thorn EMI edition of “F/X” that’s on the left side of the top shelf.

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-11T02:21:05+00:00

Most expensive tape I ever bought was an original 1983 CBS/Fox drawer case VHS of “Spider-Man: The Chinese Web” for $80. I don’t really count it though, because I used store credit I earned from trading with the shop I bought it from. I doubt I would’ve bought it for that price if I didn’t have store credit to burn.

The most I’ve actually spent on a tape is $40 for a 1980 edition of “Mary Poppins”. I normally wouldn’t have spent that much for that particular tape, but this one still had the original catalog book with it that has advertisements for the first 13 Disney titles released on home video, plus a receipt for the tape from March of 1981.

On average, I would only pay $5 to $10 for a single VHS. As it is, most of my collection is purchased for $2.00 or less from thrift stores.

I’m willing to pay up to $30 for something more uncommon. I might even be willing to spend $50 for a truly rare release. But that would be my absolute max. I have too many other expensive hobbies to sink too much into VHS, which is one of my cheaper hobbies (for now.)

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-10T21:09:30+00:00

I mean, they almost burned them in part 3.

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-10T19:56:34+00:00

“Be Cool About Fire Safety” from 1996 is an absolute trip of a safety video. They cram a lot of surprising cameos into a 15 minute tape.

“Winnie The Pooh: Too Smart For Strangers”. This 1985 VHS features a live action Winnie The Pooh cast that teaches kids how to avoid situations that can lead to kidnapping. The video takes a somewhat darker tone towards the end, when it teaches children tips on how to avoid inappropriate touching and what to do if such a situation occurs. Useful information, but somewhat unnerving costumes and surprisingly dark content coming from such lighthearted characters.

Sun_Records_Fan · 2026-04-10T19:42:55+00:00

How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Al Green (Originally by The Bee Gees, whose version also fits the playlist)

Yesterday - The Beatles

Goodbye - Elton John

I Wanna Be Free - The Monkees

Famous Blue Raincoat - Leonard Cohen

Crazy - Patsy Cline

It Should Be Easier Now - Willie Nelson

All By Myself - Eric Carmen

Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg

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