The best of the 60s

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Graham Nash kept a shoebox under his bed in 1969 filled with letters Joni Mitchell had written him, and the night David Crosby found them, he read one line out loud and said, “This is going to destroy the Hollies.”
He was right.
Those letters became the secret soundtrack to Nash’s exit from the band that made him famous.

Nash had been living a life split by an ocean and a woman.
In Manchester he was a pop star with polished harmonies and TV appearances.
In Laurel Canyon he was surrounded by writers who turned heartbreak into masterpieces.
Joni Mitchell was the center of that world.
Their relationship was creative, romantic, volatile, and far too intimate for the Hollies’ polished image.

The tension erupted when Nash brought songs inspired by Mitchell — sharp, emotional lyrics about jealousy and desire — into a Hollies meeting. The band stared at him like he’d brought in pages torn from his diary. One of them asked, “You expect us to sing this?”
Nash didn’t answer.
He didn’t need to.
The truth was in the shoebox.

While the Hollies wanted clean singles, Nash wanted songs with edges.
“Marrakesh Express.”
“Lady of the Island.”
Pieces of his life with Mitchell.
Pieces too personal for a British hit machine.

The final break came during a session where the Hollies tried to record one of Nash’s new songs and mocked its intimacy. Nash looked at them and said, “If you can’t feel it, I can’t sing it.”
That was the end.
He left not with a plan, but with a suitcase full of letters and a creative life waiting in California.

The scandal only deepened once he joined Crosby and Stills.
Mitchell, Crosby, and Nash formed one of the most complicated triangles in rock history — creative loyalty on one side, romantic history on the other. Nash was writing love songs about her. Crosby was producing her. Stills was competing with both.
No one handled it well.
Every fight in that house echoed in the studio.

Then came the heartbreak that stunned their circle.
Mitchell ended the relationship in a single, calm conversation. Nash later described it as “watching the future dissolve.”
She went upstairs.
He walked out of the house carrying nothing.
Crosby found him hours later sitting on the curb, holding one of the letters from the shoebox.

Nash turned that grief into “Our House,” a song that sounded peaceful but came from one of the most painful days of his life.

People think Graham Nash left the Hollies to chase fame in America.
The truth is far messier.

He left because the love he had, the art he wanted, and the life he saw in those letters no longer fit the band he was in.
The scandal wasn’t the breakup.
The scandal was that he chose truth over success  and paid for it with the heart that taught him how to write in the first place.

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1962 and 1967 for this week's UK NME charts.

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On April 19th, 1991, Steve Marriott and his wife, Toni Poulton, flew home from the USA after he had abandoned a planned project with Peter Frampton. Poulton later recalled that Marriott had been drinking heavily and was in a foul mood, leading to heated arguments. That evening, they dined with a friend at The Straw Hat, one of Marriott’s favourite restaurants in Sawbridgeworth, where he continued drinking. Later, they stayed at their friend’s house, but the arguments persisted. While Poulton eventually fell asleep, Marriott left alone in a taxi for his cottage in Arkesden.

At around 6:30 a.m. on April 20th, a passing motorist spotted flames consuming the roof of Marriott’s cottage and called the fire brigade. Four fire engines were dispatched to battle the blaze. Firefighters fought their way upstairs through intense heat and smoke, eventually finding Marriott lying between his bed and the wall—evidence suggesting he had been in bed and tried to escape. Tragically, the conditions had made survival impossible.

Assistant Divisional Fire Officer Keith Dunatis, who was a fan of Marriott, recalled the moment with deep sadness. He described the scene as “horrific” and said it felt like losing a part of his own life. While they were able to save Marriott’s guitars and musical equipment, the loss was profound. For many who admired him, that day marked not just the end of a legendary career, but the passing of a piece of rock history.

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Formed in Birmingham in 1965, The Move were one of the UK’s most exciting and versatile rock bands of the late '60s. Blending pop, psychedelia, and hard rock, they racked up an impressive string of Top 20 hits in Britain—including classics like “Flowers in the Rain” and “Fire Brigade.” With Roy Wood at the creative helm, the band stood out for their strong songwriting and unique vocal rotation among four members.

Despite their popularity at home, The Move never found commercial success in the US, making them one of British rock’s best-kept secrets. Yet their legacy lived on—not least because Roy Wood would later co-found both Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) and Wizzard. For many fans, The Move remains a brilliant chapter in British rock history worth rediscovering.

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Very early 60s and covered  by many , my favourite  version. 

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Probably  posted this before  , banger .

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On 12/01/2026 at 20:03, woollett the bullet said:

 

Good call.

Have you ever seen this?

 

 

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The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (also known as the Bonzo Dog Band or the Bonzo Dog Dada Band or the Bonzos) was created by a group of British art-school students in the 1960s. Combining elements of music hall, trad jazz and psychedelia with surreal humour and avant-garde art, the Bonzos came to public attention through appearances in the Beatles' 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour and the 1968 ITV comedy show Do Not Adjust Your Set.

Vivian StanshallVocals, trumpet

Neil InnesVocals, piano, guitar

Rodney Desborough SlaterSaxophone

Roger Ruskin SpearMulti-instruments

Larry "Legs" SmithDrums

The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band was named after a cartoon character named Bonzo the Dog. Bonzo was created in the 1920s by George Studdy and became very popular in Britain over the years.

After gaining popularity in England in the '60s, the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band was asked personally by Paul McCartney to be The Beatles' 1967 Magical Mystery Tour film. The Bonzos appear at the end of the movie to play their song "Death Cab for Cutie."

In 1968, the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band became the resident house band on the sketch comedy show Do Not Adjust Your Set. The show featured Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin, all of whom went on to form the comedy troupe Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Due to record label budget constraints, the band was only given two hours to record each song for their 1967 debut album Gorilla. As a result, the record famously boasts that it contains "some of the most deliberately inept jazz playing ever recorded."

In 1995, Vivian Stanshall, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, died in a tragic house fire. Stanshall's body was found after the fire in his North London flat was extinguished. Friends and family said that Stanshall regularly smoked and drank in bed and even occasionally lit his long red beard on fire.

In the '60s, they became notorious for combining comedic onstage antics with music in their live shows. Vocalist Vivian Stanshall used to perform stripteases, drummer Larry Smith would tap-dance, and multi-instrumentalist Roger Ruskin Spear would do a gag where his head eventually exploded.

 

 

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The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (also known as the Bonzo Dog Band or the Bonzo Dog Dada Band or the Bonzos) was created by a group of British art-school students in the 1960s. Combining elements of music hall, trad jazz and psychedelia with surreal humour and avant-garde art, the Bonzos came to public attention through appearances in the Beatles' 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour and the 1968 ITV comedy show Do Not Adjust Your Set.

Vivian StanshallVocals, trumpet

Neil InnesVocals, piano, guitar

Rodney Desborough SlaterSaxophone

Roger Ruskin SpearMulti-instruments

Larry "Legs" SmithDrums

The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band was named after a cartoon character named Bonzo the Dog. Bonzo was created in the 1920s by George Studdy and became very popular in Britain over the years.

After gaining popularity in England in the '60s, the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band was asked personally by Paul McCartney to be The Beatles' 1967 Magical Mystery Tour film. The Bonzos appear at the end of the movie to play their song "Death Cab for Cutie."

In 1968, the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band became the resident house band on the sketch comedy show Do Not Adjust Your Set. The show featured Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin, all of whom went on to form the comedy troupe Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Due to record label budget constraints, the band was only given two hours to record each song for their 1967 debut album Gorilla. As a result, the record famously boasts that it contains "some of the most deliberately inept jazz playing ever recorded."

In 1995, Vivian Stanshall, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, died in a tragic house fire. Stanshall's body was found after the fire in his North London flat was extinguished. Friends and family said that Stanshall regularly smoked and drank in bed and even occasionally lit his long red beard on fire.

In the '60s, they became notorious for combining comedic onstage antics with music in their live shows. Vocalist Vivian Stanshall used to perform stripteases, drummer Larry Smith would tap-dance, and multi-instrumentalist Roger Ruskin Spear would do a gag where his head eventually exploded.

 

 

Remember Neil Innes had a later career doing kids tv. Used to be on when my daughter was a kiddie.