SYMRUN CHATHA
In the meantime I will post about great guitar songs here for you to listen to:
Here's seperate category lists by decade; I'm aiming to have 100 songs in each.
1960s / 1970s / 1980s / 1990s / 2000s / 2010s/ 2020s
Blackbird - The Beatles (1968)
McCartney speaks to how failing to play Bach resulted in the riff for Blackbird. There is something amazing about this song as a civil rights artefact, how one was able to make a song so touching and empathetic without it veering into pity, definitely one of few songs I find instantly moving upon play. I'd suspect this track contains a pretty early usage of field recordings in a pop song (blackbird noises). The tapping which maintains the rythm throughout is apparently Paul's foot tapping - it must have been EQ'd by George Martin to sound like a clap or woodblock.The acoustic guitar he plays is a coveted Martin D-28, which will probably set you back £3.5k by the time you're reading this.
Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James and the Shondells (1968)
'Ain't it beautiful - crystal blue persuasion?' The tambourine, bass, rythm guitar and bongos create a hypnotic pace to the song that piques the interest of your ears and body. The hippie gang vocals of these Michigonians make you feel in the middle of a 60s San Francisco rebirthing ceremony.
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