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If you could only choose three tracks to show to someone...

posted 12 years ago by goatboy420
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... who'd never seen the film, what would they be?

And in what order?

Myself, I'd go with Janis's rendition of Work Me Lord first. Emotionally shredding stuff... Second would be Canned Heat with On The Road Again. Music played just perfectly, harmony personified. Finally... Obviously... (To anyone who knows me, and understands just how obsessed with them I am!) The Who. Playing Sparks, as featured on The Kids Are Alright DVD. Just... I was going to put, "Wow!", but somehow that didn't quite explain just how awesome it was!!!

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Ok, each to their own. So, what's your answer...

[–] benntura 12 years ago

Country Joe Mcdonald-Fixin' To Die Rag (for historical purposes)
Joe Cocker-Little Help From My Friends
Santana-Soul Sacrifice (My favorite part)

[–] driftwood35 12 years ago

The Who, Santana, Ten Years After

[–] adam_jondo 12 years ago

Richie Havens
Crosby, Stills & Nash.
Santana

If only you could see what I have seen through your eyes.

[–] trainspotter1976 12 years ago

Richie Havens
Sly
Santana

Aye mate, you seen Taxi Driver?

[–] spin73 12 years ago

The Who
Santana
Sly

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[–] girl4film 11 years ago

The who
Joe cocker - little help from my friends
Santana or Crosby stills and Nash (depending on,your mood)

[–] TwittingOnTrender 11 years ago

Joe Cocker: (Little Help) - I will never tire of watching it.

CSN(Y): Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - beautiful

Hendrix: Star Spangled Banner - moving.

No Guru, No Method, No Teacher.

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[–] Degree7 10 years ago

I'd agree with you on Canned Heat, but I'd show them "A Change is Gonna Come" which I think wasn't on the original cut of the film.

And then CSN with "Judy Blue Eyes"

And then after that it doesn't matter to me.

Limit of the Willing Suspension of Disbelief: directly proportional to its awesomeness.

[–] cornishartist 10 years ago

Santana - Soul Sacrifice - For the pure musianship and energy.
Janis Joplin - Try (just a little bit harder) - For the heart and soul.
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit - For the psychedelic element.

[–] Molly-31 10 years ago

Joan Baez.
Janis Joplin.
Crosby, Stills & Nash.

Bonus track: Santana.

Of course, it depends on who you're showing it to. My mother first saw the Woodstock film in the late 80s and she thought Sha Na Na was great. Laughed her head off. She was about 65 at the time. She was really impressed with Joan and Janis also, but she thought they were all wonderful.

She spent the rest of her life apologizing to me for not understanding what the music and the whole "hippie" thing were all about and why I wanted to be part of it. I've done my best to live those ideals no matter what. The 60s aren't a time, they're a state of mind.

Hey, if you think really hard, maybe we can stop this rain!

[–] MystMoonstruck 10 years ago

The 60s aren't a time, they're a state of mind.

Absolutely! Honestly, I would love to use that as my "last words" on occasion. Even with all the bad, I'd return in a heartbeat to that era.

I once read a book about 1969 in which the author said that the Sixties is a decade that never ended for many of us.

WOODSTOCK GENERATION ...
R.I.P
it up
Tear it up!
Have a ball!

So, what set would I choose? That is extraordinarily difficult!

Soul Sacrifice by Santana
I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die-Rag by Country Joe and the Fish
Wooden Ships by Crosby, Stills & Nash

BONUS: Rain Chant!

*** The trouble with reality is there is no background music. ***

[–] MrBullo 10 years ago

1) Hendrix - "Star Spangled Banner"
2) Hendrix - "Purple Haze"
3) Hendrix - "Blues Jam et al"

But if we are only basing this on the original and much-shortened original movie release then:

1) 10 Years After - "I'm Goin' Home"
2) Jefferson Airplane - "White Rabbit" (I could look at Grace Slick all day).
3) Canned Heat - "Leaving This Town"

[–] darryl-tahirali 10 years ago

If you could only choose three tracks to show to someone... ... who'd never seen the film, what would they be? - goatboy420

Depends on what you want to show that person.

If you want to show Woodstock as the hippie peace-and-love zeitgeist, that could be one set of clips. A more politically aware angle? Perhaps three different songs. Simply three great musical performances? Potentially three more songs. Breakthrough performances? Yet up to three more songs. And are we talking about the original theatrical release? The 1994 director's cut? The 2009 40th anniversary edition?

And I don't know if your inclusion of the Who's "Sparks" would fit even though it was from Woodstock. It wasn't on the first two edits of the film, and I don't know if it is on the 40th anniversary edition. By the way, I'm a Who fanatic too.

From the original and/or director's cut--I haven't seen the 40th anniversary edition yet--and I'm omitting studio versions played on the soundtrack.

Woodstock peace 'n' love:

3. "Younger Generation," John Sebastian
2. "With a Little Help from My Friends," Joe Cocker
1. "Dance to the Music"/"I Want to Take You Higher," Sly and the Family Stone

Woodstock socially and politically aware:

3. "Freedom"/"Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child," Ritchie Havens
2. "Joe Hill," Joan Baez
1. "FISH Cheer"/"I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die," Country Joe and the Fish

Woodstock great musical performances:

3. "The Star-Spangled Banner," Jimi Hendrix
2. "Soul Sacrifice," Santana
1. "We're Not Gonna Take It"/"See Me, Feel Me," the Who

Woodstock breakthrough performances:

3. "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2. "I'm Going Home," Ten Years After
1. "Soul Sacrifice," Santana

Woodstock--my favorite performances:

3. "Dance to the Music"/"I Want to Take You Higher," Sly and the Family Stone
2. "Soul Sacrifice," Santana
1. "We're Not Gonna Take It"/"See Me, Feel Me," the Who

And under no circumstances would Sha Na Na be viewed. I love "At the Hop," but I'll stick with the Danny and the Juniors original.

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