16 Yr Old WON School Contest…His PRIZE Was To Record a Song…It OUTSOLD the BEATLES-Professor of Rock
6,685COMING up next, we are taking the time machines back to the Summer of Love, the birth of psychedelia, and the year when music truly became art. With 11 of the greatest songs of that magical time, including a scruffy 16-year-old kid Alex Chilton, who won a high school talent show and got to record a short 2-minute song, The Letter… It ended up hitting #1 and outdoing the Beatles. Then there was the revolutionary song For What It's Worth that came from the rookie band Buffalo Springfield that took us decades to realize was a supergroup who spawned many legendary bands. Then there was RESPECT, a song that was written by Otis Redding from his perspective as a man wanting some appreciation from his woman, but then Aretha Franklin covered it, changing the song’s gender and making it an all time female anthem and then there was the #1 band The Beatles who had 2 prolific writers, Paul McCartney and John Lennon, who each wrote a masterpiece, Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever, and were in competition to see who would’s song would be the hit.. so they released them on the same single. It became the greatest double-sided hit ever. Legendary guests and stories next on the Top 11 Songs of 1967 on Professor of Rock.
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1967… the magical Summer of Love, the first chapter of psychedelia, and a year when music obliterated conventional boundaries. From flower power to fuzz pedals, sitars to soul shouters…It was the year rock grew up, pop got weird, and some cool legends were born. Our countdown of the Top 11 Songs of 1967 starts at #11, it's the accidental pop hit that Van Morrison tried to bury….It’s “Brown Eyed Girl” at #11: “Brown Eyed Girl” is one of the most beloved and instantly recognizable songs of the 20th century—a tune that feels like summer, first love, and pure freedom all rolled into three minutes. But for the man who wrote it, it was never supposed to be a hit... and for years, he didn’t even want to TALK about it: he loathed it. The entire human race loves it… he hates it.
In ’67, Van Morrison had just left his Belfast band Them and was struggling to find his footing as a solo artist. He signed with legendary producer and hustler Bert Berns, the man behind hits like “Twist and Shout” and “Piece of My Heart.” Berns brought Van to New York and basically locked him in a studio with a team of session musicians. In one marathon session, Morrison recorded eight tracks—including the jangly, feel-good tune originally titled “Brown-Skinned Girl.” Yes, that was the original title that was inspired by the Caribbean rhythm and lyrical imagery of the tune. Van later claimed he changed the title either by accident or under pressure from the label, depending on which version of the story you believe. The song was released as “Brown Eyed Girl”, and it took off. It only peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100—but it didn’t need a #1 to become immortal.
Over time, it became a fixture on classic rock radio, prom playlists, wedding receptions, and beach bonfire soundtracks. It’s been streamed and played literally millions of times and sold 2 million copies right off the bat. However,