1965. Wars, civil rights demonstrations, dramatic political developments, cultural milestones, and groundbreaking technological achievements.
It's all starting to kick off, now.
From the Selma to Montgomery marches, through to the U.S. dramatically increasing its involvement in Vietnam, from Bob Dylan going electric at the Newport Folk Festival, to the open salvos of the British Invasion, the blueprint for much of the movement and rhythm and upheaval of the late 1960s is starting to solidify.
Don't forget the miniskirt, as worn by British Model Jean Shrimpton at the Melbourne Cup Carnival in Australia. It's a gas, baby!
Musically, Rock and Roll hadn't been the same since The Day The Music Died, February, 1959. And then Elvis left to enlist for the Army. The void was filled, somewhat, by a group of nice, clean cut young men straight outta Hawthorne, California called The Beach Boys. Surfing was boss, sure, but by 1965 it was clear that another group of lads were storming the shorts of America.
What did Elton John sing?
"But the years went by and the rock just died,
Susie went and left us for some foreign guy"
That's exactly what happened.
