So I was pretty fascinated by this list because I had to imagine how it would be to look (or hear) through a person's lense (or ears) during those years PLUS you have to remember that most of these didn't have music videos to fan the flames of controversy at the time. Pretty cool list and shout-outs to my fellow 1969ers!
1962: "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)", The Crystals
1964: "A Change Is Gonna Come", Sam Cooke
1969: "Give Peace a Chance", Plastic Ono Band
1971: "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", Gil Scott-Heron
1975: "The Pill", Loretta Lynn
1977: "God Save the Queen", Sex Pistols
1982: "The Message", Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
1983: "Relax", Frankie Goes to Hollywood
1986: "Dear God", XTC
1988: "[Eff] tha Police", N.W.A.
1990: "Justify My Love", Madonna
1992: "Killing in the Name", Rage Against the Machine
1994: "Closer", Nine Inch Nails
1999: "Goodbye Earl", The (Dixie) Chicks
2000: "Stan", Eminem
2002: "Dirrty", Christina Aguilera
2004: "American idiot", Green Day
2008: "I Kissed a Girl", Katy Perry
2010: "Pumped Up Kicks", Foster the People
2018: "This Is America", Childish Gambino
1962: "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)", The Crystals
1964: "A Change Is Gonna Come", Sam Cooke
1969: "Give Peace a Chance", Plastic Ono Band
1971: "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", Gil Scott-Heron
1975: "The Pill", Loretta Lynn
1977: "God Save the Queen", Sex Pistols
1982: "The Message", Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
1983: "Relax", Frankie Goes to Hollywood
1986: "Dear God", XTC
1988: "[Eff] tha Police", N.W.A.
1990: "Justify My Love", Madonna
1992: "Killing in the Name", Rage Against the Machine
1994: "Closer", Nine Inch Nails
1999: "Goodbye Earl", The (Dixie) Chicks
2000: "Stan", Eminem
2002: "Dirrty", Christina Aguilera
2004: "American idiot", Green Day
2008: "I Kissed a Girl", Katy Perry
2010: "Pumped Up Kicks", Foster the People
2018: "This Is America", Childish Gambino
Check out the entire list that goes all the way back to 1930 HERE
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