Category Archives: 1960s songs

The top 500 best music and songs from the 1960s. Song meanings, lyrics and interpretations from your favorite artists. The Beatles, Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel, Dylan. See who rates the highest!

1960s songs, infatuation

#257 Foxey Lady- Jimi Hendrix

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Yeah, I’m tired of wasting all my precious time/
You got to be all mine, all mine.

The lyrics of Jimi Hendrix “Foxey Lady” are about as straight-forward as you can get. Jimi sees a hot woman and he is not going to waste his or her time; nor is he gonna do her harm. He made up his mind, he is going to take her home tonight. Listen to the song. How could she resist? Here he comes!

Foxey Lady Foxy Lady Meaning
Jimi

The guitar work is amazing, but what makes it more so, is that Hendrix is playing it while he is singing. If you notice, the guitar work is a lead guitar piece throughout. Most guitarist will play rhythm while they sing and let someone else play lead guitar. Almost every guitar player does it this way.

It is just too hard to do both well at the same time due to the different rhythms involved. Very few people can do it. Three names come to mind: Hendrix, Buckingham and Clapton. I would rank them in that order. Also, listen to that introduction with the distortion. That simply wasn’t done before.

I have no idea about the spelling of “Foxey Lady” but it was originally spelled that way, not “Foxy Lady”.

Foxey Lady Lyrics

Foxey, foxey
You know you’re a cute little heart breaker, ha
Foxey, yeah
And you know you’re a sweet little love maker, ha
Foxey

I want to take you home, haha yeah
I won’t do you no harm no, ha
You got to be all mine, all mine
Ooh foxey lady, yeah
Foxey, foxey
Now-a I see you come down on the scene
Oh foxey

You make me want to get up and a scream
Foxey, oh baby listen now
I’ve made up my mind
Yeah, I’m tired of wasting all my precious time
You got to be all mine, all mine
Foxey lady
Here I come
Foxey

Yeah
I’m gonna take you home
I won’t do you no harm no
You got to be all mine, all mine
Foxey lady
Here I come baby, I’m commin’ to get ya

Ooh foxey lady yeah yeah
You look so good foxey
Oh yeah foxey
Yeah give us some foxey
Foxey foxey lady
Foxey lady

written by Jimi Hendrix

1960s songs, breakup songs

#256 April Come She Will- Simon and Garfunkel

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September, I remember/
A love once new has now grown old.

“April Comes She Will” is similar to Zeppelin’s The Rain Song in that Simon writes about the lifespan of a relationship in terms of the seasons—more specifically the months of the year. Simon notes how his beloved’s moods seem to change each month as the months go by, eventually leading to the end of the relationship.

April Come She Will Meaning
A young Art Garfunkel

The lyrics of “April Come She Will” are simple and powerful, and the song is very short—it comes in at under two minutes. This is one song that I wish Simon would have extended by another minute if it was in any way possible. The melody is so tender and beautiful it hits you and then the song is over, and it is gone.

The lead vocals are sung by Garfunkel while Simon plays the guitar. They are an amazing duo. Garfunkel may have the best male voice I have ever heard. Paul’s is not bad either, but it is just not Garfunkel’s. You may have heard this song in The Graduate. If you haven’t, do yourself a favor and check it out. Simon and Garfunkel do the entire soundtrack to one of the best movies of all time.

April Come She Will Lyrics

April come she will.
When streams are ripe and swelled with rain.
May, she will stay,
Resting in my arms again.

June, she’ll change her tune.
In restless walks she’ll prowl the night.
July, she will fly.
And give no warning to her flight.

August, die she must.
The autumn winds blow chilly and cold.
September I’ll remember,
A love once new has now grown old.

Songwriters: Paul Simon

1960s songs, no love song

#253 Somebody to Love- Jefferson Airplane

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When the truth is found
To be lies/
And all the joy
Within you dies.

“Somebody to Love” is a great psychedelic rock classic sung by Gracie Slick of Jefferson Airplane. Her message: you better find somebody to love. The message is very traditional in this song: “When you don’t have anything else, you can rely on those you love”. But that is not really what she’s saying. She’s saying, “shit is going down, you better have some that loves you or you’re screwed. Find someone.” The sense of urgency with which she sings is rivaled by no one else in rock that I can think of. Everything she sings sounds imminent and important.

Somebody to love Meaning
Gracie Slick & Jefferson Airplane

The song is produced incredibly well. I can’t imagine that a cover or a live performance could match the album performance. There are several layers of guitar that sound great including the bizarre distant sounding lead guitar during the solo at the end. The bass is excellent, but a bit hidden in the track…it helps establish the groove of the song. The rhythm section of the band is quite strong on the record.

Somebody to Love Lyrics

When the truth is found
To be lies
And all the joy
Within you dies

Don’t you want somebody to love?
Don’t you need somebody to love?
Wouldn’t you love somebody to love?
You better find somebody to love
Love

When the garden flowers
Baby, are dead, yes
And your mind, your mind
Is so full of red

Don’t you want somebody to love?
Don’t you need somebody to love?
Wouldn’t you love somebody to love?
You better find somebody to love

Your eyes, I say your eyes
May look like his
Yeah, but in your head, baby
I’m afraid you don’t know where it is

Don’t you want somebody to love?
Don’t you need somebody to love?
Wouldn’t you love somebody to love?
You better find somebody to love

Tears are running
They’re all running down your breast
And your friends, baby
They treat you like a guest

Don’t you want somebody to love?
Don’t you need somebody to love?
Wouldn’t you love somebody to love?
You better find somebody to love

written by Gracie Slick