A Sixties Social Revolution?

British Society, 1959-1975

Lesson 11

The emergence of youth:

New trends in fashion and
popular music

LO: To examine the

influences on and effects of
the new youth culture
 Make your own version of this
diagram showing the various
influences that created the
decade of youth.
Add bullet points below each label
to explain how it influenced young
people.
Which influence do you think was
the most important? - add a
paragraph
Year Music
Shakin' All Over Johnny Kidd and The Pirates, Cathy’s Clown The Everly Brothers,
1960 Three Steps to Heaven Eddie Cochran, Pistol Packing Mama Gene Vincent,
Are You Lonesome Tonight? Elvis Pressley

Runaway Del Shannon, Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles,

1961 Halfway to Paradise Billy Fury, Hello Mary Lou Ricky Nelson,
Take Five Dave Brubeck, Runaround Sue Dion, Walking Back to Happiness Helen Shapiro

Telstar The Tornados, Do You Wanna Dance Cliff Richard and the Shadows,
1962 The Twist Chubby Checker, Twistin’ the Night Away Sam Cooke,
The Locomotion Little Eva, Love Me Do The Beatles, He’s a Rebel The Crystals

Please Please Me, From Me To You The Beatles, Surf City Jan and Dean,
1963 He’s So Fine The Chiffons, Heatwave Martha and the Vandellas,
Be My Baby The Ronettes, Louie Louie The Kingsmen, Da Doo Ron Ron The Crystals
It's All Over Now The Rolling Stones, A Hard Day's Night The Beatles,
1964 Do Wah Diddy Diddy Manfred Mann, I'm Into Something Good Herman's Hermits,
Chapel of Love The Dixie Cups, Leader of the Pack The Shangri-Las

Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds, Help The Beatles, I'm Alive The Hollies,

1965 Tired of Waiting for You The Kinks, Satisfaction The Rolling Stones, I Can’t Explain The Who,
You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling The Righteous Brothers

Hold Tight Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch, God Only Knows The Beach Boys,
1966 My Generation The Who, Daytripper The Beatles, 19th Nervous Breakdown The Rolling Stones,
Bus Stop The Hollies, Summer in the City The Lovin’ Spoonful

A Whiter Shade Of Pale Procol Harum, Sunshine Superman Donovan, Good Vibrations The Beach Boys,
1967 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix Experience, Waterloo Sunset The Kinks,
Happy Together The Turtles, Higher and Higher Jackie Wilson

Fire The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Green Tambourine The Lemon Pipers,
1968 Lazy Sunday The Small Faces, Jumping Jack Flash The Rolling Stones,
I heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye, Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud) James Brown

Honky Tonk Women, Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones, Pinball Wizard The Who,
1969 Something in the Air Thunderclap Newman, Space Oddity David Bowie,
Come Together The Beatles, In the Year 2525 Zager and Evans
The Seeds The Beatles Pink Floyd

Rolling Stones The Who JIMI hENDRIX

Beach Boys The Yardbirds The Kinks

Spencer Davis Group Kingsmen Zombies

'Look At Life' series, produced by the Rank Organisation every week for screening in Odeon cinemas
 Rock and Roll

Celebrity / Drugs

Vietnam and Devaluation

Race / Immigration

Industrial relations

1970: Wilson v Heath

Northern Ireland

Harold, Ted and Jim, 1964 - 1979

The events of 1964 to 1979 are chronicled in Harold, Ted and Jim: When the
Modern Failed which describes the British desire for technology and advancement
that was bogged down in a Wilson government beset with industrial conflict and
decline.
 Poster presentations

• Research and create a poster and presentation that

you will feedback to the class about either Sixties
Fashion or Sixties Music.
• You can use the information in the textbook as a
starting point.
• Make them colourful and interesting.
• Include sections on key individuals and their
contribution, new trends, and essential facts
• I will scan them to use for revision and distribute
copies of the best ones for your notes.