Classic rock songs in the 1960s were radically different from the rock and roll tunes of the previous decade. There\u2019s a reason why so many 60s kids say that the 1960s were the decade that changed everything. Along with changes in music taste and culture came a divergence from tame, non-vulgar lyricism. And that change likely made a lot of parents in the 1960s very, very uncomfortable when their children started listening to songs that alluded to sex and\/or drugs. Let\u2019s look at just a few songs that likely made your parents mad if you were a 60s kid, shall we?<\/p>\n
\u201cLouie Louie\u201d by The Kingsmen (1963)<\/p>\n
This song didn\u2019t just drive parents crazy in theory, considering it was a garage rock song. We have proof that \u201cLouie Louie\u201d by The Kingsmen made parents so angry that they wrote to the Attorney General of the United States to complain about the lyrics\u2019 obscenity. After an investigation, nobody could actually find the obscene lyrics. The whole debacle lasted several years and only bolstered the song\u2019s popularity in the end.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s Spend The Night Together\u201d by The Rolling Stones (1967)<\/p>\n
A virtually endless list of Rolling Stones songs could make it to this list. I can only imagine 1960s rock-loving youths bringing home albums like Their Satanic Majesties Request or Let It Bleed, popping them on the record player, and subsequently giving their parents heart attacks. \u201cLet\u2019s Spend The Night Together\u201d from 1967 could easily be a major offender with lyrics like \u201cI\u2019m high, but I try, try, try, oh my\u201d and \u201cLet\u2019s spend the night together \/ Now I need you more than ever.\u201d It\u2019s still a killer song, though, even if more conservative listeners clutched their pearls over it.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor What It\u2019s Worth\u201d by Buffalo Springfield (1966)<\/p>\n