{"id":784299,"date":"2026-07-25T20:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T20:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/784299\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T20:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T20:19:12","slug":"every-baby-boomer-alive-remembers-these-4-classic-rock-jams-from-1966","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/784299\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Classic Rock Jams From 1966"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many a baby boomer would say that the <a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/tag\/1960s\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1960s<\/a> were when everything changed, and that\u2019s certainly the case for classic rock music, particularly in 1966. So many amazing, new, and genre-bending tunes dropped that year. And if you\u2019re a baby boomer who got to listen to the radio in 1966, I know you still remember the following four songs very well. Let\u2019s take a walk through music history, shall we?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaint It Black\u201d by The Rolling Stones from \u2018Aftermath\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPlay video<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784394130_132_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This is easily one of The Rolling Stones\u2019 most enduring and unforgettable psychedelic rock jams. Released in 1966, \u201cPaint It Black\u201d was a fairly fast hit, one that originated from an improv jam session via Brian Jones on the sitar. It\u2019s very of its time, but in the context of the rest of The Rolling Stones\u2019 discography, \u201cPaint It Black\u201d is quite unique. This raga rock classic peaked at No. 1 in multiple countries, including the US and UK.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tVideos by American Songwriter\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWild Thing\u201d by The Troggs from \u2018From Nowhere\u2026 The Troggs\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPlay video<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785010751_782_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Could \u201cWild Thing\u201d by The Troggs truly be the very first punk song? That notion has been up for debate for quite some time. One thing\u2019s for sure, though. This garage rock jam is an absolutely incredible tune from 1966, one that has stood the test of time quite gloriously. \u201cWild Thing\u201d, written by Chip Taylor, was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast Train To Clarksville\u201d by The Monkees from \u2018The Monkees\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPlay video<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785010751_444_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Monkees started out as a ragtag group put together for a TV show and eventually became solid musicians in their own right. \u201cLast Train To Clarksville\u201d, a fun country rock number, is easily their most famous song. This folky pop-rock tune topped the Hot 100 in 1966 and would make an appearance in seven episodes of the band\u2019s TV series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPsychotic Reaction\u201d by Count Five from \u2018Psychotic Reaction\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPlay video<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785010752_70_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Another proto-punk classic, \u201cPsychotic Reaction\u201d by Count Five would be the oddball group\u2019s only major hit. I think that\u2019s unfair, but I also think this acid rock jam is more than deserving of the love it got. This classic rock tune from 1966 is probably still in your head somewhere if you\u2019re a baby boomer. \u201cPsychotic Reaction\u201d peaked at No. 5 in the US.<\/p>\n<p>(Photo by Chris Walter\/WireImage)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Many a baby boomer would say that the 1960s were when everything changed, and that\u2019s certainly the case&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":784300,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[24911,2617,88,216,2156],"class_list":["post-784299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-1960s","tag-classic-rock","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-rock-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=784299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/784300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=784299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=784299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=784299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}