History Rocks: the 60's

[cm8883]

To all of you who have the History Channel, this is an excellent doc to check out if you're into the 60's. Instead of being narrated, except for occasionally throughout, the stories are mainly told by closed captioning set to a song of social relevance of the time.

A lot of excellent info, too; a lot I'd never heard of before...set your tivo's :thumbsup:

cm8883 Reviewed by cm8883 on 12-11-2007. History Rocks: the 60's To all of you who have the History Channel, this is an excellent doc to check out if you're into the 60's. Instead of being narrated, except for occasionally throughout, the stories are mainly told by closed captioning set to a song of social relevance of the time. A lot of excellent info, too; a lot I'd never heard of before...set your tivo's :thumbsup: Rating: 5

[shawnc]

I saw History Rocks: the 60's... Awesome! Do you or does anybody who saw this know what the last song was in the show????

Also will this be on DVD???

[cm8883]

Glad to hear someone else enjoyed it; I thought it was done very well. Here's what I found on history.com about the series. Didn't notice anything about a DVD, but I'm sure you could email them and ask.

From the 1st hour:
Incredible music, outrageous characters and remarkable events are what shaped the 1960s. Viewers will gain both new perspectives and new information through the pairing of the most important events of the decade with the music of the era. Eight events are told through on screen words with no narration over the songs. Segments include the Pontiac GTO paired with "Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf; the Draft with The Youngblood's "Get Together"; and Marilyn Monroe with The Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin."

From the 2nd hour:
Some of the biggest cultural changes and events of the 1960s are set against the original soundtrack of the decade's memorable hits. Viewers will gain both new perspectives and new information through the pairing of the most important events of the decade with the music of the era. Eight events are told through on screen words with no narration over the songs. Continue the journey with Steppenwolf's "Magic Carpet Ride" as you re-live the exciting race to the moon; the JFK conspiracy "I Can See for Miles and Miles" by the Who; and experience Growing Up in the Sixties through Donovan's "Sunshine Superman".

[shawnc]

I figured out what the song at the end was.

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