Oldies that stick in your head...

“Turn, Turn, Turn “ - The Byrds

https://youtu.be/x8wKBJv4zCg?si=6-CaxXW97wLDWtW6

"Turn! Turn! Turn!", also known as or subtitled "To Everything There Is a Season", is a song written by Pete Seeger .

The lyrics – except for the title, which is repeated throughout the song, and the final two lines – consist of the first eight verses of the third chapter of the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes

EVE OF DESTRUCTION - Barry McGuire

https://youtu.be/h-V1t0PLQ2E

A protest song in 1965 that’s an applicable redux of those same or similar fears repeating today in 2024, with chaos in the Middle East, the continuing war in Ukraine, the China threat in the pacific, and threat of nukes.

The song references social issues of its period, including the Vietnam War, the draft, the threat of nuclear war, the Civil Rights Movement, turmoil in the Middle East and the American space program.

The Eastern world, it is explodin'
Violence flarin', bullets loadin'
You're old enough to kill but not for votin'
You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're totin'?
And even the Jordan river has bodies floatin'

But you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
How you don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction

Don't you understand what I'm trying to say
Can't you feel the fears I'm feeling today?
If the button is pushed, there's no runnin' away
There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave
Take a look around you boy, it's bound to scare you, boy

And you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
How you don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction

Yeah, my blood's so mad, feels like coagulatin'
I'm sittin' here just contemplatin'
I can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation
Handful of senators don't pass legislation
And marches alone can't bring integration
When human respect is disintegratin'
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin'

And you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
How you don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction

And think of all the hate there is in Red China
Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama
Ah, you may leave here for four days in space
But when you return, it's the same old place
The poundin' of the drums, the pride and disgrace
You can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace
Hate your next door neighbor but don't forget to say grace

And you tell me
Over and over and over and over again, my friend
You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction
No no, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction

Speaking of Dave Edmunds, I hear you knocking.

Good morning from the Disaster Area....

Woke to my semi-consciousness to 'Downtown' by Pet Clark playing cerebrally which devolved into one of the endless parodies I've giggled at....

This being one that works for this site:

May I suggest that
With that big screen tv set,
You should also own--S'rround Sound
I'm tellin' ya' Hector
To that HD projector
Adds the perfect tone--S'rround Sound
Such realistic gunfire through your woofer, Man, it's heaven!
Neighbors call the cops, report an Ak fourty seven
Don't turn it down..

The whole house is shakin' now
But, just forget all your trebles, and crank up the bass
Y'got S'rround Sound, audio's great with your
S'rround Sound--Vibrating walls occur
S'rround Sound--what a lease breaker for you

Movie enchantment, it's the perfect enhancement
For those DVD's--S'rround Sound
Impress your friends, and show what magic transcends
From these technologies--S'rround Sound
If you're wife gets pissed off and she threatens with divorcin'
Tell the bitch, "Get Lost!" you're watchin' "Citizen Kane" with Orson
Lovin' that sound..

The whole house is shakin' now
But, just forget all your trebles, and crank up that bass
Y'got S'rround Sound, Jet planes sound great with your
S'rround Sound--thunder is thunder-er
S'rround Sound--what a home wrecker for you!

@robert53: Excellent suggestion! Also by Dave, his recording of "Queen Of Hearts". His is the original, far better imo than the cover by Juice Newton.

And then there is Dave’s partner in Rockpile, Nick Lowe. You could name a couple dozen ear candy songs Nick has written, but his recording of "Halfway To Paradise" (written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin) is utterly transplendent. His writing of "(What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love, And Understanding" made him a millionaire.