The Year 1966 summary

• France withdraws its forces from NATO. President De Gaulle visits the USSR (June 20).
• Sukarno leaves office in Indonesia; Suharto assumes power.
• Botswana, Lesotho, and Guyana become independent states within the British Commonwealth.
• India suffers the worst famine in 20 years; Lyndon Johnson asks for $1 billion in aid to the country.
• US: Medicare begins (July 1).
• US: Supreme Court decides Miranda v. Arizona, protecting rights of the accused.
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• Movies: A Man for All Seasons, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Alfie

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My rules:

• Only one song per artist/group
• The song must be released that specific year
• Songs from live albums not allowed
• Restricted to only 20 songs

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Again a LOT of wonderful music was released in 1966 (actually 1966 might be my fav year in music), hard to pick only 20.

 

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• Visions of Johanna – Bob Dylan

  

  Written by Dylan & released on his album “Blonde On Blonde” ~May 16, 1966 (possibly as late as July 1966).
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  Ain’t it just like the night to play tricks when you’re tryin’ to be so quiet?
  We sit here stranded, though we’re all doin’ our best to deny it
  And Louise holds a handful of rain, temptin’ you to defy it
  Lights flicker from the opposite loft
  In this room the heat pipes just cough
  The country music station plays soft
  But there’s nothing, really nothing to turn off
  Just Louise and her lover so entwined
  And these visions of Johanna that conquer my mind
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