3 Folk Songs From the 1960s That Make You Want To Slow Down for a While

The article highlights three 1960s folk songs that it says can help listeners slow down, drawing on gentle melodies and reflective themes. It presents them as a change of pace, with songs about love, time and lost relationships offering a calm, sometimes bittersweet mood.

The selections are Donovan’s “Catch the Wind”, Judy Collins’ rendition of “Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” and Ian & Sylvia’s “Four Strong Winds”. The article describes Donovan’s song as capturing elusive love, Collins’ version as meditative despite its focus on time passing, and the duet’s simple guitar and harmonies as deepening its peaceful, somber feel.