3 Genre Mashup Songs From 1967 That Still Sound Ahead of Their Time
Three 1967 songs are highlighted for combining psychedelia with other musical styles in ways that still sound distinctive today.
– Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit” blended psychedelic rock with Spanish-influenced flamenco rhythms and melodies, becoming a defining 1960s song; it reached No. 8 in the US and No. 1 in Canada.
– The Chambers Brothers’ “Time Has Come Today” mixed soul, gospel and acid rock, with critics also identifying elements resembling later dub music; it peaked at No. 11 on the US chart.
– The Beatles’ “A Day In The Life”, from *Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band*, combined rock with avant-garde orchestral and classical influences, making it notably experimental for mainstream listeners in 1967.
- Three 1967 hits blended psychedelia with contrasting genres.
- “White Rabbit” combined psychedelic rock and flamenco influences.
- The Beatles added orchestral experimentation to rock.