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4 Unforgettable Hard Rock Hits From 1971 That Take Baby Boomers Back in Time
The article revisits four rock songs released in 1971 that it says remain memorable for many baby boomers. Their chart results and musical styles varied, while some gained appreciation over time.
The songs are the Rolling Stones’ “Brown Sugar”, which reached No. 1 in the US and No. 2 in the UK; Deep Purple’s “Strange Kind of Woman”, which peaked at No. 8 in the UK but did not chart in the US; Jethro Tull’s “Hymn 43”, which did not reach the US Top 40; and the Doors’ “Love Her Madly”, which peaked at No. 11 in the US and reached the Canadian and Australian Top 10.
In short
- Four rock hits from 1971 are revisited.
- “Brown Sugar” topped the US chart.
- “Hymn 43” gained retrospective appreciation.
Explained simply
In 1971, rock music covered a range of styles, from the Rolling Stones’ blues-influenced sound to Deep Purple’s heavier guitar and organ, Jethro Tull’s mix of rock and folk, and the Doors’ atmospheric songs. The four tracks had different levels of chart success in Britain, the United States and elsewhere.
Baby boomers, generally people born in the years after the Second World War, were young adults during this period of rapid change in popular music. The songs are remembered for different reasons: some were major hits at the time, while others found listeners over the years.
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