# insta-sixties song

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insta-sixties-song/87366>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 14, 2001, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insta-sixties-song/87366 "2001-10-14T15:08:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insta-sixties-song/87366/1 "2001-10-14T15:08:17Z")

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This may not be enough to go on, but there’s a song that often gets played on commercials whenever they want to invoke a sixties feel. Its texture is dominated by an organ, and I think it’s got the standard 12-bar blues changes. Any guesses of the artist/title would be appreciated. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Torgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insta-sixties-song/87366/2 "2001-10-14T18:54:38Z")

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I’ll guess **Green Onions** by Booker T & the MGs.

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**Author:** ![jack\_ss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@jack\_ss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jack_ss)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insta-sixties-song/87366/3 "2001-10-14T20:17:12Z")

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Or 96 teardrops by Q & the mysterions. Or light my fire by The Doors.

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**Author:** ![saudade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@saudade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saudade)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insta-sixties-song/87366/4 "2001-10-14T20:33:35Z")

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I’ll second _Green Onions_…if it is basically a rather slow bouncy organ riff.  
_96 Tears_ is sort of faster, with what I think are alternatining appreggios and choppy organ chords.

It’s sort of hard to verbally describe music isn’t it?

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**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insta-sixties-song/87366/5 "2001-10-14T22:26:30Z")

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_Green Onions_ was the song I was thinking of.

Thanks loads!