1960's+Era


 * //The Rolling Stones[[image:http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/classicpoprock/artist/images/rollingstones_205.jpg width="205" height="150" caption="Then"]][[image:http://www.iorr.org/tour05/jpg/20070826_jp1.jpg width="294" height="169" caption="Now" link="http://www.iorr.org/tour05/index.htm"]] //**

//** What is the background of the song? **//

//Paint it, Black is about a depressed man trying to express his feelings.// //The song seems to be about a lover who died: "I see a line of cars and they're all painted black" - The hearse and limos.// "With flowers and my love both never to come back" - The flowers from the funeral and her in the hearse. He talks about his heart being black because of his loss. "I could not foresee this thing happening to you" - It was an unexpected and sudden death. "If I look hard enough into the setting sun, my love will laugh with me before the morning comes" - This refers to her in Heaven.

//** When was it written? **//

Paint it, Black was written in 1966. This song was a #1 hit, too!


 * // What pu rpose did the song serve (Was it written for a specific reason? Protest? Fun? Love? etc.)?.// **

The song Paint it, Black was written to show sorrow about the Vietnam War, and make peace on earth was the message the song was trying to show.


 * Lyrics to Paint it, Black **

I see a red door and I want it painted black No colors anymore I want them to turn black I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes __I have to turn my head until my darkness goes__ I see a line of cars and they're all painted black With flowers and my love, both never to come back I see people turn their heads and quickly look away __Like a newborn baby it just happens ev'ryday__ I look inside myself and see my heart is black I see my red door and it has been painted black Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts __It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black__ No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue I could not forsee this thing happening to you If I look hard enough into the setting sun __My love will laugh with me before the morning comes__ I see a red door and I want it painted black No colors anymore I want them to turn black I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes __I have to turn my head until my darkness goes__ I wanna see it painted black, painted black Black as night, black as coal I wanna see the sun, blotted out from the sky I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black Yeah
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 * // Who wrote it? Who performed it? If there are multiple performers, please list all. Who was the most popular? Were there different styles? //**

Paint it, Black was written by the Rolling Stones. If you click [|here] there's a timeline of their success. If you [|click here] you can read a biography. //**[|Lyrics]**// are important too, click on the word lyrics to go to a site where they list all of the lyrics of every song!!
 * What were the** //World/political events at the time?//**//[|TWIGGY]//**is another icon in the 60s she was very very popular, even though she worked alone and not in a group like the Rolling Stones! There was a war going on!!

T his video is a video of Paint it, Black. A fan made this video because when the song was written a war was going on. media type="youtube" key="KF7g6cOoymA&hl=en" height="355" width="425" This is another video of the Rolling Stones. In this one, they are in a concert performing Streets of Love. media type="youtube" key="DHJyfvpO-eo&hl=en" height="355" width="425" That isn't the real video, it's one a fan made. The Rolling Stones are still together and are the longest active band. They have been together since 1962. This video, is called Gimme Shelter. Again, not the real video.media type="youtube" key="LJMnES7WoT4&hl=en" height="355" width="425".


 * // Find some pictures that relate to your song //**





What were the t**rends in popular culture (clothing, movies, music, video game-like things, entertainment, etc)**

Well, the first video game system was made in 1971 and since Paint it, Black was written in 1966 there weren't any video games. Now though, we have guitar hero and Paint it, Black is on Guitar Hero 3. Clothes for women could be high heels with jeans to your ankles. As for music, the Rolling Stones were one of the best bands throughout the 60's. They were awesome! [|The Animals], Rolling Stones, Beatles, Yardbirds and other British blues bands were big hits in the 60's.Some huge changes in the 1960's were the following. Barbie dolls were invented plus there was the first color T.V's! [|There is also so many more things! Check them out!] Also, a very popular doll named [|Sindy] came along. She was a doll with short, poofy hair. Sindy was also a best seller! There were more Sindy products, too. Sindy has also changed very much! Her last changes were in the [|70's] and the [|80's].

The sitar is an instrument that was used in the song Paint it, Black. [|Click here] to find out more!

This following video was a concert. It has the sitar in it. media type="youtube" key="-qNEkJ6MAyI&hl=en" height="355" width="425" The next video has a lot of information about political events and 1960's styles media type="youtube" key="0tmEm6bxNbM&hl=en" height="355" width="425"