Review excerpts of the “Number one hits of the Sixties” from the article and review entitled, “Number one hits of the Sixties, what were we thinking?” appearing in the Branson Daily Independent.
“With all the bad of the decade, there had to be some good.There was.The sixties brought us Teflon pots and pans, Elvis was discharged from the Army, Rod Sterling created the “Twilight Zone,” the sitcom entered our TV lives, we launched our first communications satellite, Houston built their Astrodome and we crowded around the TV to witness and cheer the first ever Super-Bowl.
“Number One Hits of the Sixties,” now playing at the Welk Resort Center, tries to recapture the mood and the essence of the sixties through song.We all have certain mental hooks where our memories lay.Music has a definite way of hooking us to the past through sound and word.The Number One Hits of the Sixties Show has a way of taking us back to the confused and dangerous decade of the sixties through musical memories and all of us saying, “I can remember that song and this is what I was doing then.”All of us can remember what we were doing when Camelot came crashing down.
The cast and crew of the show take you on a ride in song and dance through the most turbulent time of our lives.You will hear songs such as, “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” “I Got You Babe.” “When A Man Loves A Woman,” “Kathy’s Clown” and many more hits that depict the changing mood of a nation.Stars like Dusty Springfield, the Beatles, Roy Orbison, Petula Clark, the Four Seasons, the Beach Boys and many, many others are represented onstage and bring a cornucopia of memories.
The only thing I found to be missing from the show was any reference to Elvis Presley.Elvis, probably more than anyone else in that era, shaped the musical mores of several generations.Other than that, I thought the show was good in its presentation of the sixties.I think you too will enjoy re-living the memories of a decade that was lost to infamy, distrust and confusion.This show brings out the best in the decade and spares us the sadness and bitterness, so that joy is its number one theme. Again, I would ask, what were we thinking, or, were we thinking at all?”
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Courtesy of Branson Daily Independent
Editors Note:Edited for online use and expanded ticket information.