The Story Behind the Anti-War Protest Song "San Franciscan Nights" by Eric Burdon and The Animals
The hippies' anti-materialistic lifestyle and rejection of conformity and consumerism was a continuation of the wave started by the Beat Generation, who had experimented with drugs, sexuality, and travel. As early as 1964, the media started using the term hippie. It became synonymous with anti-war protests, and hippies started adopting the slang terms created by the Beat writers and subscribing to the countercultural ideas they instilled in them. As a result of LSD and marijuana use, the musical landscape changed drastically. Let's take a look at the story behind "San Franciscan...
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