So not Gangnam style

Many thanks to Les Lyon Statesville North Carolina for 'lending' me his bike  ( I wish)

I read recently that Gangnam Style is the most watched video of 2015. Interested in why I clicked over to good old Wickipedia for a quick read of what was all the fuss about.By the time I had read the excerpts from Psy and his opinion of Gangnam and what it symbolised I knew in my heart of hearts, I would never belong to the Gangnam culture. I LOVED the video, basically he is extracting the urine isn't he, which amuses me as I tend to do the same with a lot of subjects. But to get back to the video.

I didn't start writing about Gangnam for 'fun' I am seriously looking for a tune, song, music to use as my theme for The Last Great Adventure. Of course I turned to the lastes videos, MP3 and the entire internet is flooded with Psy and his Gangnam video or Taylor Swift or (shudder) 'him' the J person...moving on swiftly...*cough.

I mentioned in a few posts ago Would I still love me when I am 64 (see the menu) and the tune of The Beatles song carried on wandering around my brain, annoying me. As my friend from across the waters would say, I had an earworm (only he says earverm which is adorable) Anyway, I need a song, a theme.

I tried music associated with travel, guess what was the most popular? yes...
Highway to Hell. thank you AC DC.
Followed by that all time favourite Road to Hell. again, thanks soooooo much Chris Rea.
Mark Elyahu gave me Journey, a rendering of an experimental amount of music gaurenteed to put my teeth on edge while driving, nice for background stuff...but when driving...erm no!
Adventure brought me Mr Suicide Sheep again, which didn't make me a happy surfer.

Finally in desperation to find a piece of music whose title and content matched the theme of an adventure; a journey into the unknown . With hope and a bit of excitement.  I turned to the only search engine capable of dealing with my wittering request because poor old Youtube couldn't.
Back to Google Search.:-
Last Great Adventure Music Happy was the terminology I used and it gave me ....da da daaaaaaah

                          Tracey Emin discusses The Last Great Adventure is You

followed by the 6 Flags advert and the Venga Boys with 'We like to party'.

This was not going well.

Inspiration struck as a friend messaged me on FB 'whaddyadoin',  I explained and got the sympathetic WTF which was just very helpful...really!
She sent me on message.... 1968 ......and I fell about laughing.

In 1968 I was a Hippy, I was a Biker, I was a VERY naughty girl because I would jump a bike and go for a ride, laughing like hell with some poor guy running like the clappers behind screeching nooooooooooo give me my biiiiiiiiiiiiiiike...and away I went.On my hit list at that time was the newly introduce Ducati 250cc, the Suzuki 250cc (which I might add could be scrwed to a very nice ton ten when you knew the right mechanic) a marvelous Honda Trials 450cc an absolute sweety of a bike rarely seen with complete racing kit a 160 Suzy and yes I have to argue that one and my absolute beautiful moment on a Bonnerville 650 which was too big for me to handle and my training bike, my darling T Bird, 2'6" ape hangers and up-swept exhausts, mag ignition and a beast to kick start...see I was naughty but I did have taste.

See there you were thinking 63 years old boring old woman...well I am so not (imagine the grin please I can't find the emoticon) (which by the way is a word that comes up as mis spelled in spell check sheesh )

So were was I 1968 yes...the last year of freedom, the year before I met the idiot I would marry (which actually makes me the idiot so we will move on quickly)

The last year of genuine, undiluted; absolutely must enjoy it...freedom. The year of Rowan and Martins Laugh in (if you never saw this go find it on Youtube )
The Veit Cong attacked the US Embassy in Saigon,
The Hippies Peace Man not War became 'the' chant,
Space Oddesey is released the scifi film of the decade.
Martin Luther King is shot dead.
Enoch Powell speaks his Rivers of Blood ,
The first Heart Transplant happens.
The Musical Hair opens on Broadway
in fact for major historical events 1968 takes some beating. More info here:-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968

 I could go on and on, 1968 was THE year,

But for all the historical moments and all the tragedies 68 was also the year for music greats, tragedies and absolute blown away memorable music, a list of which you can find here:-
http://www.songfacts.com/released-1968-1.php

Gibson put the Flying v on its guitars,
Syd Barret checked himself into medical help and Gilmore joined Pink Floyd,
Johnny Cash sang at Folsam Prison,
The final episode of The Monkeys is aired,
The last time the Yarbirds play together,
My absolute devastation to discover Cream would disband was awesome as I wept as only a teenager can. Hormones !!!!

Basically if you want to know more you can go Google it and find more and more. 1968 was the year for so much, so many things and right slap bang in there was my song.
Here is a link to the songs, the amazing sounds available in 1968. There will never be a year as good or as strong musically as this year ever again. Boundaries were pushed, music was a creative jambalaya of everything available and...go read the list .....

The song to become my watch song, the driving force, the uplifter, the cheerer upperer is

BORN TO BE WILD.................by STEPPENWOLF..and I intend to continue.....

Sue
"Born To Be Wild"

Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space..........................................