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GET OFF MY CLOUD - ROLLING STONES - 1965

NEWS

 

• Lyndon Johnson was sworn in for his first full term as President

• Bombing of North Viet Nam intensifies.

• Civil Rights demonstrations became bigger.

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965 would be signed into law

• The Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles exploded into a riot that killed 34 and injured over 1,000!

• The first of the “Draft Card Burnings” begin.

• Malcolm X is assassinated.

 

FADS and ENTERTAINMENT

 

• MOVIES: “Dr. Zhivago” & “Sound of Music” grace the silver screen.

• T.V.: “Green Acres” , “Batman” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” debuts.

• This was the first year the U.S. quit using silver in its coins.

 

#1@1

 

• The song is noted for its drum intro by Charlie Watts and twin guitars by Brian Jones and Keith Richards.

• "'Get off of My Cloud' was basically a response to people knocking on our door asking us for the follow up to 'Satisfaction'...

• The Rolling Stones, also known as the Anti-Beatles.

• The Rolling Stones “Get Off Of My Cloud” your #1@1 from November 1965.



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