Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows

I recall a time when sunshine, lollipops and rainbows seemed to be a 'real' possibility. Hippies/counterculture with their illusion/delusions 

Might have been the LSD…

kennyc

”I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing“ ….then became Coke Cola marketing jingle

It was the other way around. The song was first a Coca-Cola jingle, then was adapted by a few different performers into a song. 

@jnovak - Abba was more popular than you might think; they were pretty huge in the United States, played arenas around the country (I saw them once) and were quite mature by the time they ended, and they are still putting out some solo work. I worked in the record business during the 70's and we sold a ton of great Abba singles and albums.

As far as America having 'a bug up its butt' about disco, yes, there was an element of rock fans who felt this way about disco. There were even more Americans who did not, which is why disco music overall was such a dominant force in the later part of the decade. 

@campoly ...not to mention TV or Not TV by Proctor @ Berman.....

@kennyc ...also not to mention all the 'variants' and the 'mixed media' that was around and about....

The '60's and early '70's were fun.....at least, that which I remember or care to....

A joint dipped in amyl nitrate would only go around the room Once.

Opium with Anything turned you into a huge nerve ending, the 'anything' would vary with what was in hand or nearby....like next to you in reach...safely...

You are what you ate.... ;)  Cocaine would eat you eventually.  God's way of telling you that you make too much money....

Some call them guilty pleasures, but I always enjoyed sunshine pop and disco. I also enjoyed hard rock, had friends on both sides of the fence, 'never the twain shall meet.'